- Novice: A student who perhaps has never picked up a ukulele before.
- Beginner: A student at this level is brand-new to the ukulele. He/she has perhaps learned one to three chords but stops in-between chord changes to move the fingers to the next location.
- Advanced/Confident Beginner: A student at this level knows a handful of chords and can move from one chord to another without pausing. Student may have trouble with, say, the B-flat chord shape. Student has learned a strum or two and/or a finger pattern for picking.
- Intermediate: A student can hold a steady rhythm and is competent with a variety of basic chords. Understands simple chord progressions, can sing and strum at the same time, and learns chords to simple tunes fairly quickly.
- Advanced: A student at this level can hear I, IV, and V chords, has mastered some chord inversions, knows there is life above the fifth fret, and has been there with barre or 4-fingered closed chords. Plays lead and backup easily with others and keeps steady rhythm.
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Title | Description | Instructor | Level |
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Getting Started - A Recipe for Success | Where Do I Start? - This is a common question and this workshop addresses that very question. |
Curt Sheller | Novice, Beginner, Advanced Beginner |
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Jammin' on C Blues | Learn how to play the Duke Ellington classic and jam circle favorite C Jam Blues! We’ll talk about the blues and how to start swinging and having fun with the rhythm. Great place to start taking solos, getting into swing, and jamming with others. |
Neal Chin | Beginner, Advanced Beginner |
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Singing the Strings: Vocal Harmony at Your Fingertips | Ever wondered how to construct a harmony part? Ever run into a song that was easy to play in uke group, but completely out of your vocal range? If you're ready to go beyond the basics of "hum & strum", this class is for you! |
Amber Rozel | Novice, Beginner, Advanced Beginner |
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I IV V - The ONE FOUR FIVE without the ALGEBRA | Learn just enough about this "1 4 5" that you've heard everyone talking about and start joining jams without having to have paper music in front of you. This approach gives just a minimal amount of the "algebra" or music theory. Since it's not everyone's...JAM! :) |
Rachel Manke | Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate |
Title | Description | Instructor | Level |
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Proper Care & Feeding of your Ukulele | Hey! What exactly is a set-up, anyway? Why does my ukulele buzz? How do I fix it? What does my ukulele want from me? Mim will be breaking down the mysterious “set-up” everyone talks about! |
Mim | All Levels |