Houkulele: Houston's Ukulele Club

Houkulele is Houston’s ukulele club, a vibrant community of players of all ages and skill levels. We represent the culturally diverse Greater Houston Area and have fun encouraging each other to grow musically while connecting with the public through our shared love of the ukulele.

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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Houkulele Songbook Updates!

The first version of the Houkulele Songbook for 2015 is now ready for your playing enjoyment!

You can find it under the Songbooks section of the site:


Or you can download it directly here.

What's new in this version?
  • New songs
  • Updated songs
  • (Slightly) new format

To help you sort out what's different, we've added a new column to the contents page so you can see what's changed when:


Share and enjoy!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Play Ukulele by Ear with Jim D'Ville!

On Tuesday, March 31, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church (The Woodlands) (3801 S Panther Creek
Dr, Spring, TX 77381) there will be two workshops offered - one hour each:

7:00 pm

Strumming Ukulele By Ear (All Levels) Free yourself from memorizing Down-Up patterns! Starting with the basic index finger strum, Jim will quickly have your muscle memory absorbing fun strums like The Gallop Triplett, The Chunky Chop and many more strumming techniques that will spice up your playing.

8:00 pm 

Play Ukulele By Ear Vol. 1 Get the most out of your ukulele experience by learning to Play Ukulele By Ear. This entertaining and informative workshop will give you the tools you need to tap into your innate musical abilities. Playing by ear is easy, fun, and it will propel your understanding of how music works to a new level. This workshop will make you a better listener and student! All skill levels welcome, however, knowledge of basic chord shapes (C F G7) is helpful.

Cost to attend is $35 for both sessions. To attend only one or the other is $20. To reserve your spot and make payment arrangements (through PayPal) contact Jim directly via email: dville at teleport.com