Ukulele at your Fingertips (Level 1)

(6 sessions x 2 hours)

This beginner course introduces learners to the fundamentals of guitar playing. Learners will learn the proper playing posture, understand chord diagrams, apply strumming and plucking techniques, change basic guitar chords and play simple tunes. They will also link lyrics with chord changes and plucking patterns. This course is recommended for learners with no prior knowledge of guitar playing.

Course Content:

Basics of Ukulele playing
- Understanding the ukulele structure and parts
- Understand ukulele strings and how to tune the instrument
- Understanding how to read frets and elementary chords with tablature

Western Theory
- Understanding basic musical terms
- Learning to read and interpret scores

Music cheat sheet (lyrics with chords)
- Learning to apply western music theory and basic ukulele playing on a given song
- Learning to strum and sing to a simple song

Rhythmic Strumming
- Ability to read a given rhythmic pattern using western music theory
- Learning to execute a given strumming pattern over a song

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Our Trainers

Guoliang Lee

Guoliang Lee is a Music Educator in Singapore with over 15 years of teaching experience. He holds a Diploma in Music Performance (Guitar) from LASALLE College of the Arts and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) degree from James Cook University. As a guitarist, he performs extensively at events. Some of his notable performances include performances with “Freefall”, a Touch community band, “H20six”, a local Chinese pop band, and “Juz-B”, a local A Cappella group.

Guoliang has also performed in numerous community and corporate events, in addition to being a guest performer at Yamaha’s festivals and events. In 2016, Guoliang emerged as Champion in the Sungha Jung Guitar Competition held in Singapore and performed as the opening act for Sungha Jung Live in Singapore. In 2020, he was appointed Ambassador of Yamaha Guitars by Yamaha Music Singapore.

Guoliang’s passion for teaching music began when he was a second-year student at LASALLE College of the Arts. He has since turned his passion into a career and continues to hone his skills daily through teaching and practising. Having taught in a wide array of places and classroom settings, he continues to find satisfaction in reaching out to people all over Singapore through Music.

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Course Information

Course Schedule
[January 2025 Intake]
13 January – 17 February 2025 (Every Mon)
12pm – 2pm

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[March 2025 Intake]
Not offered at March Intake

Course Fee
S$360.00
S$194.90 (After NSA)

Course fee does not include materials required for this course

Application Fee
S$48.00

Aid Schemes
National Silver Academy
SkillsFuture Credit

Application Information
[January 2025 Intake]
Applications are accepted until 1 December 2024, or when the course is full, whichever earlier.

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Information for Learners

CLE Office is located at NAFA Campus 1, Tower Block (Level 9).

We are open from Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).

Operating hours:
9.30am - 12.30pm; 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Available Subsidies:
SkillsFuture Credit
*SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy Credits are not applicable for all courses offered by our Centre
National Silver Academy (NSA)
NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

For any enquiries or assistance, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Hotline: 6512 1388

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