Get Started Playing Ukulele:
Home Of The "Melanie Method"
What is Get Started Playing Ukulele?
• A beginners ukulele class instructed by Melanie Lawson Kareem.
• A live hour long class on Zoom from 2:00PM-3:00PM (PST) 27 days of the month.
• It is a yearly rotated curriculum where you learn 50 songs on the Ukulele with 4 songs introduced every month.
• There are up to 27 days of classes a month. If you are not able to attend every day, each class is recorded and archived for students to review for practice. This also helps students begin classes at anytime during the curriculum cycle.
• A helpful, upbeat, and user friendly virtual learning experience.
Get Started Playing Ukulele is for you if …
• You have never played an instrument before. Absolute Beginners are welcome!
• You want an easy and fun path to learning ukulele.
• You're seeking mental exercise and want to learn something new for your brain health.
• You are retired and looking for a fun new hobby!
• You want a new way to share music with your friends and family.
• You want to experience a joyful, supportive class environment.
• You enjoy classic music from past eras and want to learn how to play your
favorite tunes!
• You want to see an upbeat and joyous music teacher, Melanie Lawson Kareem, every day, from the comfort of home.
• You would like to be a part of a fun and supportive community, what we like to call the "Zoom Uke Family".
About the Instructor:
Melanie Lawson Kareem is the Founder and Creative Director of Get Started Playing Ukulele, an international, supportive, virtual, learning community of good-hearted folks who want to embrace the joy of ukulele NOW. Melanie’s proprietary teaching materials and methods simplify and expedite the learning process, because life is short!
Melanie has mastered the role of remote teacher, and has provided ukulele instruction and camaraderie to many over the last few years.
Melanie has taught over 1,000 virtual classes and counting!
Since 1977, Melanie has been inspired with a life-long passion of inventing the very best systems, techniques and curriculums for teaching folks who want a fun new hobby! Starting as a Dance teacher at a young age, she highly valued musicality and instilled this skill in all her students. Her background in teaching dance has strengthened her ability to teach music in unique and innovative ways. Whether it’s music or dance “The Melanie Method” is tried and true with thousands of happy and now masterful students!
Our Headquarters:
Get Started Playing Ukulele is based in Topanga Canyon, California, USA.
A Get Started Playing Ukulele student may be anywhere on the planet, as long as you can click a link and attend a live, virtual daily class at 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time. In case you miss one, all online ukulele classes are recorded and archived.
