COME PLAY A SONG MASH-UP
I love arranging a song mash for ukulele and guitar! Mashing two unlikely songs together can create a new perspective on both songs. Here are some examples from the Chicks with Picks Melbourne Ukulele and Guitar Repertoire ‘Somebody I used to...
EMERGING FROM LOCKDOWN
It's lovely to be out of lockdown and facilitating face to face lessons again. I'd forgotten how much joy and deep connection I experience playing music with students in live sessions. Now that we're emerging from lockdown, I'm starting to dream of new musical...
WE’RE STILL HERE
The last 18 months of Chicks with Picks Melbourne has been a challenge. But, we've made it through four lockdowns and into our fifth. I've learned to change tack really quickly and can now offer classes online via Zoom as well as live - when we can. Lately we've been...
We’re ONLINE!
Chicks with Picks Melbourne is now offering guitar, ukulele and songwriting lessons online. If you’re stuck at home looking at that neglected instrument in the corner and thinking, it might be time to while away some hours learning to strum some songs, drop us a...
Guitars Forever. Jenny Barrett, 2019
Guitars Forever. Jenny Barrett, 2019 I’m currently enjoying a Chicks with Picks time, but I first heard guitar at home in the 1950s when I was just 4 years old. I was transported by the sounds. My mother, Alice, had played electric guitar in dance bands and at parties...
Melbourne Ukulele Festival
We are excited to announce that we will be playing at the Melbourne Ukulele Festival on Saturday 14th March. We will be presenting a performance at 3.30pm. Then at 4.15pm we will invite everyone to join us for a Jam session. Bring your ukulele to play along with us!...
End of Year Jam Sessions- All Welcome!
Chicks with Picks Melbourne are pleased to open our doors to newcomers and those thinking about learning ukulele or guitar in a fun and supportive learning environment with other music loving women. Beginners to advanced welcome. It’s fun, it’s friendly and it’s free!...
It’s busking time at Ceres Sunday Market.
Chicks with Picks Melbourne Junior students are getting very excited! It’s busking time at Ceres Sunday Market. Junior students look forward to this event every year. They get to share what they’ve learnt over the last few months, contribute to the atmosphere of a...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEXT YEAR? ENROL for 2020.
What are you doing next year? Have you considered learning ukulele or guitar? Joining a group music class with other women is such a great way to learn an instrument. It’s fun, it’s supportive and It’s friendly. Chicks with Picks Melbourne specialise in offering music...
SURREY HILLS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019
We are pleased to announce that we will be performing at this year’s Surrey Hills Music Festival. It’s a wonderful free community event that happens each year in November. It is a celebration of community music making and boasts a program of...