{"id":2619,"date":"2018-06-04T21:22:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T21:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/?page_id=2619"},"modified":"2020-10-06T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:06:09","slug":"private-ukulele-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/private-ukulele-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Ukulele Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75%; text-align: center !important; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<div class=\"kad-youtube-shortcode videofit\"  ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fl2DXuwit6c?autoplay=0&controls=1&fs=1&modestbranding=1&theme=dark&rel=1&loop=0&showinfo=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ukulele is called the <em>People\u2019s Instrument<\/em> because almost anybody can learn to do something with the right hand, something with the left and make music. The uke is accessible, accepting and it has a big margin for error because the sound decays quickly.\u00a0\u00a0Even people who have never played an instrument before or ditched Music Appreciation 101 class in school can get a taste of what it feels like to make music by learning to play the ukulele.<\/p>\n<p>I offer lessons for both beginners and intermediate players.\u00a0\u00a0We can start from the very beginning\u2014how to hold your uke, tune it, move your right hand up and down and place the fingers of your left hand\u00a0just so\u00a0and\u00a0make a beautiful sound.<\/p>\n<p>Later you will learn about the movement of chords, how to create grooves\u00a0(rock, shuffle, Latin, waltz) with your strum patterns and how to maintain the beat, the pulse of a song.\u00a0The ukulele is a very percussive instrument and calls on us to be\u00a0<em>drummers<\/em>\u00a0too.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a more experienced, intermediate player, we can amp up your songs with new chords, rhythmic embellishments and other fancy stuff like taking a solo or improvising in order to create a personalized arrangement just for you. Being a singer I know how important it is to get the song in the right vocal key FIRST then find the closest ukulele-friendly key to sync the arrangement before building an introduction, ending and adding sparkles.<\/p>\n<p>But some people don\u2019t like to sing and prefer to play instrumental ukulele.\u00a0I\u2019m all there too because solo uke can be gorgeous.\u00a0\u00a0In my own work I have written several ukulele instrumentals and also create solos for the songs I sing.\u00a0\u00a0My piano chops come in handy because I am always thinking\u00a0about the chord\u00a0and this is how I approach learning the fundamentals of chord melody.\u00a0\u00a0We start with simple\u00a0melodies using the chord structure as the foundation for creating melody and harmony at the same time. \u00a0What&#8217;s next? Making up your own licks and fills!\u00a0 It&#8217;s SO fun!<\/p>\n<p>I also encourage my students to play by ear and \u201cfeel\u201d chord changes, practice finger exercises to improve their technique, practice the \u201cC\u201d scale and maybe,\u00a0just maybe, learn to read an octave of music because THAT can open up a whole new world to you.<\/p>\n<p>I use the Zoom and FaceTime online platforms for my classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:info@calirose.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email\u00a0me<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and let&#8217;s make a date! Then click the &#8216;Buy Now&#8217; PayPal button below and pay prior to your lesson. Thanks much!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1 hour lesson $50.00<\/strong><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><\/p>\n<p><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"L8TGR63GFLUMY\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_buynow_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can also send a payment using zelle or venmo.<br \/>\nYour online banking app may already have a zelle pay option.<br \/>\nIf not, you can get started on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zellepay.com\/\"><strong>zelle website<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\nMy zelle contact information is <em>info@calirose.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My venmo link is: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venmo.com\/Cali-Rose-Culver-City\">www.venmo.com\/Cali-Rose-Culver-City<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"clear: both; width: 100%; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"width: 46%; float: left; margin-right: 12px;\"><div class=\"kad-youtube-shortcode videofit\"  ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xh50RKySY2s?autoplay=0&controls=1&fs=1&modestbranding=1&theme=dark&rel=1&loop=0&showinfo=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 46%; float: right; clear: right;\"><div class=\"kad-youtube-shortcode videofit\"  ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vEwEdpaS5zA?autoplay=0&controls=1&fs=1&modestbranding=1&theme=dark&rel=1&loop=0&showinfo=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read testimonials from my students<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The ukulele is called the People\u2019s Instrument because almost anybody can learn to do something with the right hand, something with the left and make music. The uke is accessible, accepting and it has a big margin for error because the sound decays quickly.\u00a0\u00a0Even people who have never played an instrument before or ditched Music Appreciation 101 class in school can get a taste of what it feels like to make music by learning to play the ukulele. 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