Updated: Thursday, June 29th at 5:45 pm PT
The Patron Collaboration Club usually meets at 3:30pm PT on Tuesdays & Thursdays
Please feel free to get your DAILY ukulele fix by attending the Get Started Playing Ukulele classes everyday from 2:00-3:00pm PT. Click here for access: (Go to GSPU)
Our Theme for April, May & June is:
"Social Commentary & Labor Songs"
What song are you considering? If you need some suggestions to prime your pump, here are just a few to get you thinking:
"Earthday Everyday"- John Denver
"Where Do The Children Play"- Cat Stevens
"We Shall Over Come"-Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley
"The Time's They are a-Changin"- Bob Dylan
"Blowin' In The Wind"- Bob Dylan
"This Land Is Your Land" -Woody Guthrie
"Imagine"- John Lennon
"Bread And Roses" - (American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd's comment in 1911 coined the phrase, which inspired a poem, which became this song.)
“Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” - Pete Seeger
“Nine To Five” - Dolly Parton
Saturday, April 1st- Day 1017 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, April 2nd - Day 1018 (Go to GSPU
Monday, April 3rd- Day 1019 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, April 4th -Day 1020
MARCH GRAND SLAM
Julie & Bill E:
Chris M:
Alicia LF:
**Updated version-3/29**
Gazi:
**Updated version- 3/30**
Wednesday, April 5th - Day 1021 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, April 6th - Day 1022
Roger L - "The Planner" Original parody lyrics by Roger L to the tune of "The Gambler."
Friday, April 7th- Day 1023 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, April 8th- Day 1024 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, April 9th - Day 1025 (Go to GSPU
Monday, April 10th- Day 1026 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, April 11th - Day 1027
Bill and Julie E - "Music Of The Night"
Wednesday, April 12th - Day 1028 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, April 13th - Day 1029
Alicia LF - "Don't Laugh At Me"
Alicia highly recommends printing out the song sheets
(See the two PDF's below)
YouTube links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccp2f41m3BI
Friday, April 14th- Day 1030 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, April 15th- (No GSPU today)
Sunday, April 16th - Day 1031 (Go to GSPU
Monday, April 17th- Day 1032 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, April 18th-Day 1033 (Go to GSPU)
Sorry, no session today.
Wednesday, April 19th - Day 1034 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, April 20th - (No GSPU today)
Sorry, no session today.
Friday, April 21st- Day 1035 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, April 22nd- Day 1036 (Go to GSPU) Earth Day
Sunday, April 23rd - Day 1037 (Go to GSPU
Monday, April 24th- Day 1038 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, April 25th-Day 1039 (Go to GSPU)
Sorry, no session today.
Wednesday, April 26th - Day 1040 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, April 27th - Day 1041
3:30pm-4:30pm Please join us on Zoom as we welcome Special Guest: Susan Nicholls in Canberra, Australia! Susan wrote the parody words of: "BLAME IT ON THE UKULELE," which we have been delighting in for several years! She will tell us the story of the genesis of same. We look forward to being able to personally thank Susan for creating and sharing this new "Ukulele Standard!" ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Below are the SongSheets of the two songs we'll be singing for Susan Nicholls. Print them or view them on your own "second device", because today's format won't allow Melanie to share them on the screen.)
Friday, April 28th- (No GSPU class today)
Saturday, April 29th- Day 1042 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, April 30th - Day 1043 (Go to GSPU
Monday, May 1st- Day 1044 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, May 2nd-Day 1045
One of the most famous protest songs of all time:
1.) Kathy B "WE SHALL OVERCOME"
2.) Group Sing-Along of "The Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald."
Wednesday, May 3rd - Day 1046 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, May 4th - (No GSPU class today)
Friday, May 5th- Day 1047 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, May 6th- Day 1048 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, May 7th - Day 1049 (Go to GSPU
Monday, May 8th- Day 1050 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, May 9th-Day 1051
Melanie-"I Can See Clearly Now"
Wednesday, May 10th - Day 1052 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, May 11th - Day 1053
Melanie-"Octopuses Garden"
Friday, May 12th- Day 1054 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, May 13th- Day 1055 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, May 14th - Day 1056 (Go to GSPU
Monday, May 15th- Day 1057 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, May 16th-Day 1058
Chris- "Lady of the Harbor"
Wednesday, May 17th - Day 1059 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, May 18th - Day 1060
Chris- "Lady of the Harbor"
Friday, May 19th- Day 1061 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, May 20th- Day 1062 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, May 21st - Day 1063 (Go to GSPU
Monday, May 22nd- Day 1064 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, May 23rd-Day 1065
Starting at 3:00pm today
Chris- "Lady of the Harbor
Wednesday, May 24th - No Class
Thursday, May 25th - No Class
No Class today
Friday, May 26th- No Class
Saturday, May 27th- Day 1066 (Go to GSPU
Sunday, May 28th - Day 1067 (Go to GSPU
Monday, May 29th- Day 1068 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, May 30th-Day 1069
Chris- "Lady of the Harbor"
Wednesday, May 31st - Day 1070 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, June 1st - Day 1071
"Proud Mary" by Tina Turner- Melanie
Friday, June 2nd- Day 1072 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, June 3rd- Day 1073 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, June 4th - Day 1074 (Go to GSPU
Monday, June 5th- Day 1075 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, June 6th-Day 1076
Review of intro riff for "Lady of the Harbor"
Here is the link to the recording of Jamie playing and explaining the intro riff:
Wednesday,June 7th - Day 1077 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, June 8th - Day 1078
Melanie K - "If I Had A Hammer"
Friday, June 9th- Day 1079 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, June 10th- Day 1080 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, June 11th - Day 1081 (Go to GSPU
Monday, June 12th- Day 1082 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, June 13th-Day 1083
Today we will go though the process together of figuring out how to listen to a riff, identify the notes and then write down the notes and put it on a tablature form. We will extract the ending riff of "LET IT BE"
Wednesday,June 14th - Day 1084 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, June 15th - Day 1085
We will Review of the riff we extracted from "Let It Be".
And Begin extracting a riff from "I Love A Rainy Night".
Friday, June 15th- Day 1086 (Go to GSPU)
Saturday, June 17th- Day 1087 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, June 18th - Day 1088 (Go to GSPU
Monday, June 19th- Day 1089 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, June 20th-Day 1090
Four advanced projects:
“If I had a Hammer”
Intro strum “Bye Bye Love”
Ending riff for “Let It Be”
Chorus Riff for “I Love A Rainy Night"
Wednesday,June 21st - No Class
Thursday, June 22nd - Day 1091
Roger- " Summertime Blues"
Friday, June 23rd- No Class
Saturday, June 24th- Day 1092 (Go to GSPU)
Sunday, June 25th - Day 1093 (Go to GSPU
Monday, June 26th- Day 1094 (Go to GSPU)
Tuesday, June 27th-Day 1095
Jolie & Roy MS "Dublin In The Rare Ould Times"
Wednesday,June 28th - Day 1096 (Go to GSPU)
Thursday, June 29th - Day 1097
Gazi-"Hawai'i 78"
Friday, June 30th- No Class
April & May Song Sheet PDF's:
The Grand Slam Dates for "Social Commentary and Labor Songs" theme will be in June.
Songs Reserved and not yet booked for a presentation date:
Performer Song Reserved Date Music Received
Julie & Bill E "Cat's in The Craddle"
Bill E "16 Tons"
Tazzy R "Imagine"