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The plucky little ukulele is enjoying a rise in popularity amongst aspiring musicians.
So much so, that the humble recorder, once a classroom staple, may become a squeaky distant memory.
"Yeah I'm like so over that, that's primary school stuff now, now I'm into ukulele at intermediate," says student Luke Brennan.
"Me and the ukulele, we're meant to be together."
He plays until his fingers hurt.
"We get huge as blisters, but I guess it's dedication," says Brennan.
Dedicated indeed, to ensuring each note they pluck is perfect.
"It's pretty awesome and it's pretty addicting," says Taylor Roche.
Their music teacher, Judith Bell, is surprised at how well it has taken off.
"They really love it," she says.
Those in the music trade, are delighted by the resurgence of the 'uke' as it is fondly known.
"We used to sell ukulele's in the early 60's - that's about when they started dying out basically," says Charlie Jemmet.
But the plucky little instrument was not quite ready for extinction.
Each ukulele can have a bit of personality, with more colours available than just plain old brown.
Ukes of every colour turned out on stage in Christchurch in October last year, in an attempt to crack the World Record for the most ukuleles strummed in unison.
However, they were a few hundred short.
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