Help bring the joy and healing power of music to hospitalized children!
Win a fantastic work of art - and help us help the Ukulele Kids Club bring the joy of music to hospitalized children! By donating to the Music Heals! fundraiser, you will help the UKC continue to bring smiles, healing, and a lasting relationship with music to chronically ill children all across the country.
As part of our fundraiser, the largest donation to this SNHUG post by October 30th wins the incredible Joan Turner original painting!
The UKC has donated over 9,000 ukuleles to children's hospitals so far, and the need keeps growing! Please help them harness the power of music to transform lives!
Good luck and thank you!
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A UKC RockStar is a supporter who chooses to sponsor a hospital by funding all or most of the ukuleles that we donate to that facility. The overall goal of this program is to never have a deficit of ukuleles in any UKC hospital, ever again.
The initial donation is $500.00 which puts 10 ukuleles in the hospital’s inventory. Each hospital has different requirements, with some needing more than these initial 10 ukuleles and some less. If a RockStar is unable to completely fund their hospital’s needs, then the UKC will step in and furnish the instruments as they become available through our general donations.
Wow! The winner of this raffle will receive a 1-hour private Zoom lesson AND an autographed ukulele from powerhouse performer Leisa Rea!!
Leisa has been a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for the last 14 years, playing and singing in world class concert houses and theatres all over America, China, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Europe and of course, in the UK. She teaches privately and has given workshops all over the world! In addition, this renaissance woman is a highly recognized actor, director, comedy writer/performer and creative consultant!
https://leisarea.com/
https://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/
You could win a Zoom lesson with the one and only Jim D'Ville!!
Jim is a music educator and facilitator who is on a mission to get ukulele players off the paper and playing music by ear. For nearly a decade Jim has taught his Play Ukulele By Ear workshops to thousands of players in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Jim has taught and performed at major ukulele events including the Ukulele Festival of Scotland, Kerrville Folk Festival, the NAMM Show, Melbourne (Australia) Ukulele Festival, West Coast Ukulele Retreat and many others. Jim is the author of the Play Ukulele By Ear DVD series and hosts the popular Play Ukulele By Ear website (www.PlayUkuleleByEar.com). Jim is a Contributing Editor to Ukulele (magazine) and is sponsored in-part by Ukulele (www.ukulelemag.com) and Aqulia Strings (aquilacorde.com/enz).
You could win a Zoom lesson with the dynamite duo, Daniel Ward and Heidi Swedberg!!
If you've ever seen Daniel and Heidi perform, or attended one of their workshops, you know just how much fun and talent they bring to every event! Heidi has been playing the ukulele all her life. She uses her warm, engaged style to communicate with audiences of all ages and backgrounds through song. She has also helped establish ukulele programs in the US, Mexico, and Haiti. Daniel is an accomplished musician, composer, and educator, who has become one of the country’s top clinicians and performers in the ‘ukulele circuit.’ He is known for his command of Latin styles and teaches right hand techniques, adapting his style and knowledge from the classical and flamenco guitar.
https://danielward.net/home
https://sukeyjumpmusic.com/
You could win a Zoom lesson with the amazing Li'l Rev!
Troubadour, teacher, songwriter, music historian, Li'l Rev's career largely revolves around touring North America, teaching at music camps, festivals, and concert series, as well as presenting one man musical history shows like: scraps of quilting music, jews n blues, and the jews of tin pan alley. He performs about 125-150 shows a year, sometimes alone, and sometimes his wife Jenna and daughter Mariela. Locally, he runs a ukulele club and annual ukulele festival and can often be found teaching music at Mead Library in Sheboygan, as well as Brass Bell Music Store in Milwaukee. In addition to his solo endeavors, he works with Milwaukee Celtic Duo Frogwater as well as with Milwaukee Guitar & Amp Maven Jim "High Noon" Eannelli as a duo.
https://lilrev.com/home
* This prize will be redeemable in January or February, as Li'l Rev is booked solid for the rest of the year.
You could win a Zoom lesson with the fabulous Bryan Tolentino!
