Ukuleleblues
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Running, leading, fronting, organizing, etc. a uke group can be a thankless task. Someone is always complaining about the time of the meet, day of the meet, frequency of the meet, songs played at the meet, location of the meet, using sheet music at the meet, not using sheet music at the meet, format of the meet, web site (facebook, vs Google, vs email list), etc.
I became friends with someone who organized a Dulcimer group and had a similar experience.
I did it for years and put hundreds of hours and many Sundays into organizing things, beating the street looking for places that would let us meet for free, creating and sending out song books, maintaing a web site, giving free beginner classes, changing folks strings, fixing club members ukes, etc. You do it because you enjoy it. After 9 years, I have moved on.
Funny but the folks that complained the most put the least effort into the group. I also met some fantastic people and made some new close friends.
The next time you attend your group or drop into a group you might want to take 10 seconds and thank the organizer. If it wasn't for them there probably would not be a group for you to participate in.
I became friends with someone who organized a Dulcimer group and had a similar experience.
I did it for years and put hundreds of hours and many Sundays into organizing things, beating the street looking for places that would let us meet for free, creating and sending out song books, maintaing a web site, giving free beginner classes, changing folks strings, fixing club members ukes, etc. You do it because you enjoy it. After 9 years, I have moved on.
Funny but the folks that complained the most put the least effort into the group. I also met some fantastic people and made some new close friends.
The next time you attend your group or drop into a group you might want to take 10 seconds and thank the organizer. If it wasn't for them there probably would not be a group for you to participate in.
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