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Ukulele Song Sources There are also many free sites that will give you songs with chords: • Ukulele Hunt www.UkuleleHunt.com (http://www.ukulelehunt.com/)A great resource for Ukulele TAB & chord charts with quick video examples of the song • Ukulele Underground www.UkuleleUnderground.com(http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/) • Aldrine Gererro is the ultimate ukulele Guru. This website is great, and includes easy to follow instructional videos. However, there is a cost. • iREAL PRO www.irealpro.com (http://www.irealpro.com/)This is an app, and basically you will have an entire Facebook in your pocket. This app also has the feature of a little Karaoke backing track that you can set in any key & at any tempo. • Ukulele Go www.Ukulelego.com (http://www.ukulelego.com/)This is a helpful website for lessons Artistworks artistworks.com/ukulele-lessons-craig-sarah This is an online school run by Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel. • Yousician www.yousician.com (http://www.yousician.com/)Ukulele (and every other instrument) lessons with stickers and other motivation. There is a charge for this, but it is good. Youtube lessons -Type in “free ukulele lessons” and lots of information comes up. • Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops: http://ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com(http://ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com/) • Jim’s Ukulele Songbook: http://ozbcoz.com/ (http://ozbcoz.com/)Petey Mack Songs: http://peteymack.weebly.com/arrangements.html(http://peteymack.weebly.com/arrangements.html) • San Jose Uke Club Songbook: http://sanjoseukeclub.org/song_book...(http://sanjoseukeclub.org/song_book...) • Ukulele songs by Richard G: http://wp.scorpexuke.com/songs/ (http://wp.scorpexuke.com/songs/)Bytown Ukulele Group Songbook: http://www.bytownukulele.ca/Songboo...(http://www.bytownukulele.ca/Songboo...) • Modern Ukulele Songs: http://modernukesongs.weebly.com/so...(http://modernukesongs.weebly.com/so...) • Dr. Uke: http://www.doctoruke.com/songs.html (http://www.doctoruke.com/songs.html)Songbook Apps There are quite a few apps for organizing music on a digital songbook. This allows you to manage lyrics, chords, sheet music, and more, eliminating the need for physical songbooks. • SongbookPro (Recommended): A versatile app for managing chord charts, lyrics, sheet music, and songbooks on tablets and laptops. Features: - Organizes and displays music in a flexible, easy-to-read format. - Supports chord charts, lyrics, sheet music and songbooks. - Allows for syncing songs across multiple devices. - Offers cloud backup and restore. - Can import songs from Ult Guitar. - Supports bluetooth foot pedals for scrolling/switching pages. - Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows, and Amazon Fire. - Pricing: One-time purchase for the full version. - Link: SongbookPro (https://songbook-pro.com/)*The majority of members of the Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops use SongbookPro • Other available Songbook apps: OnSong, iGigBook SongSheet Pro, SongBook+, Setlist Helper, SongBook Chordpro, MySongbook, Platinum Songbook

Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops Groups Tuesday Afternoon Group When: Tuesday Afternoons, 1:30-3:30 pm Where: North Shore Community Centre, 307-730 Cottonwood Avenue, Kamloops V2B 8M6 Contacts: Don Ekroth (<ekroth946@shaw.ca>(mailto:ekroth946@shaw.ca)) Cost: $3:00/Members: $2.00 Wednesday Evening Group When: Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-9:00 pm Where: Kamloops United Church, 421 St Paul St, Kamloops V2C 2J7 Contacts: Debby Erickson (deberick@shaw.ca)(mailto:deberick@shaw.ca) Fawn Knox (fawnfknox@gmail.com)(mailto:fawnfknox@gmail.com) Cost: $4.00 Saturday Jams at Cottonwood Centre When: Twice monthly, 1:30-3:30 pm (Please check with Tina for dates) Where: North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave, Kamloops V2B 8M6 Contact: Tina Hebner (tinasmusic@outlook.com)(mailto:tinasmusic@outlook.com) Cost: $3.00 ($2 for members of the North Shore Community Centre) Please note: Non-members may attend four sessions at no charge. Individuals who wish to continue attending sessions after four sessions are expected to register as a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops.

