What we’re about
🎵Welcome ukuladies & gentlepeople!🎵
Ukelele players/singers from all walks of life invited to join me and my Makala concert uke for songs, jams and some wholesome, good ol’ fashioned community ☺️
Meeting fortnightly, we’ll create some charming melodies in the picturesque surrounds of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 🍁🍂🍄🌲🌳🌱
COST:
$3 Gold coin donation would be lovely (to cover the cost of meetup ☺️). It is priced as such because it is more of a creative experience than a ukulele lesson.
VIBE:
A combo of hangout, jam, playing songs, singing together, maybe even learn a chord or two.
STRUCTURE:
🎵The sessions go for 2 hours (weather depending), and are divided into 3 sections: chords, group and individual songs:-
🎙🎶 CHORDS: We will look at learning & practising different chords for approximately 15-20 minutes. Strumming can be practised at this time also.
🎙👥 GROUP: We will play and sing from a selection of well known songs as a group together.
🎙🗣 INDIVIDUAL: This is where everyone gets a turn to share their own cover version of a favourite song. You could choose from my selection, or bring in your own chords & lyrics! You can also choose some ‘backup players/singers’ from the group if you like or perform solo 🎵
Chords we’ll try throughout the sessions: A, C, D, F, G, A7, B7, C7, D7, E7, G7, Am, Bm, Cm, Dm, Em, Gm, A#m, Bb and many, many more!
GOALS:
No plans for performing together, just jamming. Worth keeping in mind that as we will be situated in the parklands we’ll be the teensiest bit public.
MUSIC PHILOSOPHY & ABOUT ME:
-I am not a professional musician, I just love to play/sing music.
-I am however, a visual artist, which I think informs my creative approach to music.
-I’m not as technically skilled as other musicians (meaning, I can’t teach you every chord ever, or the “exact” way to do every strum or technique - I’m not a music teacher per se)
-But, I do think I can create beautiful covers/versions and interpretations and that’s what I want this group to be about, and especially fostering a space to be creative!
-One of the things I’m interested in for example, is when musicians incorporate percussion via hand tapping on their instrument. I do my own versions of this.
-The point is, I like to experiment musically, and I celebrate people that do this.
-I don’t think there’s a “right” or a “wrong” way to do music, but you can still use styles, genres, tempos and techniques to get different effects.
HOUSE RULES:
***This group is inclusive to all who are kind & considerate to others ☺️***
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- Be kind and encouraging to each other and boost confidence - it can be nerve wracking to play music/perform, so let’s be nice and use positive language to each other (e.g “That was great!” “I loved your cover/version of that song” “That was a hard chord but you nailed it!”)
- My group atmosphere is kind to other members - even when their creative style is different from yours or not your preferred style. Members must be kind, in order to foster a safe atmosphere. If this is not your approach in my group, then this is not the group for you.
- Ukuladelaide does *not* tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or bullying of any kind. If this is something you engage in, this is not the group for you.
- Be creative with your cover versions - and have fun!
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***This group is inclusive to all who are kind & considerate to others ☺️***
LOCATION:
Meeting in the Botanic Gardens; updated location TBD in near future 🌱
WHEN:
Meetings are fortnightly Sundays
BRING:
-Your tuned ukelele
-Any songs you’d like to noodle at 🎶
-A snack or water if you require
-And you may want to bring a hat/sunnies/sunscreen/aeroguard & a picnic rug unless you’re cool to sit on the grass 🌈
And that’s it! Any queries just message me via the meetup app. Look forward to meet you soon!
Ukelater, alligator 🐊
