Uke W - Ukulele Jam

Uke W - Ukulele Jam is a student group at the University of Waterloo that enjoy getting together once a week to play music using ukuleles. The jams are typically 1.5 hours in length and are intended to be very informal. During the jam, all of the lyrics and chords for the songs that are played are displayed using a data projector. This means that no advanced preparation is required to participate.

History
The Uke W - Ukulele Jam was founded by Chris Hoyle during the Winter 2012 school term at the University of Waterloo. During a co-op workterm, Chris became a regular member at the Corktown Ukulele Jam in Toronto. Chris founded this UW club to recreate the enjoyable experience of the Corktown Ukulele Jam on campus.

Uke W was sanctioned as an official Federation of Students Club in January 2012. The very first official jam took place on Sunday, January 22, 2012, with 28 people in attendance.

Weekly Jams
During each school term, Uke W normally gets together to play music as a group once a week. These meetings are refereed to as 'jams', and they typically are held on Sunday evenings. The jams are normally 1.5 hours in length and are intended to be very informal. During the jam all of the lyrics and chords for the songs that are played are displayed using a data projector. This means that there is no advanced preparation required to participate in the jam. Members are encouraged to come with their ukulele's tuned and to be ready to sing and play. The club also owns some extra ukuleles for new members to borrow.

Communication
Regular communication within the club is conducted through a facebook group. The club also has an official website where the powerpoint slides from each jam are posted.