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Report on Course II in autumn 2023
Tamás GállYesterday I woke to a cool morning and light drizzle, so I got a little wet by the time I had unloaded everything at the venue for Ukulele Course II. Once again, thanks to those who arrived early and helped; without you I could not have set up the room so quickly. We unusually began the course by pl…
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Report on Course I in November 2022
Tamás GállOn this cold morning I loaded a million ukuleles and all the other necessary gear into the car, and because I set off a little late, I put my foot down so I could reach the course venue on time—and find a parking space. Some of you arrived at exactly the same time; thank you for helping carry everyt…
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Report on Course I in February 2025
Tamás GállWe woke to brutally cold weather on 15 February 2025 . I was a little worried about my instruments and the other equipment I was taking to the course, but fortunately the freezing weather did them no harm. When I arrived at the venue, I quickly carried everything into the heated room and waited for…
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Report on Course I in autumn 2025
Tamás GállI set off on a cool autumn morning with an unbelievable number of ukuleles, because a record number of participants had asked to borrow an instrument for the course. Naturally I was happy to fill the car with ukuleles, and I reached the venue very quickly. At first the room seemed perhaps a little c…
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Report on Course I in autumn 2024
Tamás GállDear Ukulele Players! Before I write about the course, please allow me a short detour: I know I owe you some new song arrangements. (According to the statistics, this is the most popular blog category.) During the summer I went on a business trip to China that required a great deal of preparation, a…
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Report on Course I in autumn 2023
Tamás GállI arrived at today's ukulele course in central Budapest loaded with an outrageous amount of gear and found a perfect parking space—as if this were karmically programmed for me, because 99% of the time I am incredibly lucky when looking for parking . I brought almost all my ukuleles (I definitely lef…
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Report from Ukulele Meetup III
Tamás GállThis was a special ukulele meetup, because I had the honor of being invited to lead a workshop as part of Eldorado's 25th birthday celebrations. And at the end, the fate of a beautiful ukulele literally depended on my hand movements, because I was the one who had to rummage among the little slips of…
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Report from Ukulele Meetup II
Tamás GállYou may already be used to me writing a few words about each meetup or workshop afterwards, and this time will be no different . Yesterday afternoon, Zsolt and I arrived at Pódium Hall, the venue for the meetup, about three quarters of an hour before the official start. Together with the Eldorádó te…
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Report from the ukulele meetup
Tamás GállI arrived excitedly at the venue of yesterday's ukulele meetup shortly before 5 p.m. Loaded down with ukuleles, I made my way inside, and it was not long before the first “colleagues” arrived. My first thought on seeing the venue was that it was rather dark – how were we going to find the chords? –…
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Report from the Ukulele Course
Tamás GállI really thought I was not going to write about this, but I simply cannot resist — it was too good ! The day before yesterday, nine very enthusiastic beginner ukulele players arrived on the top floor of the Alexandra bookshop at Nyugati tér for the recently announced ukulele course. A few minutes af…
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Report from the Summer Ukulele Meetup
Tamás GállIt always feels good to write down my experiences after a ukulele meetup. Or rather, our experiences, because on the afternoon of August 11, 2020, around 25 ukulele players gathered together and we had a fantastic time making music! Thank you for the feedback I received afterwards in person, on Face…
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Report from the First Ukulele Course of the 2020s
Tamás GállI do not think people who teach courses usually write experience reports about their own classes, but somehow it has become a habit of mine. A course is a big experience for me too (and I hope for the participants as well ). I meet lots of new people whom it is a pleasure to teach and with whom it i…
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