How do I download one or more songs from the UOK Website to SongbookPro... 1. On the Home Page of the UOK website, click on "Music Library". 2. In the "Music Library" section, click on the letter or title of the folder where the song or songs you wish to download are located. 3. Click on the box of the song or songs you would like to download.* 4. Click the “Download“ symbol in the upper right of the shaded area 5. “Do you want to download "download.zip?” Click Download. 6. Click the in the upper right corner of the page. This will take you to the Downloads page on your computer. 7. Click Select then click in the circle of the download.zip file you just downloaded. 8. Click "Share" in the lower left corner. 9. Click on the SongbookPro icon 10. All of the downloaded songs should appear on the SongbookPro screen. 11. Click Import in the lower right corner of the screen. 12. All of your songs should now be imported. *NOTE: This procedure can only be done within one letter or title folder. It cannot be completed across multiple folders at the same time.

Resources: ​ Ukulele Song Sources There are also many free sites that will give you songs with chords: • Ukulele Hunt www.UkuleleHunt.com (http://www.ukulelehunt.com/)A great resource for Ukulele TAB & chord charts with quick video examples of the song • Ukulele Underground www.UkuleleUnderground.com(http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/) • Aldrine Gererro is the ultimate ukulele Guru. This website is great, and includes easy to follow instructional videos. However, there is a cost. • iREAL PRO www.irealpro.com (http://www.irealpro.com/)This is an app, and basically you will have an entire Facebook in your pocket. This app also has the feature of a little Karaoke backing track that you can set in any key & at any tempo. • Ukulele Go www.Ukulelego.com (http://www.ukulelego.com/)This is a helpful website for lessons Artistworks artistworks.com/ukulele-lessons-craig-sarah This is an online school run by Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel. • Yousician www.yousician.com (http://www.yousician.com/)Ukulele (and every other instrument) lessons with stickers and other motivation. There is a charge for this, but it is good. Youtube lessons -Type in “free ukulele lessons” and lots of information comes up. • Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops: http://ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com(http://ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com/) • Jim’s Ukulele Songbook: http://ozbcoz.com/ (http://ozbcoz.com/)Petey Mack Songs: http://peteymack.weebly.com/arrangements.html(http://peteymack.weebly.com/arrangements.html) • San Jose Uke Club Songbook: http://sanjoseukeclub.org/song_book...(http://sanjoseukeclub.org/song_book...) • Ukulele songs by Richard G: http://wp.scorpexuke.com/songs/ (http://wp.scorpexuke.com/songs/)Bytown Ukulele Group Songbook: http://www.bytownukulele.ca/Songboo...(http://www.bytownukulele.ca/Songboo...) • Modern Ukulele Songs: http://modernukesongs.weebly.com/so...(http://modernukesongs.weebly.com/so...) • Dr. Uke: http://www.doctoruke.com/songs.html (http://www.doctoruke.com/songs.html)Songbook Apps There are quite a few apps for organizing music on a digital songbook. This allows you to manage lyrics, chords, sheet music, and more, eliminating the need for physical songbooks. • SongbookPro (Recommended): A versatile app for managing chord charts, lyrics, sheet music, and songbooks on tablets and laptops. Features: - Organizes and displays music in a flexible, easy-to-read format. - Supports chord charts, lyrics, sheet music and songbooks. - Allows for syncing songs across multiple devices. - Offers cloud backup and restore. - Can import songs from Ult Guitar. - Supports bluetooth foot pedals for scrolling/switching pages. - Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows, and Amazon Fire. - Pricing: One-time purchase for the full version. - Link: SongbookPro (https://songbook-pro.com/)*The majority of members of the Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops use SongbookPro • Other available Songbook apps: OnSong, iGigBook SongSheet Pro, SongBook+, Setlist Helper, SongBook Chordpro, MySongbook, Platinum Songbook