Ukulele Union of Boston

Let's all celebrate World Maths Day by singing up to 10 songs about numbers, arithmetic, mathematics, and counting.

https://www.anneku.com/2021/01/29/three-chord-thursday-make-it-count-world-maths-day/

If you'd like to perform a song, please fill out the Google Form https://forms.gle/sHirZm6LudFV4JhU9

As usual, we start promptly at 3 pm ET with a warm-up, which is a short 5-minute lesson. All sessions are recorded and edited for review, reflection, education, and sharing with the public. You can switch off your webcam if you don't want to be seen.

For previous sessions, check out Three Chord Thursday Youtube Channel at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLd1dAV0InDNnxsWlLe3UkcJJXdcO0A7H

Join our Facebook Group to collaborate with others on tagging songs, suggesting themes, etc.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3chord3/

OPTIONAL:
Share your story about what lights you up about playing the ukulele. Fill out the Google Form at https://forms.gle/Xd8zjPD7VXeu5s4aA

It's like a meeting without the meeting!

Bring your uke and sing us a song -- or just sit in and enjoy.

The meeting will NOT be recorded. This is for our enjoyment in real time.

SCHEDULE:
6:45 - doors open, mics and cameras on for chat and cocktails
7:00 - songs start
8:00ish: awkward log-off

Song theme of the night: ABBA -- interpret as you will!

HOW IT WORKS:
We'll be using the extremely easy-to-use Zoom meeting software, which allows us all to share a virtual room and to see and hear each other -- very much like real life, only without the viruses.

(You can turn your camera and mic on or off, as you wish.)

Zoom has changed the rules! Please register with Zoom ahead of time to get the passcode for the meeting. (You only need to register once for for the next 20 meetings.): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkd-itrDsrGNaTvgTlOOaDi46LyrUjcHsG

PERFORMANCE ROSTER:
If you know you want to do a song, let me know in the comments below. You can also chime in real-time.

Hope to see you there!

Monday-Friday, 12:01 pm. (I'm only listing it here for Monday, but, yep, we meet every weekday, on the weekday!)

Keep your chops up and join me for a short practice session. I’ll show you how I work through a new song or technique to get it sounding as great as possible.

What are we working on today?
That’s part of the fun — we don’t know until we get there! Ask questions, get help, or just play along as Danno shows, literally, what he’s practicing on today.

Songs, vintage and modern
Technique for tricky chords, strums, novelty tricks
Uke-related handicrafts (really!)
History and philosophy (really?)
Personalized help for your specific questions
Friendship and fun
Session are a quick and breezy 10-30 minutes.

It’s a fun way to expand your ukulele knowledge and get better at playing the songs you love.

Link goes to Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/ukesong/live_videos/

Every weekday this week!

Curious about what Ukulele MMA is and how it might be able to help you take your playing to another level? Would you like your hands to be able to do what your ear is hearing?

We will take a look at one simple song--The Lion Sleeps Tonight--and process it through the Ukulele MMA lens (novel rhythmic, strumming and fingerpicking techniques and how to put them together). Then I will ask for one or two volunteers to share a song that they already know and can play well, and I will work with those folks in real time to expand their playing technique.

If you would like to be one of the featured songsters, please let me know in the chat below.

Also, I have an unusual ask. If you have not yet watched the documentary, THE LION'S SHARE (available on Netflix), about the history of the song, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," I would like you to consider watching it. You will have an entirely new appreciation for and perspective on this beautiful tune that we all take for granted.

Here is the TRAILER for the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdzdsWkMfVg

Ukemania Plain maintains a cozy following of committed, compassionate and open-minded ukulele players. Each month we focus on just a few tunes (rather than going through a longer list of tunes) and we try to dig down a little to work on chords that may be unfamiliar or tricky. We consider alternative ways to play chords, or ways to "spice" chords up by adding a finger here or a riff there. We sometimes tackle more challenging songs that folks have "always wanted to learn"; but we remain accessible to rank beginners at the same time. We think about arrangement and alternatives to what is strictly written on the paper; and we experiment with strumming (and even fingerpicking) patterns. Above all else, we love to sing and play uke! In short, we try to bring some practical creativity to a warm and open jam.