Ruby's Ukes presents a Ukulele Course Extraordinaire that takes places weekly in a beautiful downtown Heritage Building - learning a swing, jazz, blues, & folk repertoire. Classes are 90-minute sessions and will leave you smiling and a whole lot smarter! Courses run for 10 weeks and usual size for each class is approximately 28 students - we find this the perfect size big enough for great atmosphere, a fun time learning, making new friends and small enough to receive what is being taught and integrating it!

10 Week Courses start again April 16th 2013  

For more info on levels and easy, immediate, on-line payment just click on links.

Absolute beginners: No previous playing experience.

Beginners: very, very little or just some Ukulele experience, or another instrument.

Intermediate: Can play basic strum pattern, chords & read some tablature.

Advanced: Can play chords, strum and read tab and would like a uke challenge!

Absolute Beginner Ukulele Course Extraordinaire ~ "Ruby" (aka Daphne Roubini) 

Saturdays 10am ~ 11.30am ~ Starts April 20th 2013 ~ $180

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Beginner Ukulele Course Extraordinaire ~ "Ruby" (aka Daphne Roubini) 

Saturdays 12pm ~ 1.30pm ~ Starts April 20th 2013~ $180

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Beginner Ukulele Course Extraordinaire ~ Guido Heistek  

Wednesdays 6pm ~ 7.30pm ~ Starts April 17th 2013~ $180

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Intermediate Ukulele Course Extraordinaire ~ Guido Heistek  ~ SOLD OUT

Tuesdays 6pm ~ 7.30pm ~ Starts April 16th 2013~ $180

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~ Guido Heistek  (this is a new two level class) ~ $180

Wednesdays 8pm ~ 9.30pm ~ Starts April 17th 2013

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!NEW! Gospel Uke Course Extraordinaire ~Dawn Pemberton

Postponed till September! (email me if you would like to attend in the Fall)

Tuesdays 12pm ~ 1.30pm ~ Starts April 23rd 2013 ~ $108

learn to sing gospel harmonies, spirituals and play them on your Ukulele. Dawn Pemberton is a powerhouse, and a wonderful teacher. Dawn was the principle solo-ist for the Universal Gospel Choir.

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!NEW! Ukulele Express ~ "Ruby" (aka Daphne Roubini)  

Wednesdays 12pm~12.45pm ~ Starts April 24th 2013 ~ $69

This class is perfect for people who work downtown, or are busy in the evenings or on weekends.

We will simply cover the basics of playing the Ukulele in a shorter time!

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!NEW! Guitar Course Extraordinaire ~ Andrew Smith  $180

Tuesdays 8pm ~ 9.30pm ~ Starts April 16h 2013

This course is perfect for Ruby's Ukes 6-string friends, offering a folk, jazz, swing, repertoire we invite you in! Andrew Smith has taught guitar for many years both in London & Vancouver, he is the lead guitarist in Black Gardenia, and many students know Andy as Daphne's partner and Ruby's Ukes luthier. He plays a mean guitar too!

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 Ruby's Ukes Ukulele Courses run Sept, Jan, & April every year...if you would like to go on our email list to hear about registration just when it opens or to put your name down for our next series of classes please send me an email.

Ukuleles will be available to borrow (Free) during class time at Ruby's Ukes School, please register to reserve a ukulele.  Or for sale (prices range from $35 - $235) as well as Ukulele tuners, bags, & straps and The Vancouver Ukulele Circle Song book.

Saturday April 27th 2013 2pm - 4pm

Don't have time for our Ukulele course? take this workshop to get you going!

The Cost is $35  ~ this includes a tea break with snacks and workshop handout. 

Or $69 which also includes a colourful EMUS Ukulele! 

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http://begukeworkshopapril27th.eventbrite.com

 

Ruby’s Ukes "Uke can Free your Voice" Ukulele Workshop
Saturday May 11 2pm – 4pm

This workshop is perfect if you would like get your real voice out! it's fun too.

The Cost is $35  ~ this includes a tea break with snacks and workshop handout. 

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Saturday May 25th 2013  2pm - 4pm

The Cost is $79  ~ per family (up to 4 people)

This is the perfect workshop for parents, & grandparents, aunts & Uncles to introduce the ukuleles to their children (any age). I believe that the best way for children to learn music is with their families...

