As we transition seasons, I’m excited to announce a new term of weekly ukulele classes, monthly songwriting workshops, and regular jams – all offered online *and* in person here in Portland, Oregon! Read through some brief descriptions below, browse the Shop, and/or check out the Event Calendar to find the best options for you. WeeklyContinue reading “Classes, Workshops & Jams – Oh My!”
Author Archives: Avery Hill
New Ukulele! New Song!
The newest member of the family … A couple of weeks ago, I went to pick up my new custom tenor ukulele from my friends Aaron, Nicole and Henry Keim (a.k.a. Beansprout Musical Instruments). I have been teaching and performing on ukulele long enough now, it was time to up my game and work withContinue reading “New Ukulele! New Song!”
Bike Tour 2023
Bike Tour Page Blues and ragtime player Del Rey and I have enjoyed teaching together in the past (most recently at the Menucha Ukulele Band Camp in 2022. When we met up by bicycle last fall in Seattle, we hatched this idea for organizing a small tour … entirely by bike! It’s a bit proof-of-conceptContinue reading “Bike Tour 2023”
#TeachingTuesday No.10 ~ Women’s History Month!
Happy Women’s History Month! We had a great jam last Saturday, playing some of our favorite women songwriters (Missed it? Join us next month!) YouTube Channel Theme: Women Songwriters This week – and all month – I’ll be sharing ukulele tutorials on my YouTube Channel that feature women songwriters and moments in women’s history. InContinue reading “#TeachingTuesday No.10 ~ Women’s History Month!”
Avery Hill Songwriter Show ~ January 20
As an artist, there are ebbs and flows, phases and chapters, refrains and bridges … in other words, it’s rarely a straight path, but the good news is the path is always leading somewhere. Thus far in the pandemic, I’ve taken a step back from my work as Avery Hill the Songwriter, for a varietyContinue reading “Avery Hill Songwriter Show ~ January 20”
It’s that time of year …
Happy New Year! As we turn the page into 2023, I have a new song to share! It’s quite a recent song, too; I wrote over the past several weeks of the holiday season. The working title for now is “It’s That Time of Year”. As a performing artist who first started as a storyteller,Continue reading “It’s that time of year …”
Holiday Music for Ukulele
Happy Hanukkah! Happy Solstice! Merry Christmas! As I cozy up here between various holidays, watching an ice storm set in outside my window here, I’ve been playing a lot of holiday music for ukulele around here. We had the holiday version of our Ukulele Zoom Jam so early this year, I’ve missed making music withContinue reading “Holiday Music for Ukulele”
New Ukulele Classes & Workshops Begin January 2023
It’s hard to believe we are at another year’s end! I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season, whatever you may celebrate (or not celebrate, as the case may be). As for me, I’ve enjoyed baking cookies and singing carols with my son, getting out for walks in our brisk winter air, and –Continue reading “New Ukulele Classes & Workshops Begin January 2023”
Upcoming Ukulele Workshops
Ch-Ch-Changes No matter what hemisphere you’re in, the seasons are changing. Here in Portland, Oregon, the sun is still shining but the mornings are chilly and the leaves are starting to crunch beneath my feet… My usual format of classes is changing, too! I have an opportunity these next couple months to dig deep intoContinue reading “Upcoming Ukulele Workshops”
In Person Ukulele Jams Are Back!
Folks, it’s been a loooooooong 2+ years and I HAVE MISSED YOU. Because I’ve been podded up with my elderly parents and my too-young-to-be-vaxxed child, I was slow to return to our in person ukulele jams. But I am telling you … I AM READY. Remember when? In the “beforetimes”, I led monthly in personContinue reading “In Person Ukulele Jams Are Back!”