sillymonky
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My uke goal is to play at our local open stage (not a uke open stage, just a general one at the local bar - style is mostly folk, rock and jazz, 70% "okay" musicians, 30% awesome musicians). I expect to go for the first time in early to mid September.
However, there's a monthly uke night in the city that's an hour away from home. They give out a songbook in advance. They also sometimes have instructors coming in (Ralph Shaw and James Hill are coming over the Fall) which I will totally be going to.
My question is - other than for the instructors, why would one go to the regular get togethers? Here's my list of why nots. Can anyone provide me with the why go?
So, can you tell me why you go to uke nights? Is it the highlight of your week/month/year? I'm sure there are lots of reasons that I'm just not seeing yet. Thanks!
PS - apologies if there's already a thread on this. I did a search but didn't find anything.
However, there's a monthly uke night in the city that's an hour away from home. They give out a songbook in advance. They also sometimes have instructors coming in (Ralph Shaw and James Hill are coming over the Fall) which I will totally be going to.
My question is - other than for the instructors, why would one go to the regular get togethers? Here's my list of why nots. Can anyone provide me with the why go?
- I have lots of songs I want to learn - learning songs for the monthly jam eats up practice time.
- I'm terrible singing with a group. I'm loud and I like to do interesting phrasing with my voice, which I often do without thinking. I drown people out which usually annoys them and makes me feel conspicuous.
- If all are welcome, it's hard not to assume that the level of playing would be rather basic and wouldn't push me.
- It's a bit far away for a weeknight.
So, can you tell me why you go to uke nights? Is it the highlight of your week/month/year? I'm sure there are lots of reasons that I'm just not seeing yet. Thanks!
PS - apologies if there's already a thread on this. I did a search but didn't find anything.
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