Bryan Tolentino has been known, for the past thirty-eight years, as an accompanist who performed and continues to perform, locally and abroad with some of Hawaiʻi’s most well known and accomplished Hawaiian music artists. Bryan has performed and recorded with notable Hawaiian entertainers such as: Raiatea Helm, Jake Shimabukuro, Herb Ohta, Jr., Halehaku Seabury, Aunty Genoa Keawe, Pomaika‘i Lyman, Karen Keawehawai‘i, Ku‘uipo Kumukahi, Marlene Sai, Jerry Santos and Olomana, O’Brian Eselu, Nathan Aweau, Frank Hewett, Byron Yasui, Benny Chong, and so many others! He has recorded on over fifty CD’s for other artists as well as compilations. In the Summer of 2016, he expanded his role by joining the Performing Arts Academy at Kamehameha Schools – Kapalama campus, educating young adults interested in learning and performing the ‘ukulele. Bryan continues to tour locally, nationally, and internationally, sharing his love for the ukulele through performances and workshops.
https://bryantolentino.com/
The winner of this awesome prize will have access to James Hill's outstanding new The Ukulele Way. Includes video lessons taught by James, sheet music, and audio at various skill levels.
Retail: $98/year
One free admission to Cool Hand Uke's (Dan Scanlan) BIG 75-lesson online ukulele course, PLUS a hard copy of his How to Play Ukulele: A Complete Guide for Beginners! The online course is appropriate for absolute beginners trying to learn how to play ukulele, guitar players who wish to migrate to the ukulele, and accomplished ukulele players looking for new challenges.
http://www.coolhanduke.com/
Retail: $50
Generously donated by multi-instrumentalist Fred Sokolow, this bundle includes Fred's Complete Advanced Ukulele Guide and Ukulele Legends DVDs. Material includes moveable chords, jazz chords, blues licks, and more! (Shipping in North America only)
Retail: $17
Generously donated by Ukulele Magazine, this item is a one-year (4 issue) subscription.
Retail: $24.00
Who wouldn't want to practice with this Clownuku (soprano) and Tanguku (concert) pair by Goldfish Guitars? Great for kids or for adults who perform for or teach kids!
The Tanguku measures 23 inches long with a 15-inch scale length. Tanguku has a patented fish body style, fish sound hole, whale tail bridge, and fish headstock. The whale tail bridge is rosewood. The tuners are geared for quality and playabiility. The Tanguku comes with Aquila strings. Comes with an well-padded gig bag!
The Clownuku Soprano ukulele measures 21 inches long with a 13 inch scale length. Clownuku has a patented fish body style, fish sound hole, whale tail bridge and fish fin headstock. This Soprano Fishuku looks and sound great. The Clownuku body is made of Basswood and is not cheap construction. The Whale Tail bridge and fret board are rosewood. The Clownuku comes with quality nylgut strings and a gig bag. (Shipping in North America only)
Retail: $120
This beautiful soprano ukulele carries the Ukulele Kids Club name on its headstock, and cheerful colored strings! It's a playable keepsake that honors the UKC mission as it rings out with music! (Shipping in North America only)
Retail: Priceless
Who wouldn't want to have their morning coffee or tea in this beautiful 8 oz. ukulele-themed mug? These mugs, crafted by Blue Witch Ceramics, have been imported from the UK just for this fundraiser!
Retail: $56 USD. (Shipping in North America only)
Retail Price: $56 USD. (Shipping in North America only)
A little wine with your music, anyone? These beautiful artisan-crafted bottle stoppers feature stainless steel and fused glass. The treble clef decals are fired into the glass, so they won't scratch off. This raffle is for the BLUE stopper. (Shipping in North America only)
Retail: $20
The Ukulele Chord Changer fits soprano and concert soprano ukuleles and allows you to play the ukulele by pressing the chord changer buttons while strumming the uke strings. A wonderful adaptive device that makes chords accessible for beginners or individuals with dexterity and mobility challenges. Chords include C7, C, G7, G, A7, F, D7, and D, as well as a few combinations. The deluxe songbook features 92 songs. Generously donated by Troubadour Music. (Shipping in North America only)
Retail: $27
Be the coolest strummer on the block with this bundle of awesome ukulele lifestyle gifts! Includes one "ukulalien" t-shirt (L), one neon ukulele tie, one ukulele bracelet, one ukulele pin, a set of Hawaiian-themed cookie cutters, Island Style CD
Retail: $60 (Shipping in North America only)
The uke players best friend! Contains soprano and concert Aquila strings, a string winder, a Snark tuner, a humidifier, a uke hanger, and a bottle of mister and polishing cloth - plus a $25 gift card to South Shore Music, in Weymouth, MA.
Retail: $75 (Shipping in North America only)
Handmade by the talented Nancy Kocur, of Quilts and Ukuleles, this beautiful strap is designed for ukes with a strap button. (Shipping in North America only)
Retail: $23
Handmade by Nancy Kocur of Quilts and Ukuleles! This strap is designed for ukes with a strap button. (Shipping in North America only)
Handmade by Nancy Kocur of Quilts and Ukuleles! This strap is designed with a sound hole hook, for ukes without a strap button. (Shipping in North America only)
