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Explore a variety of genres and techniques in this ensemble for ukulele players with prior experience. Students who have taken Beginner Ukulele or private lessons with Jo Hampton are recommended for this ensemble, as well as any ukulele players with a beginner's understanding of simple chords (C, F, Am, G). Students will explore a variety of chord progressions for popular music, fingerstyle melodies, and improvisation, and strengthen a variety of techniques.

We are pleased to offer two separate sessions this semester. Sign up for one or both sessions!

Sept. 10 - Oct. 15 | 6 meeting(s) | Make up class offered on Oct. 22, if needed.

Oct. 29 - Dec. 17 | 6 meeting(s) | No class on 11/5 or 11/26. 

Note: This class meets on Tuesday evenings from 7pm - 8pm

Limited scholarships are available through Elm City Community Music -- please email info@elmcitymusic.org for more information.

 Meet your Instructor

Jo Hampton grew up in small midwestern Haysville, Kansas. She currently holds a Bachelor of Music with a focus in Music Education from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she played violin in the Coe College Symphony Orchestra. Jo sought out Waterville, Maine, for her first teaching position in 2021, teaching 4th and 5th grades general music and 5th grade chorus at the Albert S. Hall School while also teaching 6th-8th general music through ukulele and keyboard at the Waterville Junior High School. In the fall of 2023 she moved into her current position teaching Kindergarten through 3rd grades general music at the George J. Mitchell School in Waterville. Jo has a passion for guiding students of all ages in finding joy and expression through music in all shapes and forms, and has aspirations for future work in the world of music therapy.

The instructor will demonstrate and assist as beginners set up their own worm bins (limit five households – one worm bin per household.)

No limit on the number of individuals but they all need to be from the first 5 households to register. Everyone has to pay the registration fee (children are welcome and free) After the worm bins are assembled then the instructor will give his “Worm Talk.”

The talk covers the following subjects: What is Vermiculture and Worm Composting and how is it different from regular composting? Why do it? What are the benefits? What are the main things to consider before trying? What is important for worms to thrive? What are the main problems encountered and how to avoid (or remediate if necessary.)

The instructor takes contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) from each household and then stays in contact with them for a year or more until they reach a point of self-reliance. The instructor returns 3 to 4 months after the initial workshop to assist with the first harvest of each student's worm bin. All the alumni of the workshop gather for their “First Harvest”. They are sometimes joined by “senior alumni” that are there for their 2nd, 3rd…harvest.

First Harvest for this class is in 3 to 4 months: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 6 to 8 PM