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UKULELE LUV with Steve McNie

a totally unique learning/bonding experience for adult/child pairs

 

$384 per adult/child pair | includes 2 ukuleles, excellent leadership and 5 mornings of tremendous fun

 

This is a deliciously unique opportunity for you to learn to play ukulele along side your favourite kid for the incomparable learning/bonding experience.

Our goal? A learn/play/bond experience that is at once engaging, enriching and a LOT of fun.

You register as a ukelear family pair: one adult and one child (7-11).

A PERFECT bonding opportunity for parents, grand parents, aunts and uncles!

 

We open the door for the two of you to play the worlds friendliest instrument no matter what your musical background. The first session (uke painting, decorating) is 3 hours. The 4 that follow are 2 hours each.

You'll be playing songs in no time and have learned enough be able to approach almost any tune on your own.

We are committed to making this and fun and memorable with the belief that a good supervised start is important to getting the most enjoyment from a positive, long-term interest in music.

 

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• several basic chords that with a little practice, you'll be able to use to play almost ANY song:
  MAJOR CHORDS: C F G A Bb
  MINOR CHORDS: Am Dm
  OTHERS: A7 C7 Cmaj7 E7 G7 Am7/C6

• reading charts

• comfortable, fluid basic right hand strum style and maintenance of tempo

• intro to concepts of time signature, meter

• tuning without assistance and use of electronic tuners

• instrument anatomy

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Our fee includes 2 approved entry-level soprano ukuleles.

These will be waiting for you, ready to play at your workshop.

Our first Saturday is dedicated exclusively to turning your ukulele into playable art under the supervision of an elementary school art specialist. We supply everything you need: paint sparkles, stickers etc.short nails!

Finger nails on both hands need to be short enough to not get in the way (trimmed to just below finger tips)

an open mind and a zest for fun

 

GENERAL INFO

• group setting geared to individual attentionlimited to 15 adult/child pairs (30 participants)

• we use "C6" tuning: G-C-E-A

• there is a 5 minute washroom break at the top of each hour

• please arrive early to get settled and for tuning assistance: we start promptly at the appointed time

• an online link to a pdf of our projected presentation will be emailed to you within 48h following your workshop

 

AGE RESTRICTIONS: children 7-11 please, no exceptions | adults: age of majority (minimum)