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Thank you to everyone who came out to the Blackwater Ukulele Festival this past Saturday at Cypress Gardens. Jim Ravoira always goes above and beyond in putting this event together. Jim is the founder of the Charleston Hot Shots. If you are an Ukulelist on Facebook, you may want to follow Charleston Ukulele Society for more information.

This year's festival benefitted the Berkley Animal Shelter, and Magdalene House for Women - an organization that helps get women off the street and prepares them to start a new life with better opportunities.

A number of you at the festival asked about ukulele jams for beginners. I am in the West Ashley area and, if there is enough interest, a Summer Jam every month is a possibility. If you were in my novice class at the event, or are just finding this page, and are interested, drop an email my way. Until then I continue to teach private lessons online and in person.

Adults are now finding more time for their own music education without the extra after work drive-time. Some adults schedule their lesson during their lunch break, or kick back after the kids go to sleep with an online music learning session and a glass of their favorite after work beverage.

The benefits of playing a musical instrument will continue to have a positive impact on lives as long as this planet spins.  We play music to praise our God, create community, soothe our own spirits, or inspire others. Music lives in nature; the wind plays the tall grasses like a lyre, the oceans roar like a symphony, and the leaves of the trees rustle in song. Music is all around us. 

Technology will continue to make the music learning experience more efficient for everyone. Online lessons are here to stay.