Chaz Singleterry

Hi, I'm Chaz Singleterry. These days, my primary instruments are ukulele and bass guitar.

I'm in my 20th year as a music professional with the Mobile County Public School System and my 11th year as an itinerant elementary music teacher. I use ukulele with my students every day, and I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to make an instrument that is approachable for beginners also sound genuinely musical.

I have a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Alabama (2006) and a master's degree in music from Georgia College & State University (2010).

But my musical education didn't stop in the classroom. For the past 15 years, I've also played bass guitar with a local rock band, performing around Mobile. That experience has taught me a lot about the practical side of making music with other people—learning songs, playing by feel, listening, staying in the groove, and making an instrument work as part of a band.

I bring all of that experience—formal musical training, years of teaching, and years of playing—to my ukulele lessons.

For Adults

Learn ukulele.
Play the songs you love.
Make them sound musical.

Maybe you've always wanted to learn ukulele. Or maybe you've tried guitar or piano and found yourself frustrated and overwhelmed. Ukulele is much more approachable, but that doesn't mean it has to sound like a toy. I teach you how to make it sound like a real musical instrument.

If you're starting from scratch, I'll show you what to do with your hands to form chords and develop comfortable, natural strumming and plucking patterns. We'll build those skills one small step at a time, so you're constantly making progress and quickly working toward songs you actually want to play.

And if you already know the basic chords and patterns but your playing doesn't quite sound like the recording, I can help with that, too. I'll show you techniques and musical ideas that can make your playing sound smoother, more expressive, and much more like the music you've always heard.

For Children

Learn ukulele.
Play the songs you love.
Have fun becoming a real musician.

Ukulele is a wonderful instrument for children because it is rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic, while its small size and four strings make it very approachable for elementary-aged students. And if your child eventually wants to learn guitar, the skills they develop on ukulele will transfer easily.

We won't spend lessons simply doing drills and exercises. Technique and music theory are important, but kids want to make music. We'll use songs they enjoy as a central part of the learning process.

For children, music literacy is also an important part of my teaching. Students will develop a foundation in reading music and musicianship that can prepare them for a variety of musical settings as they grow.

I believe music is both fun and work. The goal isn't to avoid the work—it's to make the work worthwhile by helping students experience the joy of actually becoming musicians.

And honestly, ukulele is just a lot of fun. By the time students are playing songs they love and making them sound great, they often feel like rockstars. That's exactly what I want: students who are having fun while becoming real musicians.