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Plus an option to pre-purchase a colourful EMUS Ukulele to take home!

(If you child is under 7 years old please buy them a Uke to play and keep!)

 

We are so happy to be expanding classes!

We will have 8 classes a week now, thank you all for being part of the success and pleasure of this Ukulele School. Much appreciated! We are working on some new courses for September. So watch this space. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear from you!

We will playing ‘Sakura Sakura’ as part of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom festival, we had a great rehearsal on Saturday March 25th and will have 40 people playing Ukuleles together, come watch us!

I am looking for some helpers for these shows, Would you like to volunteer? Send me an email. Thanks!

 

If you would like to participate in our Ukulele Celebration of Cherry Blossoms Pink Ukulele donation project you can buy a Pink Ukulele from us or Tom Lee Music and donate the Ukulele to the Callanish Cancer Centre.  These Ukuleles will be given to people with Cancer for their healing and pleasure.

The Best of Ruby's Ukes Album is under way that features the students at Ruby's Ukes Ukulele School and the song contest winners.  The proceeds of which will also go to Callanish Cancer Society.

The Ruby’s Ukes Ukulele Jams have been fun, however we find we are busily doing so many other things right so the Ruby's Ukes Jam will become a seasonal one, every few months. Watch for dates for the Summer one!

We are working on the Ruby’s Ukes Song Book! Have a song you would love to learn? Email me the song and we will put it in our School folder and see where it could fit in!

Here’s to another great Uke Season!

Watch out for dates of our Summer Concert.

We have created a Ukulele Ensemble (of 40 Ukers!) who will play "Sakura Sakura" to celebrate Vancouver's beautiful Cherry Blossoms!

As part of this event some people will be playing Pink Ukleles. These Pink Ukuleles can be donated to Callanish Cancer Centre after the performance or you are welcome to buy a Pink Ukulele to donate to this wonderful centre. 

You buy the Ukuleles from Tom Lee Music, to be collected.

A note for registered participants (who have signed up already)

We will be meeting at 12.15 at Burrard Skytrain station on Thursday April 4th by the AV tent to the right of the stage on the concourse. See you there!

at 2pm by the front entrance of Van Dusen Gardens on both April 6th & 7th to perform at 3pm.

Black Gardenia~ London Jazz meets Americana

Daphne Roubini playfully named "First Lady of Uke" sings and plays the Ukulele in  her band Black Gardenia. With their unique, darkly-relaxed blend of vintage jazz, country, folk and blues from the 20′s, 30′s and 40′s

Listen to, or purchase Black Gardenia's album  "No Moon at all"

Black Gardenia plays at The Revel Room, 238 Abbott Street, Gastown

Sundays 7pm-10pm, no cover. We will be celebrating our 3 year anniversary of this lovely gig on May 5th, come join the party!

 “Team retreats are meant to help employees build team spirit and challenge team members to develop new ways of enhancing their work.  Having Ruby come, with her many ukeleles and teach us the basics, accomplished all of the above.   Learning to play the ukelele challenged us to stop and listen to each other. We  exercised parts of our brain seldom exercised in a mental health setting.  We learned, we laughed and we had a sense of accomplishment, as we strummed and created beautiful music together.   This was just what the doctor ordered!!!!!!!”   Liz  Choquette Vancouver Coastal Health

the CBC National radio documentary featuring Ruby's Ukes, and award winning reporter Pamela Post's personal Uke journey and the healing aspects of the Ukulele,  aired Friday May 20th at 1pm (local time) on the program 'Living Out Loud', as well as North by North West on June 12th at 7.30am.

Here's the link for you the enjoy!

Spread the Uke Love....

Vintage Ukuleles real little darlin's  & all manner of Uke accessories...

We have Kala brand & Flea Ukuleles for sale to students during class

at Ruby's Ukes School downtown.

For Ruby's Ukes Ukulele Repairs, Restorations

and button fitting service ($25 including the buttons)

email Andrew Smith on

RUBY    (AKA Daphne Roubini)
daphneroubini@gmail.com604 408 2290 or 604 781 8670