Playing the ukulele is easy and so much fun! We’ll guide you on a path to musical happiness, even if you’ve never played a musical instrument before.
The ukulele is the perfect instrument for happy making. We create a no pressure and positive environment in our home music studio in North Park, where encouragement and comfort is emphasized while developing your music skills.
Alison Marae teaches singing and standard GCEA ukulele tuning for Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukuleles, and also DGBE tuning for baritone ukulele. Specializing in teaching beginners. Sessions are customized for each unique person.
Wil Forbis teaches GCEA ukulele tunings as well as DGBE baritone tuning and specializes in teaching intermediate and advanced techniques on ukulele and guitar.
Intro and Beginners:
- Learn the 4 strings and how to tune them.
- Learn how to hold your ukulele.
- Learn which fingers to use when strumming
- Learn one, two and three finger chords.
- Learn how to read a chord chart.
- Learn how to sing and play your ukulele at the same time.
- Learn several strumming patterns.
- Learn several songs of your choice!
Beyond Beginner:
- 3 finger chords.
- Barre chords.
- Rhythmic and more advanced strumming patterns.
- Learn individual notes on the ukulele.
- Intro to finger picking.
- How to change your ukulele strings.
- Option to write your own songs.
Intermediate
- Intermediate, moveable chords up the neck.
- Music theory.
- Musical scales.
- Playing chords and melodies together.
- Learn how to read music.
- Finger pick melodies.
Monthly, private ukulele lesson rates:
Four – thirty minute lessons a month: $150.00/month
Four – sixty minute lessons a month: $295.00/month
Single lessons are not offered at this time.