Students will have fun learning to play the soprano ukulele! They will learn the history of the ukulele and its family and explore the islands of Hawaii while keeping their feet on the mainland. They will also learn about different genres of mainland music featuring ukulele. Students will have a chance to see, hear and play other members of the uke family. They will learn how to tune their instrument and take care of it. Students will play and sing in each class while learning one chord and two chord songs using simple strum patterns. The experience will culminate in a performance for parents in the last class. This class is for young beginners who have taken the previous course and older students with no experience.
List of Materials that each student should bring to class:
Clean hands, short fingernails on left hand, instrument and music (will be handed out in the first class). Optional materials included: a flash drive (thumb drive) to transfer my practice videos for home practice, a good quality set of strings (the strings on the student ukes are poor quality and take a long time to stretch. I made this optional to keep the material fee low but I strongly suggest investing in good strings. The strings on the new instruments will eventually stretch out and settle and are usable but require frequent tuning). The other optional (but strongly suggested) investment is a tuner for home use.
Note to potential students: I teach a right hand method to right and left handed students which has always worked well. Parent should contact me if they have questions or strongly disagree with the method.
Instructor: Ramona Davidson
Time: 1:30-3:00
Ages: 6-8
Cost: $200 (includes a student model soprano ukulele, gig bag, and music.) or $160 for returning students who already have a ukulele.
2nd Installment (with ukulele): $100
OR
2nd Installment (without ukulele): $80
