BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2315@cupertinooddfellows.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T190000 DTSTAMP:20250224T223538Z URL:https://www.cupertinooddfellows.org/events/beginner-basic-ukulele-clas s-from-3-12-to-5-14-4/ SUMMARY:Beginner Basic ‘Ukulele Class (From 3/12 to 5/14) DESCRIPTION:Beginner Basic ‘Ukulele Class - (8 Class Sessions)\nThis clas s is open to anyone who wants to learn to play the ‘ukulele with little or no previous experience in playing the ‘ukulele.\nYou will learn how t o do the following:\n\n Tune your ‘ukulele.\n Play 4 major chord patte rns\n Tune your voice to your ‘ukulele.\n Play a number of strum patte rns.\n Play and sing at the same time.\n\nRequired items are:\n\n Sopran o\, Concert\, or Tenor ‘ukulele (suggested price range $40-$120 for a bu dget/beginner ‘ukulele)\n Clip on tuner\n 3 ring binder for class mate rials\n Pencil with an eraser\n Music stand\n\n8 week session\, $80 sugg ested donation payable upon registration. All proceeds are for class mater ials and operating costs. The remainder will be added to the Cupertino Odd Fellows Charitable Donation Fund.\nDeadline to register is - Noon - Wedne sday\, March 12\, 2025\n** Any registration received after this deadline m ay be placed and a waitlist for the\nnext session upon the applicants requ est.\nInstructor Bios: George Bobias and Randee Chin\n\nGeorge started his ʻukulele experience while a hula student at Island Spice and was an appr entice with the Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band. While George's daughter was stil l in elementary school\, he started an after school ʻukulele class for K- 5 grade students in 2017 Even thought the classes were suspended during th e pandemic\, they were restarted the first quarter of 2023 and are still in operation.\n\nRandee's ʻukulele experience began when she was a hula s tudent at Hālau Nā Wai Ole in Cupertino. While there\, she learned to pl ay the ʻukulele and sing Hawaiian music from the legendary Saichi Kawahar a. She became a front line performer for the Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band and taught both adults and children ʻukulele along side Saichi Kawahara for o ver 10 years in the South Bay.\n\nRandee and George worked together at the Central Park Elementary school ʻukulele classes. They wanted to teach th is basic beginner ʻukulele class to share their love of music by offerin g low cost ʻukulele lessons and to help subsidize the Cupertino Odd Fello ws charitable donations for those in need.\n\nIf you have any questions yo u can email: ukeclass@cupertinooddfellows.org ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cupertinooddfellows.org/wp-content/u ploads/2025/02/uke-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:~Odd Fellows Event,Ukulele Class LOCATION:Meeting Room - Cupertino Odd Fellows\, 20589 Homestead Road\, Cupe rtino\, California\, 95014\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=20589 Homestead Road\, Cupe rtino\, California\, 95014\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Meet ing Room - Cupertino Odd Fellows:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR