Student Reviews “I thoroughly enjoyed the Beginners course. After five weeks I am able play many songs and my learning journey continues with materials I can access online and refer to.Teaching materials were fantastic. We were able to download our lessons and then discuss them in class and over Zoom which was very helpful.Garry has a unique way of teaching, hands on and theory made fun. Singing along while playing the ukulele brought us all closer together as a class and was pure joy.Thank you again for introducing me to fun and magic of the ukulele”Jennifer “This course is absolutely outstanding. The teacher Garry, is excellent and thoroughly understanding. The resources are excellent and the songs we learned were outstanding and tuneful. The material for each of the five weeks is excellent and gradually brings students up to speed.Also, being able to meetup with The Canberra Ukulele Band and the 55+ Club were extremely valuable. As a ex-teacher myself, Garry knows exactly what he is doing and ticks all the boxes!”Trevor “Registered for the course with a bit of trepidation at first. Garry’s style of teaching technique instilled me with confidence to continue. It was a rewarding experience for me, encouraging me to continue with practice.I will be researching Ukulele groups to continue my journey – Thank you Ukemeister”Sharin “I really enjoyed the course, everyone was friendly and helpful. I did like the songs being projected on the screen. I also loved that we received a certificate at the end of the course 🙂”Wally “Overall, a great beginners course. Being an absolute music newbee, the slow run-thru for songs is a great assistance”– Stephen “I was amazed at the huge effort Garry went to for the beginners class.Although I didn’t feel the need to chat on the WhatsApp, I could appreciate how helpful it may have been for others.The videos and charts on the Strum Variations and Common Chord Diagrams were what I found most helpful and I refer to them daily as needed.For what I got out of the beginners course, the $ cost was far too cheap!!!The lovely Lai along with Garry were so welcoming and warm that I look forward to continuing playing the Ukulele with the CUB Open group.”Name Withheld “Garry is an enthusiastic, friendly, knowledgeable teacher who consistently provided encouragement, and displayed much patience, throughout the course. A great introduction to the delights of the Uke…can highly recommend.What worked well? – The lesson print outs; the structure of each lesson and pretending I was more competent than I am through group playing.The added companionship of other players was an added bonus.”Margaret “Garry has done a great job with this introduction to beginner ukulele lessons. The videos are informative and great learning aid tool. His patience and clear explanations are helpful for an absolute non musical person like myself.After five weeks I am amazed that I know some chords and can strum along to some songs.Thank you for an enjoyable and fun experience. Keep up the fabulous work.”Bi “Garry, I am so glad I took up the challenge for Ukelele lessons and I recommend any budding musicians to take up Offer of learning to play this wonderful instrument taught by Garry, the Ukemeister! was worth every cent!You are a good teacher and very kind and thoughtful for novice learners.As a beginner aged mid 70’s I was grateful for the Video clips sent for each weeks lessons regards your step by step methods learning and practice of each song.I was able to repeat your clips as I gained confidence.I loved the step by step lessons from week 1 to week 5. I was excited and delighted, yes in my mid 70’s that I could actually strum and sing along to my infant great nephew at the end of first weeks lesson..ie Frere Jacques My confidence simply grew each week as the new challenges kept coming. I had fun singing along to the video with you and repeated lesson/song at least 3 times before moving along. However my Cat would disappear and return later. I wish Garry success and to all his new students will be lucky that he is a gifted and talented teacher and deserves be branded the great Ukemeister!”Val “Garry is an engaging and patient teacher, who makes learning fun and achievable. It was fabulous.”Joanne “Loved the coaching videos. They will help me improve. Also the chord chart videos are helpful. Thank you Garry and assistant Lai for your time, energy and musicianship.”Alix “Thoroughly recommended for beginners or those who have stagnated at an early stage in uke playing. Very good face to face teaching along with supporting videos and great support from Garry throughout.Lots of available videos for extension. I have learnt how to teach myself. The group seemed to come a long way in five weeks.Very enjoyable, motivational and confidence building.WHAT WORKED WELL? …Encouragement, motivation, songlist to practise, videos on the songs in songlist and plenty of videos beyond that if extension required, your accessibility and helpfulness.Tying in the classes with uke sessions that followed them.”VALERIE GREEN “It was fantastic having both face to face lessons, that was consolidated by Zoom meetings, website music sheets & coaching videos as well as getting together with more experienced players at CUB & over 55s groups.Garry’s teaching style was relaxed, supportive and patient.He generously shared his musical tips & tricks with the group, facilitating a fun learning experience.I would highly recommend his class to the novice player.”Erin “Had a fantastic time, a great teacher and easy online support.A wonderful group of people to support us on our ukulele journey.”Theresa Power “I’ve found the course enjoyable and instructive … its a good introduction to the ukulele world.The videos you’ve created are excellent.The fact I can go back again and again for reference is great.I think the learning level is set about right for beginners.The songs selected have generally been good fun …. and they’ve been good for practice.Talking with the other members of the class has been good, we give each other heaps of encouragement … at the end of the day learning a new chord, song, or strum pattern is a big achievement and helps us recognise we are making progress.For me, getting into playing with a group and sharing the whole experience has been the best take away.”Robert Peresan “I enjoyed the together sessions at the Tuggeranong Club. They were a great incentive to make progress during the week.It was so helpful to have the easy access to technology and practice materials. I was motivated to practice every day.I found Garry’s presentation fun and relaxed. I looked forward to playing with the group and not disadvantaged by my lack of prowess.”Name Withheld