Welcome to The CC Strummers!
Way back in 2010 I offered a two-month Ukulele For Beginners class at the Culver City Senior Center in Culver City, California. We started with 15 players and I thought “two months…we’re done.” But the ukulele doesn’t work that way! We grew an ohana, a family. Before the pandemic we had two large classes a week, performed shows in the community, taught uke to local middle school students and did music therapy at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital where we played for the kids and gave ukuleles away. We are hoping to meet again in person and resume some of these activities in the future.
Our group has become a global ohana (with our Zoom classes online) and we welcome players from around the world. Locally, in Southern California, we invite players of all ages to join us at our in-person ukulele jams and shows.
Our songbook is an eclectic mix of tunes for beginners and intermediate players. The arrangements are my own which I have written in ukulele and vocal friendly keys. We learn new chords, strums, fingerpicking patterns, cool licks, melodic and rhythmic embellishments. You can listen to all our songs in The Audio File. Every week I post the tunes we are working on in our Zoom classes, both online and in my weekly email newsletter.
Our classes are an oasis in this crazy world. It feels SO good to make music together. We have tons of fun, laugh a lot, make lots of mistakes and make new friends. We learn about melody, harmony and rhythm. We warm up our bodies with hand and vocal exercises. Even if you have never played an instrument before the ukulele could be your ticket into the world of music. Welcome to our ohana.
THE CC STRUMMERS UKULELE CLASS ARE ALL ON ZOOM
Beginners Class Mondays 3:30 – 4:30pm (Pacific Standard Time)
Intermediate/Beginners Class Thursdays 10:00 – 11:00am (Pacific Standard Time)
PLEASE JOIN US!
How to enroll on Zoom.
It’s easy! Just email me and I will send you the Zoom link, login information, class materials and add your name to my elist so you receive this updated information weekly.
Suggested Donated is $5.00 for each class. Donation instructions and links are in each email you receive.
About the classes
ALL OUR PLAYERS ARE INVITED TO BOTH MONDAY & THURSDAY CLASSES.
Monday Beginners Class:
We play easier songs and I give more instruction. If you have never played the ukulele before it may feel overwhelming at first but we have all “been there.” You pick up stuff through osmosis and just playing with other people. Keep coming back!
Many of our intermediate players come on Monday so they get a chance to stretch and try new techniques.
Bring a playable ukulele (with strings that stay in tune), a tuner and download the class songs. Or just bring yourself, check us out and sing along!
Please download this NEWCOMERS PACKET.
Thursday Intermediate Class:
We play more challenging songs with more chord changes and embellishments. Beginners are invited because you can always “fake it” (mute the strings with your left hand and strum with your right), sing along and work on your right hand technique.