Trieste Ukulele Club - Winter 2024

 




Trieste Ukulele Club - Feb. 24, 2024

Trieste Ukulele Club - Jan 13, 2024 - I Have A Dream, ABBA

Blowing in the Wind - Feb. 24, 2024

Trieste Ukulele Club   

Winter 2024 Meeting Dates.  Saturdays, always from 10-12

January 13 - I Have A Dream, Abba
January 27 - San Remo Surprise!
February 10 - These Boots are Made for Walking
February 24 - Blowing in the Wind
March 9 - Flowers
March 23 - What's Up and Replays - The Best of Trieste Ukulele Club

SPRING
April 6
April 20
May 4
May 18
May 29- June 2 - Monopolele! 

Our meetings are FREE.  All are Welcome!  All Levels, All Ages.

Meetings at Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste - Italy

Loaner Ukes available for Meeting Days. 

Our Meeting and WhatsApp language is English.  Most songs are in English.  

We are NOT experts. We learn and have fun together.  Better Fun than Perfect.  

We play versions of songs that are ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE, even the person who just started..  

Our goal is to learn one song well each meeting.  

If you are Advanced, you are welcome to play with us and then do an OPEN MIC of a song that you have been working on.  

FIRST TIME REGISTRATION REQUIRED at this LINK

While are meetings are FREE, we encourage participants to become members of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG to help support our efforts and take advantage of other opportunities. 

Annual Membership 1/09/23 - 31/08/24:   Reduced: €25 - students 16+, teachers, 65+, Regular: €35 

Sample Meeting Agenda:
  • Open with Don't Worry Be Happy
  • Deep Dive - learn 1 new song together
  • Replay a few previous songs
  • Open Mic
  • Close with El Tram De Opicina

Check out:

We get inspiration from the Austin Ukulele Society and Cynthia Lin 
If you teach young students, you can get find tutorials from Dario VivianiSukuki Ukulele and Guitar Teacher in Trieste.

Are you a Music Teacher?  Download the UKULELE IN CLASS BOOKLET 10/2023.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1guMB--_2WbDglDlJevSHmUjYODC6pbd1/view?usp=drive_link

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MEETING:  March 23, 2024, 10-12

Warm up with: 

1) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin - C Dm F 
Swing Strum: d du | d du | d du | d du
2) Featured Song:   What's Up? 4 Non Blondes (Linda Perry)
OR 

    The Logical Song (Super Tramp)

3) REPLAYS - The BEST of TRIESTE UKULELE CLUB 
from the Trieste Ukulele Club MUSIC LIBRARY

4) Open Mic

5) Closing: El Tram De Opicina
    and/or I'll be There for You - Theme Song from Friends
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MEETING:  March 9, 2024, 10-12

Warm up with: 

1) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin - C Dm F 
Swing Strum: d du | d du | d du | d du
2) Featured Song;  FLOWERS ( 2023 - Miley Cyrus) - Am Dm G C E7 F
3) Replays 

    Blowing in the Wind (1962 - Bob Dylan)  -C F G Am (optional: Gsus4, Em)

    Are You Sleeping - C  Sheet Music

    These Boots are Made for Walking Sheet Music

    I Have A Dream  Sheet Music    


4) Open Mic

5) Closing: El Tram De Opicina
    and/or I'll be There for You - Theme Song from Friends
6) EXTRA CREDIT - 
  1. What Was I made For by Billie Eillish from Barbie
  2. Sheet Music 
  3. Original Song with Lyrics  


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MEETING:  February 24, 2024, 10-12

Warm up with: 

1) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin - C Dm F 
Swing Strum: d du | d du | d du | d du
2) Featured Songs:  

    Blowing in the Wind (1962 - Bob Dylan)  -C F G Am (optional: Gsus4, Em)

    Are You Sleeping - C 



3) Replays 
    These Boots are Made for Walking
    I Have A Dream

4) Open Mic

5) Closing: El Tram De Opicina
    and/or I'll be There for You - Theme Song from Friends
Happy Birthday to US!  Our 2nd Anniversary on February 5th!  

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MEETING:  February 10, 2024, 10-12

Warm up with: 

1) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin - C Dm F 
Swing Strum: d du | d du | d du | d du
2) Featured Song:  These Boots are Made for Walking (1965 - Nancy Sinatra) G G7 C7 Bb

3) Replays 
    Felicità  (1982 - 2nd Place)  C Am Dm G 

    Sarà Perchè Ti Amo (1981 - 5th Place) C Am F G

4) Open Mic

5) Closing: El Tram De Opicina
    and/or I Have A Dream
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MEETING:  January 27, 2024, 10-12

Warm up with: 

1) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin - C Dm F 
Swing Strum: d du | d du | d du | d du

5) Closing: El Tram De Opicina
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MEETING:  January 13, 2024, 10-12

Warm up with: 

1) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin - C Dm F 
Swing Strum: d du | d du | d du | d du
3) Just Because - The Bird Song - Victoria Vox - C, G, Am, F
4) Open Mic

5) Closing: El Tram De Opicina