Julie Lake, Tamborine Mountain resident with a youthful voice will be leading an hour of ukulele playing and sing-a-long at TMCCA every second and fourth Monday of the month, from 10 am till 11 am. Julie was the student of Margie Rose and Linda Simister before she continued to master her own ukulele skills.

It doesn’t matter if you sing ‘a Capella’ or ‘in the shower’…all you need is your voice and your ukulele. If you don’t possess a ukulele yet, there may be one available to try till you decide to buy or make your own. Jim Craggs has made his own ukulele at The Men’s Shed and is now learning how to play it under Julie’s expert guidance.

Julie will guide you through the steps that will make you and your ukulele sing! Word sheets are available. Should you have any special requests from rock and roll to folk, country or simple ballads, Julie would be more than happy to pluck, strum and sing them for all! 

The first ukulele workshop was held on Monday 14 February 2022, in which participants learned chords to You are My Sunshine and other old favourites and sang together on a lovely Valentine’s Day morning!  
Julie encourages anyone interested to take up the ukulele as she did and will offer basic instructions for practice. 

You will learn a few easy warm-up exercises for your finger flexibility and your vocal cords. You and your uke will spread happiness wherever you go! 

Call TMCCA – 5545 4968 for more information. 
The Repair Café is open every Wednesday and Friday (except Public Holidays) between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm at the TMCCA Garage, 42 Southport Ave, Tamborine Mountain.

Patricia Arora
Photo: Jim Craggs (seated), Rita Keeble, Julie Lake, Pradeep Arora