Making Music 4 Life

🎶👏🎸 Results from a recent study showed that people who engaged in arts and cultural activities at least once a week appeared to age 4% more slowly than those who rarely did the same.

Could Going To Gigs Slow Aging? Results from a recent study showed that people who engaged in arts and cultural activities at least once a week appeared to age 4% more slowly than those who rarely did the same.

We've been sprouting the positive benefits of playing the ukulele for years and we love this infographic by the Wales Ukulele Project - do it people! MAKE MUSIC 4 LIFE! :)

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Have you thought about playing Ukulele to improve your Well-Being?

Reasons why Music and Ukulele are good for your Well-Being are:

🎶Reduces Stress & Anxiety - Playing music lowers cortisol levels and promotes relaxation helping you feel calmer and more at ease.

🎶Boosts Mood - Music triggers the release of dopamine - Your brain's natural "feel-good" chemical.

🎶Builds Confidence - Learning and making progress, no matter how small, helps you feel proud and capable.

🎶Creates Connections - Music brings people together. Sharing songs builds belonging and strengthens relationships.

🎶Improves Focus & Mindfulness - Playing the ukulele encourages you to be present in the moment and gives your mind a healthy focus.

🎶A Healthy Outlet - Express yourself, release emotions and turn difficult days into meaningful moments.

🎶The Ukulele is for Everyone - Easy to learn. Portable and affordable, Perfect for any age or experience and Brings joy, one strum at a time.

Be Kind to your Mind, Play more Music
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Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome has a similar outcome 😜

And in other news here’s a little delish dish from one of our all time favourite ukulele duo Tyrone and Lesley 🌺

Canoe (Lyric Video) From the Tyrone and Lesley album KeepersSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/46ceqTPSwF581C7MaaOtQy?si=4yu6QZGuTtK1oLNwmni5pABandcamp:https://tyroneandles...

We were so privileged to host Cynthia Lin Down Under in 2024… so many fan girl moments from ukesters who had started their ukeing with Cynthia on her hugely successful YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/! Certainly the members or our ukulele community and Slightly Plucked Up crew had an awesome time! Well, Cynthia reached out to let me know she’s back in Australia on Saturday 11th April with a full day masterclass, concert and community jam on the Northern Beaches. The event will be hosted by Janet Raine and the Northern Beaches Ukulele Group . Please visit cynthialin.com/events for tickets. Not to be missed! 🎸🎶🌺🤙

For Bananarama fans! https://www.facebook.com/share/18FeC5EcWs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Banish those rainy day blues with some perfect pop tunes from the 80s. Yes, it's the Bananarama Ukulele Songbook, and it's here for you. You know it makes sense!

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That certainly IS music! Random pop up thought John Farnham fans would love this 🎶💕

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Some interesting facts and figures here…

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-24/hollywood-portrayals-music-teachers-impact-australians/105803248

“You have to have a huge amount of energy, and you have to have a huge amount of patience, and you find 1,000 different ways to explain the same thing so that the student will finally get it,"….

"teachers have to be like a musical rock for students by being calm, consistent and just be there."

"There's a lot of research that says allowing the students to play music before unpacking all of the theory is a well-known, well-established, and well-researched pedagogical practice,"

"The best thing about being a music teacher is seeing a student getting to know themselves better through music, note by note."

What films like Mr. Holland's Opus and School Of Rock get wrong about music teachers On-screen portrayals of music teachers like School Of Rock are full of cliches. Researchers say this might be stopping more Australians from taking up the profession.

And that's that then! Another one bites the dust! Incredible - https://manlyobserver.com.au/a-sit-down-with-old-manly-boatshed-owner-on-the-eve-of-its-demise/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMkl19leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFhbktPU2tFRFJ3YWxhUkRqAR4IvqJVS-g10mxj82CGgrWtSwA_QTxxEFYdl0Im9e2app2c9tEi-ZGzNUFscQ_aem_s2X7iEJrMXtz0j2st-7hcw

A sit down with Old Manly Boatshed owner on the eve of its demise - Manly Observer The iconic Old Manly Boatshed is headed for closure, but memories of great music and fun times will live with patrons for generations to come. Doors will finally shut on […]