143 Kelly's Song - CAAM's Jake Shimabukuro Contest Finalist: Annier Lee

Описание: Annier Lee
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Annier bought her first ukulele in 2010, as a dedicated piano teacher to youth from ages 3-12. While using the ukulele to teach her students, she herself fell in love with the ukulele and with Jake's music.

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Why do you want to play for Jake Shimabukuro?
I have not had formal lessons with any teachers, YouTube is my best teacher. I also network with other ukulele players, such as Dominic (Dominator) who has helped me a lot. I love the Internet! Learning the ukulele has been very interesting, as I've met a lot of new friends, inside and outside of Taiwan. This would not have happened without Jake's music and videos as inspiration.

Tell us something unique about yourself!
In 2010, I organized the first Taiwan ukulele enthusiasts group through the Internet and Facebook. Overtime, we've grown to all parts of Taiwan, with different regions hosting their own local gatherings. Together we're letting more people know about the ukulele!

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Here are Annier's original answers in Chinese:

我是一個專門教3~12歲小孩的鋼琴老師，一開始會接觸ukulele的原因，是因為有學生年紀還很小(四歲)，又很想彈吉他，建議小孩子可以先從烏克麗麗開始，自己就先去買了一把烏克麗麗來。想說可以在課堂上讓學生們認識一種新的樂器。結果是我自己瘋狂的愛上ukulele和Jake

這真的是一個很有趣的樂器，自從在youtube上面看到Jake的影片，才曉得原來ukulele也可以這麼豐富和特別，開始認真的對待這個樂器，不僅僅可以彈唱，演奏起來是如此的迷人。

我沒有正式的跟任何老師上課，youtube就是我最好的老師。

在上面看著Jake的表演內容，以及一些其他網路教學，(例如uu)，自學一切，並且和同儕們討論，此外，Dominic也幫了我很多的忙。網路真的很棒。

學習烏克麗麗最有趣的地方是，因為ukulele和網路，讓我認識了好多好多的新朋友，不管是在台灣還是全世界，在台灣，以前沒有太多的ukulele同好聚會，我在台灣2010年11月，第一個發起了台灣地區性ukulele同好的聚會，靠著網路和fb，聚集了一些ukulele的同好，並且越來越多人，這樣的活動，也開始擴散到全台灣各地，不同地區也開始有人出來舉辦固定的聚會。並且讓更多的人認識烏克麗麗這樣樂器。