A huge thank you to Chantelle for providing an amazing ZOOM workshop for the members of the Goldfields Ukestra during the Covid lockdown. With her gentle and patient teaching style, Chantelle demystified the complexities of learning the notes on our fretboard and inspired many of our members to have a go at improvising for the first time. I’d highly recommend Chantelle as a workshop presenter for your ukulele group or festival. She goes above and beyond to differentiate her instruction, ensuring everyone learns something and has fun at the same time.

Chantelle is a leader of a group that I attend, Balla Balla Ukes. She leads us as a group in regular sing alongs making for a happy, fun and most enjoyable meeting. As part of this group she also leads workshops in all aspects of ukulele playing and aims at informing all of our group at all levels of playing ability. I have learned so much from these, in a relaxed atmosphere which has enriched my playing experience and enjoyment of ukulele at the same time as inspiring me to continue to learn. She takes the time to ensure that I have understood and makes herself available for any questions. She is very approachable. I have especially enjoyed about playing within a group – ensemble playing, layering sounds. She has helped me understand barre chords, reading music and so much more. Chantelle is a talented musician who cleverly shares her passion and encourages and inspires others. I would highly recommend attendance at her workshops.

Chantelle’s ‘Introduction to Jazz Workshop’ was delivered with passion and skill at the Briagolong Ukulele Festival. She presented a fully interactive program giving participants many options, depending on their ability level. Chantelle’s mastery of this genre was evident and the varied approaches to applying these techniques to the ukulele was much appreciated. This workshop was however, one of many workshops that Chantelle offers. She has been invited back to share a different skill set at a future ukulele event. Chantelle is a seasoned solo performer and has developed her own unique style. She has a wonderful voice which is complimented by her musicianship on the ukulele. At our festival’s concert finale, she offered us a set that ranged from well-crafted original songs to beautifully arranged classics. Chantelle is highly recommended as both a workshop leader and performer.

We are grateful that you were able to run your ‘patterns to help learn the notes on the fretboard’ workshop out of quarantine for us. Our ZOOM group is made up of people with a huge range of skills and you were able to pitch the workshop so everyone no matter the skill level was encouraged to extend themselves – no pressure just encouragement. Looking forward to your next workshop.

There are amazing performers and there are amazing workshop leaders. They are not always the same person. Chantelle was a brilliant addition to the 2020 Hills Online Ukulele Festival. Her workshop was extremely well received by over one hundred participants with great engagement and glowing feedback. Her following set was filled with wonderfully original songs and stunning jazz covers. I highly recommend Chantelle for festivals, workshops and performances. I will certainly be asking her to perform again in the future.