Get Started Playing Ukulele

08/19/2026

If you’ve never been to the Los Angeles International 'Ukulele Festival, this is the year to come check it out!
This will be its 10th anniversary! We're so excited! 🥳
This awesome video gives you a peek into how much fun it is 😀
You don’t have to be an experienced player—or even own an ukulele—to enjoy the day. Or the whole weekend, for that matter! The festival is a chance to rediscover the simple joy of making music, try something new, and experience firsthand why this little instrument brings together people of every age, background and musical taste.
Fantastic Friday night and Sunday afternoon concerts with live all-star performances all day Saturday, FREE beginner classes ( mine are at 11am & 12pm 😊🎶)
Bring your fellow ukulele enthusiasts, your family, friends, neighbors and anyone else you can think of!
MAIN DAY: Saturday, September 19, Torrance Cultural Arts Center http://ukulele.la
I would truly love to see you there! 🎶
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I made a little promo video https://youtu.be/DnctOcyT2rg for the Sunday afternoon concert with the Langley Ukulele Ensemble September 20, 2026 2pm at the James Armstrong Theater - a fun show for the whole family! Don't miss this, these kids are amaze-balls! Tickets on sale now at https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/langley-ukulele-ensemble

08/11/2026

We are so excited to be a part of this wonderful festival again! I can't wait to teach the FREE Beginner Ukulele workshops! Come visit our booth in the Nakano Theater before the workshop so you can try out the ukulele dot system during the workshops and see for yourself how easy it can be to learn with the "Melanie Method". And yes, you can also get a head start before Saturday, September 19th with our daily ukulele Zoom class at www.GetStartedPlayingUkulele.com 😄 🎶

Melanie Kareem is waiting to welcome you to your very first ukulele class September 19, 11am & 12pm - FREE! Complete beginners—from teens through seniors—are invited to learn how to make music and start playing right away, no experience needed! If you'd like to get a head start ahead of the festival weekend, you can join her online class/community that started during COVID and is still going strong everyday! Learn more at https://getstartedplayingukulele.com

06/11/2026

Friday, June 12th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!

06/04/2026

Friday, June 5th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!

05/28/2026

Friday, May 29th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!

05/07/2026

Friday, May 8th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!

04/24/2026

Friday, April 24th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!

04/23/2026

The excitement is building to a FEVER PITCH! 🥳🎶🎉 Today, Thursday, April 23, 2026 we are encouraging ALL previous Zoom Classmates to join us in celebrating "The 2,000th Ukulele Session on Zoom" (PacificTime: 1:30pm-3:00pm)
Previous Zoom Students: To request your Zoom link, please email us using the contact button on the G.S.P.U. website. We want YOU to join us! See below how to locate the song sheets on the public facing part of the website. And, review the attached "Time Zone graph" to see what time our Zoom is happening on Thursday in your neck of the woods! 🥳🎶😁🎶

04/09/2026

Friday, April 10th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!

03/26/2026

Friday, March 27th come to Topanga Farmer’s Market for a FREE 10-minute ukulele lesson of a new system for BEGINNER ADULTS. Experience actually playing a song, immediately! We supply the ukuleles. Take your personal 10-minute ukulele lesson anytime between 9:30am - 11:30am. See you there!