Ukulele Online Workshops 2023
Starting Sunday, February 5, 2023, Eric West will be offering online workshops in playing a variety music on the ukulele. This 8-week series will offer a range of styles of folk and popular tunes from around the world. You’ll learn to play both melodies and accompaniments to all the tunes as well as chords, scales, arpeggio patterns and other techniques.
The classes will be divided into two groups:
Group A – Beginner/Intermediate Ukulele will include songs played mostly in the first position (i.e. using the first 4 frets of the ukulele). The accompaniments for this groups will use standard versions of the chords. We will also cover some scales, strums and arpeggios. Note: this is not a class for absolute beginners. Students should already know how to play common ukulele chords and be familiar with reading standard notation or tab.
Group B – Intermediate/Advanced Ukulele will involve playing tunes in the higher positions on the ukulele and learning ‘chord solo’ versions of some of the songs. We’ll also be covering scales and modes using different positions as well as slurs, strums, arpeggios, ornamentation and fingerpicking patterns.
Date/Time:
Group A – 11:00AM-12:00 PM NT
Group B – 1:00-2:00 PM NT
The eight sessions are scheduled to take place on Sundays on February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, 26 and April 2.
Materials: PDFs of the sheet music and tabs for each of the songs will posted on the “Materials” webpages (links below) along with videos and audio recordings of the tunes. All classes will be recorded and made available for viewing after each session, so if you miss one you can view it later.
MATERIALS FOR PARTICIPANTS: GROUP A
MATERIALS FOR PARTICIPANTS: GROUP B
Cost: $100 (8 hour-long sessions). Reduced rates are available for low-income/underemployed participants; please inquire.
QUESTIONS?
For more information about the Celtic Ukulele workshops, contact Eric West at 709-670-3377, or email info@soundbone.ca .