“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley
Ukulele is a globally popular instrument and a great way to enjoy music together anywhere anytime. For its dainty size, the ukulele can make a powerfully cheerful sound, and it’s an instrument both beginners and expert players can learn and easily carry around.
A brief background on Ukulele Confidence, we provide ukulele lessons and we are confident that you will find our unique teaching style and vast experience perfect for taking your learning skills to the next level. And, if you are located in the Greater East Bay Area, you have the option of having your lesson in the convenience of your own home! That is we will come to your home and provide private in-home ukulele lessons.
Although the ukulele is still associated with traditional Hawaiian music and culture, the development of different types of ukulele has led to the popularization of the instrument in many different musical settings. Over the past twenty years, the ukulele revival has maintained momentum, with a number of ukulele players becoming very popular well into the new millennium. The 1990’s ukulele revival has also led to the instrument being used increasingly in popular (pop) music performances and recordings, as well as being a common instrument for performing covers of popular music too.
The ukulele has also been widely celebrated for its increasingly social side. The ease of strumming along to sung melodies and playing together has made this little instrument a popular choice as a second instrument, and has also led to the formation of ukulele clubs, orchestras and social groups around the world. Ukulele performers often encourage concert goers to bring along their own ukulele and join in for a song or two, and group learning of the ukulele is increasingly popular. The ukulele has also been more widely used as a beginners’ instrument for children in recent years.
Our master trainer Rex has over 40 years of experience as a musician, music instructor, arranger and performing artist. He has been a musician in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City recording and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Wild Cherry, The Drifters, Tammy Wynette, Jackson Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Tower of Power and many others. His formal education was at Berklee College of Music, Boston MA where he majored in music arranging & composition. Mr. Bell studied classical guitar at New England Conservatory, Boston MA. He has studied under musical greats, e.g., Ron Parker, Harry Lahee, George Barrey, Warren Nunes, Don Haas and Judy Davis.
So what are you thinking about! Come along and book your free ukulele lessons. We guarantee you it will be great fun.
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