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Make Music Day on the Winter Solstice ! (in-person ukulele session)

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Make Music Day on the Winter Solstice ! (in-person ukulele session)

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Please note this week's session is on FRIDAY not Thursday

It's only songs about winter tonight. It also happens to be 'Make Music Day' all around the world so it's a perfect night to play the uke! Playlist includes:
A Hazy Shade Of Winter - Simon & Garfunkle
Cold Heart - Elton John
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurhythmics
Winter (from The Four Seasons) - Antonio Vivaldi
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit
In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Four Seasons In One Day - Crowded House
Let It Go - Demi Lovato
Rainy Days And Mondays - The Carpenters
Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades
Streets of London - Ralph McTell
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

What to bring
Please bring your own ukulele. If you can't find one in time, I have two spare ukuleles that you can borrow for this meetup. You can reserve them by leaving a comment in the comments section below.

You can bring snacks/food to the venue but no BYO drinks, please. A wide range of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks are available for purchase at very reasonable prices.

The session is free but there is a donation box if you like our sessions and want to contribute to our operating expenses.

Meeting place
Venue will be the Flemington-Kensington RSL, 25-27 Rankins Road, Kensington, VIC 3031.

How to Get There
Train - From the city, catch a Craigieburn Line train and get off at Newmarket Station, which is 3 stops from Southern Cross Station or 2 stops from North Melbourne. Exit the station, walk 200 metres to Racecourse Road. Head east (away from the station) along Racecourse Road for 250 metres. Then turn right into Rankins Road. The RSL is about 100 metres down Rankins Road, on your left.

Tram - The No. 57 tram from the city to West Maribyrnong stops about 200 metres away from the RSL. Get off at stop 25 (Wellington St & Racecourse Rd). Head east along Racecourse Rd and turn right into Rankins Road.

Driving - Park along Rankins Road or Parsons Street (around the corner). If you park along Rankins Road outside the RSL, there is a 2-hour limit. But if you park further down Rankins Road (one block further), there is no limit.

How we conduct our sessions
For the first 20-25 minutes we usually play very easy songs which are suitable for beginners (even complete beginners), and serve as a warm-up for more experienced players. Beginners, try to attend this part of the session, it's the most important bit for you! The next 40 minutes is usually devoted to learning new songs, according to the theme of week. We will then have a 10-minute break. The last 50 minutes is spent playing songs that participants pick from a list.

Important
If you are late, please use the meetup app to send messages to me. If you can't attend at the last minute, please change your RSVP or send a message. cheers,
Fi
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COVID-19 safety measures

Event will be indoors
The event host is instituting the above safety measures for this event. Meetup is not responsible for ensuring, and will not independently verify, that these precautions are followed.
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Flemington Kensington RSL
25-27 Rankins Road, Kensington, VIC 3031 · Melbourne