Ukulele Classes

Webster Street near Lincoln, Alameda CA

19 July, 2022

Description

Ukulele Classes at Malaya Botanicals 1542 Webster Street - Alameda Tuesdays & Thursdays 7pm-9pm. Drop in - $25 per class. The origin of the Ukulele is highly attributed to Hawaii though it was first developed and used in the Madeira Island of Portugal where it was called a Machete. Once the machete was adopted in Hawaii it was redesigned to make it easier to learn and play. Hawaiians then started making the instrument out of a native wood, Koa, and adjusted the tuning, finishing the transformation from a machete to the ukulele we know today. The Ukulele is still highly linked with music from Hawaii where the name translates as ‘jumping flea,’ Possibly because of the movement of a player’s fingers. Learn more here: www.malayabotanicals.com