Summer Nights Group Ukulele Lessons - Central London

Summer Nights Group Ukulele Lessons Venue The Castle, 44 Commercial Rd, Aldgate, London E1 1LN Monday & Wednesday Nights 7-9pm Enjoy magical summer nights with our group ukulele lessons at summery locations in central London. Think beers and cocktails on the terrace, meet new peeps, soak up the vibes and create memorable music experiences. Group Lessons For All Players Beyond The Basics Our Summer Nights Ukulele Lessons are standalone lessons for anyone who has been playing ukulele for at least 5 weeks and are beyond the basics. Ideally you will already have completed one or more of our Ukulele courses and are looking for a summer challenge. What to Expect Each evening we'll challenge you to learn and play together a 'Summer Anthem'! We'll explore melodies and chord variations for a multi-part song arrangement to challenge all levels of ability, streamed into two main playing levels. Connect with other music fans, learn new songs, and make lasting friendships. With 15 - 20 places in each group, they are a perfect size for everyone to get to know each other. Suitable For: Adults Only 18+ Teaching Level There’s nothing quite like being able to play your favourite songs and jam along together as part of a group. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or more advanced player, our lessons are designed for all skill levels. Level 1-2 Players Players who have completed our 5wk Ukulele Challenge, Level 1 or Level 2 Absolute Beginners and Don't Stop Me Now courses or equivalent, we'll learn beginner and slightly more challenging strumming patterns, melodies and riffs. Level 3-4 Players Anyone who has completed our Level 3-4 courses, Rip It Up and Ukulele Boss, or for any intermediate players or more advanced players. Each evening we'll challenge you with more complex strumming and accompanying picking patterns, lead riffs and solo melody parts. Locations This year we're hosting our Summer Nights at The Castle's upstairs function room to take advantage of its air conditioning, outdoor seating and 10% bar discount for all School of Uke students! 🥂🍻🍹😎 *Please note, locations and venues are subject to 3rd party agreements. As per our Terms of Service, we can not guarantee that your lesson will be hosted at the advertised location, however we will do our very best to ensure that all locations meet our standards and are within 5-10mins walk of a London underground or overground train station within Zones 1 & 2. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that venues will be wheelchair accessible. Flexible bookings Bookings are flexible and can be swapped for other dates, so if you can't make a particular session you can let us know and attend a different session instead. Summer Nights Venues We work with a number of amazing venues ideally with outdoor facilities, in Central, East and South London, including Shoreditch, Clerkenwell, Tower Bridge, Aldgate, Bethnal Green, Dalston, Stratford and Bermondsey. If you run a venue and would like to be involved with our program of lessons and events please email us at info@dukeofuke.co.uk. Summer Vibes, Cocktails and Ukulele Enjoy your favourite tipple and learn to play your favourite songs on a warm summer evening surrounded by awesome people. Connect, Collaborate, Create Feel the energy and camaraderie at the heart of School of Uke. Our unique ukulele classes provide a fun, relaxed and supportive environment where you can meet new people, forge lifelong friendships, collaborate on music projects, and perhaps meet that significant other! Rock, Pop, R&B, and Disco Classics at Your Fingertips You can play literally anything on a Ukulele. All of our techniques are taught through a variety of music genres, including popular Rock, Pop and R&B Classics. Think ABBA, Blondie, The Cure, Bowie, Stevie Wonder, ACDC, Diana Ross, 70s/80s/90s/00s Anthems and 60s Classics from The Shirelles to the Shangri-Las. It’s your Summer, so we encourage all song requests! What You'll Learn You'll learn the fundamentals of playing music, from mastering chords and strumming, to exploring melody, rhythm, and performance techniques. With each lesson, you'll unlock a world of possibilities. Confident Playing Technique We place a strong emphasis on developing your ability to play music with confidence. Our experienced tutors are dedicated to nurturing your musical talent and helping you discover your unique style. They will guide you every step of the way, providing personalised feedback, and a supportive environment to help you grow as a musician. The ukulele will become an extension of your creativity, an expressive tool and a pathway to new musical horizons. Group Ensemble & Performance Technique Learn to play multi-part arrangements on the Ukulele Learn about developing arrangement and performance in songs with multiple parts Emphasis on musical awareness, group timing, texture, rhythm and song Develop playing technique and encourage individual style within a group Introduction to playing effectively and confidently in a live gigging environment Strumming and Picking Strong focus on strumming techniques and syncopation, the place of emphasis and accent. Explore use of barre chords to achieve dampening effects useful for achieving a more percussive and syncopated sound. Introduction to fingerstyle picking techniques Melody and Theory Develop awareness of the fretboard up to the 12th fret Introduction to scales including Minor and Major Pentatonic Playing both melody and harmony to a song over the chord structure Chords and Chord Theory Focus on I/IV/V progression through 12 Bar Blues and cross-fertilization with other genres Establish relational patterns between barre chords outside the key of C Expanding chord repertoire and using extended chords Explore ways to decorate simple chord progressions using inversions Introduction to the circle of 5ths Introduction to understanding of chord construction in relative Major and Minor keys An Awesome Experience Here's what our students have to say... "Great teaching and so much fun! Everyone should learn to play an instrument!" - Edina "Amazing fun, brilliant teaching, awesome people!" - Avital "I couldn't play anything when I first started, now I'm playing Slash solos!" - Cat