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Ukulele (Greg) Gent
At 10 years old, Greg's parents gave him the choice between two things he really wanted: guitar lessons or an aquarium. Guitar required work, so he chose the aquarium. 40 years later, he decided to learn a musical instrument, this time the ukulele. Greg believes that anyone can play an instrument and works in many ways to help people achieve that. He’s now involved with local play-alongs, ukulele festivals and even hosts a weekly online ukulele play-along with viewers from across the country and world. Since 2021, Greg has been an ambassador for KLOS brand ukuleles.
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Art Hopkins
Arthur fell backwards into ukulele in 2005 when his father, who was fighting cancer at the time, started playing as therapy and asked him to join. Experiencing the fantastic therapeutic value that the ukulele can provide, Arthur was hooked on the ukulele scene and has made it a mission to put ukuleles into the hands of as many folks as possible! Arthur has founded and co-founded many Uke jams, amateur performing groups and lesson clubs around California like the River City Ukes, Ukulele University, the wildly popular Ukulele Rocks, and Rock that Uke. Now he is supporting the Houkulele club in Houston, Texas. Dubbed “Your Enthusiastic Advocate,” Arthur loves to teach and be taught by the woefully warm ukulele crowd. Especially fond of the beginners, he is still spreading smiles via the healing power of music on the Uke. Come and enjoy the many faces of the ukulele as Arthur pulls from all genres and decades.
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The Ukedelics
Forget what you think you know about the ukulele - this little instrument can really swing! The Ukedelics play uked-up versions of a wide range of musical genres: jazz, blues, pop, rock, country, plus classics from the Great American Songbook as well as new original classics. (okay, we play a few Hawaiian songs, too.)
The Ukedelics have been entertaining the Nashville area for over fifteen years: bringing ukulele fun to clubs, theaters, private parties, and corporate events.
The Ukedelics (left to right);
Tim Davies, Ted Nunes, Jill Mothershed, Andy Hudson, Todd Elgin, Anita Moffatt, Michael Timme
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Monica Dear
Monica Dear is a veteran music teacher in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Sharing her ukulele expertise and best practices with other music teachers is her passion. She has developed a popular course for teaching ukulele in the classroom setting and leads Professional Development sessions for teachers across the country.
Monica is a Level III James Hill Ukulele Initiative Certificate holder and has conducted many school, church, and community choirs. She teaches at two elementary schools, sings with Edmonton’s oratorio choir, continues to study ukulele with acclaimed teachers, and is the fearless leader of the Highlands Ukulele Gang.
“She speaks fluent 'teacher.' She understands the realities of the classroom such as time constraints, attention span and ability level, and shares strategies in how to overcome them.”
“Monica Dear’s the person to go to if you want to learn how to successfully teach ukulele in the classroom - really, truly, not kidding. And she's also quite funny.”