Category: 'Jamming' Video Clips

February - 'I just want to be your Teddy Bear'!

2/3/2025

The Getting Started group have achieved a lot in the short time they have been learning. Thank you, Trish Rogash, for your support with our beginning ukulele players.

The Just Jamming group has continued where it left off in 2024. We’re aiming to expand our repertoire and to practise more of our songs without music. Each week we aim to include a new song suggested by a member, such as Elvis’s ‘I just want to be your Teddy Bear’ in February! ...

Heather Wallace

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Ukes4Fun at the Seniors Festival, City Square on October 6

7/10/2024

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Photos to be added shortly! Thank you Rene Martens, for taking and publishing the video on YouTube, as well as a wonderful collection of photos!

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'Ukeladies' concert at Thoona ...

18/6/2024

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"Went out to the Thoona Hall today with the U3A Benalla and District Ukulele Group to watch and listen to a group of 10 ladies (called themselves the Ukeladies) playing and singing songs as part of Thoona CWA fundraising for the Hay Bales to be trucked to where they are required. So, I took a few photos and this video - remember you can change the resolution to 4K for best viewing..."

Rene Martens

Ps - I've added this to 'Jamming Videos'... as members of the group were in the audience, imagining all the possibilities to come... Bev Lee

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Trying new ways of doing things with John Canty, followed up by some fun 'Just Jamming'

26/5/2024

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When I popped in to Ukes4Fun to take some photos for the website on Monday 20th, mentor John Canty was guiding a 'walk up' by Trish Rogash,.accompanied by the group. It sounded wonderful. Some treasured 'just jamming' followed, with songs - the 'House of the Rising Sun' and 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow' - recorded on my ageing smartphone!

You can click on the full screen arrows to get a better look.

Hope you enjoy them!

Bev Lee

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"Remember - UKE CAN DO IT!"

8/4/2024

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Great news. The ‘Getting Started’ group is now being integrated with the ‘Just Jamming’ players. They have been welcomed into the fold, with members happy to offer assistance as required.

'Mull of Kintyre' ... the first song played together after the Getting Started group joined 'Just Jamming' on April 8!

It can be quite daunting at times to extend your musical knowledge, but they have already demonstrated their ability to do so.

I must offer my congratulations to Elly for the excellent job she has done teaching the newbies.

A lot of hours are put in by the instructional group preparing various handouts of tuition notes and song sheets to achieve the results. Well done.

Remember – UKE CAN DO IT!

Neville Young

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Ukes4Fun & Benalla Theatre Company Jamming Session video!

22/11/2023

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Benalla Theatre Company and U3A Benalla Ukes 4 Fun group found another venue for their Jamming session on Tuesday 21st November when rain and thunder interfered with the planned gathering at the Rotunda in the gardens. Rene Martens was able to get some video and reported that "Fun was had by all who attended. The groups hope to have a few more sessions in the future".

Rene's 35 minute video can be viewed above or by clicking the link to his Youtube channel. Rene suggests "change the resolution to 4K and sit back and enjoy".

Thanks to Stephen Winkler from BTC for leading the session, and to Rene for the video!

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'Ukes4Fun in Concert!' Get On Line Week, October 18

19/10/2023

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Thanks so much to Rene Martens for this wonderful video of our first public performance. It's around 18 minutes long, so sit back, relax and enjoy! It starts fairly quietly... also, Rene said you can change the resolution in Settings to 4K for best viewing if it defaults to very low resolution when you go to play it.

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'Amazing Grace' with Hans

9/8/2023

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You'll need to increase the volume on your speakers to listen to the following - unedited - clip of 'Amazing Grace' recorded on a smartphone on 7 August... It starts slowly...so persevere.... .

At the end of the session we heard the news that Heather's operation that morning went well, much to everyone's relief and indeed joy! Get well Heather!

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'Sweet Home Chicago', blues with Hans

24/7/2023

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'Side by Side'... with John Canty

3/7/2023

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Thank you, John!

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'Kingston Town', with Michael Dobson

5/6/2023

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Thank you so much to Dorothy's ukulele playing friend, Michael Dobson and his wife, for coming from Melbourne to lead a most enjoyable session while Heather was away.

A video snippet follows - you may need to put in your hearing aids or put your speakers up to hear the music!

Thank you, Michael!

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'Hang down your head, Tom Dooley', with John Barry

24/4/2023

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Now that we have learnt to strum and have practised our Chord Progressions we are singing songs such as 'Tom Dooley', 'On Top of Old Smokey' and more. If you have 5 minutes watch this clip* of the group singing 'Tom Dooley' in early April. Just six sessions into the course! John Barry conducted a session on playing the same section of music in various keys and how to achieve this through Chord Progression.

"Some of us have only been playing for a few weeks!"

It is such a pleasure watching group members develop their ukulele skills.

Heather Wallace

*You will probably find the video needs buffering, is quite short and cuts off quickly... but it's fun. Usually once it's buffered through on a device it will play more quickly on that device next time.

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'Jamming' Videos

'4 String Strummers'

Ukes4Fun

Ukes4Fun begins the year with an opportunity for beginners to have separate fortnighly sessions until Easter in the 'Getting Started' group which runs from 10 to 11 am on Monday mornings beginning on Monday 9 February.

The 'Just Jamming' sessions follow from 11.30 to 1.30 in U3A Room 1, with beginners joining after Easter. The session which focusses on 'Just Jamming' facilitated by convenor Heather Wallace is held on the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month, commencing on Monday 9 February.

Just Jamming Practice Sessions faciltated by Rae Jeffers are held on the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month, commencing on Monday 16 February.

Members of the Ukes4Fun Getting Started group are welcome to observe or join in the Just Jamming sessions.

Members of the Ukes4Fun Just Jamming group form a performance group, the 4String Strummers, and play regularly at nursing homes and community events.

Convenor

Heather Wallace
0418 353 244

'Getting Started' (Term 1)

You will learn how to hold, tune and play simple chords on your ukulele, with a variety of strumming patterns. You will get lots of support and will have fun learning together. You will need a ukulele of reasonable quality (ie. a concert ukulele), a music stand, and a tuner.

Fortnightly on Mondays
Term 1 (starting 9 February to Easter)
10 to 11 am
U3A Room 1

'Just Jamming'

A group for uke players who can use basic cords and strumming patterns and enjoy getting together for a weekly jamming session, playing and singing songs, and having fun.

Weekly on Mondays
11.30 am - 1.30 pm
U3A Meeting Room 1 Starting 19 January 2026

Resources

Uke3A Introduction to Playing the Ukulele(U3A Goulburn Valley)

Andy Guitar - 10 week free Ukulele Course - YouTube playlist

U3A Goulburn Valley Video Performances for Insipiration!

Convenor

'Getting Started' (Term 1)

'Just Jamming'

Resources

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