Camosun Ukulele Singers circle

Song submission guidelines

There have been great developments and suggestions for the circle. We will update the songbook with a new index page once every three months. Please follow the link in the signature section of the e-mails from the circle.

• We decided to play any song a few times over to gain confidence in playing before we move on to the next song.
• We will play easier chord songs in the beginning to allow Beginners to have a chance to warm up and practice.
• Patrick and I would like to suggest guidelines for song submission to keep the inflow of new songs as smooth and as efficient as possible into the next edition of the songbook.  Updated songbooks will be released once every three months. We want those songs that you love to be submitted but we are the bottleneck in updating books. In order for the songs to be shared and embedded in the songbook quickly we would like you to have them organized:

1.  Submitted electronically in a Word file i.e .doc, not .docx (yet).
2. The fonts that we think is most universal at this time — Arial – 12 - 14 point size
3. Title (at the top with index specified; no need to insert into a header, to maintain universality)
4. First note and key (at the bottom; no need for footer. Keep it simple)
5. Name of file including the key in which the music is written e.g. “Bobby McGee in C.doc”
   
6.  Use of the two-column format if needed (keep character length shorter for better readability)
7. Plain black type, again for universality. Colour type comes out grey or very hard to read when printed on a black ink only printer)

Welcome to the Camosun Ukulele Singers circle!

Here is where you can find information about the circle. All for fun and a bit of music…or maybe it’s the other way around…hmmm.

Sponsored by “Healthy Together!” at Camosun.

• First & third Wednesdays of the month, 7-9pm
• Lansdowne Campus (see below for venues)
• Open to all employees and students of Camosun College (& their families)
• First 30 minutes tip of the month plus a bit of practice
• Next 1:30 hours playing & singing circle
• Circle: take turns choosing/introduce a song. We play it a few times if needed.
• Mixed ability circle. Beginners welcome.
• $2 drop in to cover basic costs, $1 for students
• Bring your ukulele, music stand, tuner
• Songbook available by e-mail or $5 for a copy (~100 pages)
• Please e-mail camosun.ukulele.singers at gmail.com if you are coming for the first time (There are ukuleles you can borrow for the evening until you get your own, let us know ahead)

Circle goals

• Wellness: fun, social, camaraderie 
• Educational: Songs progressively more challenging as the year goes along, get better at playing and singing
• For all: Circle format
• Encourage personal development: To have a concert or perform as a way to pull together all we’ve learned
  

Questions?

E-mail Joseph Hoh at camosun.ukulele.singers at gmail.com or call extension 3456

Circle dates and venues

1st and 3rd (and a couple of 5th) Wednesdays 7 - 9 PM Wilna Thomas 234, Lansdowne Campus

Sep 7, 21

Oct 5, 19

Nov2, 16, 30

Dec 7

Jan 4, 18

Feb 1, 15, 29

Mar 7, 21

Apl 4, 18

May 2,16, 30

Jun 6, 20

Along with your ukulele, we suggest you bring a tuner and a music stand. Song book will be made available by emailing camosun.ukulele.singers at gmail.com. If printing is a problem let us know and we will prepare copies for $5.