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There’s a lot of buzz around about intergenerational projects (think Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds/Teenagers) so we created one right here in Toormina. Thanks to an Arts & Cultural Grant from City of Coffs Harbour Council, I joined forces with The Link, to bring together Seniors from Marian Grove and other local retirement villages and students from Mary Help of Christians Primary School to collaborate and make some music. The project ran for six weeks at The Link on Friday mornings from the end of October through to December. After an hour’s ukulele lesson, participants enjoyed a morning…

Come and join us for the April Sawtell Ukulele Jam. EnJOY a relaxed afternoon of music, jamming and great views on Saturday 4 February, 2.00-3.30pm at the Sawtell Surf Club. The Jam is open to all levels of ukulele players, so even if you’ve just started your ukulele journey there will be songs that you will be able to play – and your playing will improve. And feel free to invite family and friends who might like to come for a singalong! All you need is your uke, copies of the Ukulele Club Songbooks (Vol 1 & 2), a music…

If you’ve always wanted to learn a musical instrument, this is your chance. I’ll have you belting out a couple of songs in just ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOURS, plus you’ll learn all the basics of playing the ukulele (how to hold, how to strum, how to tune, basic chords). Music has many positive effects on our health and wellbeing – plus it’s a total brain workout. But most of all it’s TONS OF FUN! You don’t need to have any prior musical experience – come and find out why the ukulele is the easiest instrument to learn. My Absolute Beginners workshop includes a…

If you’ve been playing ukulele for a while and are looking for a group to join – come along on a Monday evening to the Sawtell Surf Club and meet the Sawtell Ukulele Group. We are a community group that have been playing together since 2016. We’re a very social group and love being part of our community, performing regularly at aged care centres, community events, festivals, openings, closings – wherever we are invited! Our song choice choice is definitely not that of your average ukulele group and songs are arranged especially for the group and will definitely expand your…

I’ll be running weekly intensives for those who have been playing ukulele for a while and want to develop their skills and level of playing in a small, private group setting. These sessions will be a great support for those transitioning into SMUG (Sawtell Monday Ukulele Group). Each week, I will take you through some great songs that are selected to slowly and surely improve your playing and increase your ukulele skills, focusing on building your chord base, learning new strums and riffs, and playing parts together. The groups will run from the Uko Ono HQ in Sawtell for min…

These private classes are ideal for anyone who has completed my Absolute Beginners AND Beginners 8-week ukulele courses, or has been playing ukulele for a fair while on your own, and are sure to take your ukulele playing to the next level. The groups will be small in size (min 4/max 8 people) and run from the Uko Ono HQ in Sawtell. I will tailor the course to each group and guide you through some great songs that are selected to slowly and surely improve your playing and increase your ukulele skills. We will run over the basic ukulele chords…

For anyone who has completed one of my Absolute Beginners 8-week courses, or has been playing ukluele for a little while on your own, this course will take your ukulele playing to the next level! I will guide you through some great songs that are selected to slowly and surely improve your playing and increase your ukulele skills. We will run over the basic ukulele chords and strumming patterns and then slowly start building your chord base, strums and even picking patterns and riffs. You will find the group learning very supportive and TONS OF FUN while reaping the positive…