Laneway Learning runs cheap, fun classes in anything and everything, including beginners Ukulele with GBU’s very own Harry Harrison.
It happens on weekday evenings in cafes, bars and other spaces around Melbourne. Classes usually have about 20 people to keep it friendly.
Ukulele Meets Classic Oz Rock
$16, Wednesday, May 15th, 8:00pm to 9:15pm. Stephen McLaughlan Gallery.
You will need to bring along your own uke to this session. Unfortunately you cannot participate in this class without one.
What’s it all about?
The humble uke gets an Australian makeover!
Ukulele is enjoying a popular renaissance courtesy of inexpensive starter ukes, a multitude of YouTube covers, blogs and ‘how to’ clips, and the technology of get-playing-quickly electronic tuners. It’s THE instrument to play wherever friends gather: travelling in a car, on the beach or in a park. Time for you to add to the soundtrack of your own life.
Based around a few classic Australian rock tunes, this class will teach you the basic chords and knowledge that will give you access to thousands of songs and hours of happiness.
What will we cover?
- How do you hold it? How do you strum it? How do you keep the beat?
- Why a uke is much more than a little guitar. Tips on strings, ukes to buy and not to buy, and why an electronic clip-on tuner is essential for the modern uker.
- A touch of uke history so you can win points at trivia nights.
- We will learn a few classic hits to gradually build our stock of fundamental chords and strums. You’ll go home with these tunes ‘under your belt’, clear directions where to find others to study and a very useful list of resources you can access online.
Questions about the class? Please email melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.
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Past classes
Lady Sings the Blues via ukulele
$16, Monday March 25th, 6:15pm to 7:30pm, Laneway Learning Central
Please note:
You will need to bring along your own uke to this session. You can normally find some for just under $30 at places like Cranbourne music, the Guitar Gallery, or your local friendly music store, which means you get to choose your own colour! Unfortunately you cannot participate in this class without one. Harry strongly recommends that beginners buy an inexpensive clip-on tuner as well as the ukulele.
What is it all about?
What happened when you woke up this mornin’?! Has your baby dun left town? Is you all alone? What you gonna do but sing the blues, baby! And what better way to do it on than the humble ukulele.
The uke is ace for bemoaning the hardships of life (or, as you’ll might find, the dark joys of backsliding). In addition, it’s a great, simple instrument to learn to accompany any voice! The ukulele is enjoying a popular renaissance courtesy of inexpensive starter ukes, a multitude of YouTube covers, blogs and ‘how to’ clips, and the technology of get-playing-quickly electronic tuners.
Make the soundtrack to your life! We’ll visit a variety of easy-to-play blues based in the key of A. They’ve been sung by sirens over the years to start us on the way to many hours of singing how unfair it all is.
What will we cover?
How do you hold it? How do you strum it? How do you keep the beat?
Why a uke is much more than a little guitar. Tips on strings, ukes to buy and not to buy, and why a simple electronic clip-on tuner is essential for the modern uker.
Win trivia night points with a touch of uke history.
We will learn a few classic blues standards to gradually build our stock of fundamental chords and strums. You’ll go home with these tunes ‘under your belt’, clear directions where to find others to study and a very useful list of resources you can access online.