Mondays @ 5pm (Grades 4th+) **NO CLASS ON MEMORIAL DAY (MAY 26TH)** Roseville Youth Ukulele Orchestra Group Class ($60/MONTH)
Mondays @ 5pm
We are excited to invite you to join the Roseville Youth Ukulele Orchestra (RYUO)! Gather with us every Monday to experience the joy of playing and singing together in a fun, supportive group setting. Along the way, you’ll strengthen your musical skills, practice performing, and share your love of music with the local community through live showcases.
This program is open to students in 4th grade and up who can smoothly transition between the C, Am, F, G, G7, and D7 chords — ukulele and guitar players are both welcome! Sight-reading is a wonderful bonus but not required — all you need is enthusiasm and a readiness to learn.
In this class, you’ll:
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Enjoy making music together in a group
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Learn and practice performance skills (while sharing your music with the community!)
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Improve your rhythm, timing, and strumming
For students 4th grade and up who smoothly transition between the C, Am, F, G, G7 and D7 chords. Ability to sight read notes is a plus.
We will use the "Daily Ukulele" large yellow book for this class.
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | Players should be able smoothly transition between first-position chords (C, Am, F, G, G7 & D) and be comfortable with basic rhythms and strums. Ability to sight read notes is a plus but not required. |
| Instructor: | Dana Michaeloff |
| Instructor Bio: | Dana is passionate music educator specializing in ukulele and guitar instruction. She has a rich musical background, spanning from her early participation in school and community choirs to her college studies in classical guitar and voice. Dana's teaching expertise encompasses a wide array of techniques, including strumming, picking, and music patterns. Her journey into the world of ukulele began when her children started lessons at the Strum Shop, leading to a family-wide love for these portable, joyful instruments. She and her family have been playing, singing and performing with ukulele groups around the area ever since. For the past decade, Dana has served as the lead music docent at her elementary school, where she recruits and trains volunteers to teach music appreciation classes. She has also brought her guitar and ukuleles into the classroom, enriching students' musical experiences. Dana and her husband are committed advocates for literacy and music education, demonstrated by their creation of the free educational website bigbrainjunction.org, which includes resources for music educators and tools like an online vocal and sound metronome for rhythm and counting. Dana's dedication extends to fostering a sense of community through music. She initiated a successful ukulele club at her school, regularly organizing performances both in-school and throughout the community. Dana's enthusiasm for sharing the joy of group playing, singing, and performing is a driving force behind the newly established Roseville Youth Ukulele Orchestra. Her extensive experience and love for music education make her a valuable asset to aspiring musicians of all ages. |
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