Vanessa Nugent is a trained ukulele teacher with internationally recognised qualifications.  She has studied for three years under the tutelage of Canadian ukulele maestro James Hill, completing a teachers Certification Program (JHUI). 

 

She has also participated in workshops with pre-eminent Hawaiian ukulele teachers Kimo Hussey and Aldrine Guerrero as well as Classical Ukulele maestro Samantha Muir from the UK.  She is currently the Secretary of AUTLA – (Australia Ukulele Teachers and Leaders Association) and has attended and presented workshops at a number of AUTLA Professional Development Days. 

 

She has performed on a number of occasions at the Hawaiian Ukulele Festival as part of the group Ukestralia and was a member of The Outlaws Big Ukulele Band which performed at Ukulele Festivals throughout eastern Australia before it disbanded. 

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Vanessa is the founder and leader of The Hungry Head Ukulele Group (currently known as the THUG's - Thursday Uke Group) that has been running for eight years and she is the founder and administrator of Ukulele Australia on Facebook.    And just for fun, she is also a radio announcer at 2 Triple B FM in Bellingen, NSW.