Berkeley Ukulele Club

Have fun, learn how to play, and grow as musicians.  We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.  We meet at DaSilva Ukulele Co. which has easy parking, lots of room, lots of chairs, lots of ukuleles and other instruments and no noise level restrictions.

As many have found out, the ukulele is a wonderful instrument for all music levels.  Whether you are a beginner or seasoned player, please join us twice a month to share songs, techniques and music and uke talk.  Everyone is welcome - if you don't own an instrument or have never played one, this is a great way to find out about them and an easy way to learn.  There will definitely be ukuleles at the meeting for you to try out.  If you have been playing for awhile, there is no better way to expand your music horizons by meeting and playing with others and also sharing what you know. 

There is no cost to attend, no need to signup.  Just visit when you can.

There will be prepared songs with handouts to sing and strum with but please bring music and ideas with you.

Next Club Meetings

May 11, 2011

May 25, 2011 -  Cancelled!
Shop will be closed.

June 8

June 22, 2011 - Potluck and Open Mic

July 13 & 27, 2011

August 10 & 24, 2011

September 14, 2011

September 28, 2011 - Potluck and Open Mic

October 12 & 26, 2011

November 9 & 23, 2011

December 14, 2011

December 28, 2011

 

Group Ukulele Lessons

Beginner Ukulele Lessons
1st, 3rd and 5th (when there is one) Wednesday of each month.
6:30 pm - 8:30pm
$10

Basic Instruction on How To Play the Ukulele

Want to learn the basics of playing a ukulele?  How to learn chords? How to strum?  How to play different picking styles?  Need playing exercises to improve your technique?   Just drop in to our new classes, no signup necessary.

Upcoming Classes

May 18, 2011 - Cancelled!
Shop will be closed.

June 1, 15 & 29, 2011

July 6 & 20, 2011

August 3 & 17, 2011

September 7 & 21, 2011

October 5 & 19, 2011

November 2, 16 & 30, 2011

 

Advanced Beginner Ukulele Lessons
Track 1 - 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.
6:30 pm - 8:30pm
$10

Track 2 - 2nd and 4th Monday of each month.
6:30 pm - 8:30pm
$10

Advanced Beginner Instruction
or How To Make the Music Your Own

Now that you know the basics you are ready to select the songs you want to play and craft your own style.  We'll help you do that by teaching you easily learned but tasty techniques for adding some variety to your playing.  We'll teach additional strums, basic fingerpicking and embellishment techniques, demonstrate and practice simple improvisation tricks while we explore different musical styles, how to listen and transcribe songs, as well discover how applied music theory can simplify the ukulele fretboard.

Each track will explore similar techniques but will utilize different music styles and songs.  This will allow the more adventurous to attend every week with lots of material to work on, or allow the player with limited practice time to learn the same techniques but only meet twice a month.

We'll be mixing up the techniques quite a bit, and always include basic lessons, so no need to have any prior sessions under your belt.   Just drop in to any class, no signup necessary.

Upcoming Classes

 

Track 1 - March 7 & 21, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - March 14 & 28, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - April 4 & 18, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - April 11 & 25, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - May 2 & 16, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - May 9 & 23, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - June 6 & 20, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - June 13 & 27, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - July 4 & 18, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - July 11 & 25, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - August 1 & 15, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - August 8 & 22, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - September 5 & 19, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - September 12 & 26, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - October 3 & 17, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - October 10 & 24, 2011 - Picking and Strumming

Track 1 - November 7 & 21, 2011 - Classical Ukulele

Track 2 - November 14 & 28, 2011 - Picking and Strumming