UKE-108 with Steve McNie

an contemporary 8-week intro to ukulele awesomeness

8 x 2h | $240

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• several songs in a variety of genres with a focus on expression, style and groove

• a wide variety of chords that enable you to approach any song on your own:

All common major, minor, 7, m7, dim7, maj7, 6

• reading charts, tablature and intro to music notation (mapping what's on the staff to your fretboard)

• intro to chordal picking and melodic picking

• time signature, meter, tempo

• comfortable, fluid basic right hand strum technique in all three categories and their variants: Hawaiian, Nail, Flesh

• chiming

• intro to chordal picking and melodic picking

• getting the most out of practice time

• introduction to YUGA as a highly efficient way to develop to holistic improvement

• tuning

• instrument anatomy

 

GENERAL INFO

• group setting geared to individual attention

• limited to 25 participants

• we use "C6" tuning: G-C-E-A

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

• an online link to our projected presentation will be sent to you within 48h following your workshop

• minimum age: 16, no exceptions

See our CALENDAR for workshops customized for younger participants

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

• this workshop cannot accommodate baritone ukes

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• a playable ukulele* in decent condition that stays in tune under normal conditions(sopranino, soprano, concert or tenor ukes only please - no baritones)

• short nails! Your left hand finger nails need to allow clean compact between your finger tips and the string (trimmed to "just" below your finger tips)

• recommended: an electronic chromatic tuner (about $20).
  We like the Kala KC-02 or the Snark

• an open mind to singing and fun

 

NEED A UKE?

→  Here is our perspective on buying your first ukulele 

We can supply you with a decent quality, fairly priced, daifukulele-approved Makala MK-S soprano entry level ukulele at $50 plus tax. Order and pay for yours at the time of your reservation and it will be waiting for you, ready to play at your workshop.