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Highly recommended. This year was my first, I will be back and I will bring more people with me next year!
Fri @ 01:30 PM
Join us for a lively and hands-on Jug Band Workshop where we’ll explore the joy of making music with everyday objects and traditional instruments.
- How to play classic jug band instruments: washboard, jug, washtub bass, and more
- Incorporating ukuleles and other found sounds into the mix
- Building confidence by rotating through instruments so everyone gets a turn
- Working together on a handful of songs to create that authentic jug band groove
- Gain confidence on multiple instruments
- Experience the fun of collaborative, improvised music-making
- Celebrate creativity by turning ordinary items into extraordinary sounds
Come ready to experiment, laugh, and make music in the most unexpected ways!
Workshop Details
Date
Fri @ 01:30 PM
Level
Intermediate
Advanced
Session Type
Workshop
Skill Levels
- 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.
