After an amazingly busy weekend when we clean up we always find some things have been left behind! Are any of these yours? Found items 2 x water bottles 1 pair of “RayBan like “ sunnies (but definitely not dark blue) 1 pair reading glasses (ladies – tortoiseshell)- found in Green Room 1 x lipstick Revlon Rum Raisin- found in Green Room Lost items: Sally Gregory lost her favourite dark blue RayBans. John lost his[…]
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Brisbane Ukulele Musician’s Society Inc is keen to promote ukulele playing and to encourage music teachers and schools with ukulele programs. As part of the pre-festival activities for SPRUKE 2015, BUMS Inc held two music contests. Secondary Music Contest Results Mount Maria Secondary College, Mitchelton was the only entry for the Secondary Music Contest. Mt Maria’s performance at the Ferny Grove Jam was very popular, and they have been invited to perform on the Music[…]
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What a great way to finish the holidays. The perfect day out for the whole family! Learn to play ukulele in a day … FREE. ENTRY to the festival precinct is FREE with many activities and performances that won’t cost you a cent! Be sure and get to the festival early so you can fit it all in! Early birds can kick off with Ukulele Boot Camp to stamp out those bad practice habits from 8:30[…]
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Where will all the BUMS, CHUMS, SCUM, WUPPIES and MUGs be 2-4 October 2015? Apart from a good acronym, ukulele players love making music, learning something new and chillin’ to live music. SPRUKE Brisbane’s Ukulele Festival on the long weekend in October is the place to be. You don’t have to play a ukulele but you might when you leave! SPRUKE 2015 is a three day event with live music, workshops, open mic, markets and two[…]
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Binary Music return to SPRUKE 2015 with a range of ukuleles, print music and uke accessories. For over 25 years they have been helping customers get the most from their music purchases, whether it is a ukulele, hi-tech gear or other musical instruments online and at their store in Cleveland. Ukulele brands on offer at SPRUKE will include Luna, Fender, Tiki, Mojo, Kala and Makai. Binary Music run weekly ukulele classes for all levels, helping[…]
Read More »Blues for Uke’n Harmonica It’s impossible to be blue with a ukulele but it IS possible to play blues on one! In this workshop you will learn introductory blues harmonica techniques and/or a basic blues riff on ukulele to accompany them. For this workshop you will need a harmonica in the key of F. A limited number of harmonicas (key of F) will available for sale at the Morris Brothers Music stall in the Music[…]
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Max Borchardt recently spoke to Mark and Paul Morris about their world of uke and SPRUKE 2015. “Our store is owned and operated by music teachers, technicians, and musicians. We have always had a passion for making music affordable and fun,” said Mark Morris, eldest son in this family business. “For us, the ukulele is an accessible instrument on which to start playing music, and it provides great pleasure for the beginner, as well as[…]
Read More »Player or performer? Take it to the next step by adding dramatic appeal to engage and entertain your audiences. Staging Your Songs with David Meggarity OK. You’ve got the songs down. The next step is to present your music in a way that’ll help it leap off the stage. Work and play with David Megarrity (Tyrone and Lesley) to outline a few principles to shape and frame your material for performance. Warning: may include content[…]
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