![]() On Day 1 you’ll be learning 5 (and possibly more) major hits from the era–old favorites like “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “Whispering,” “Ain’t Misbehaving,” “Blue Skies,” and “It Had to be You. She’ll also be offering some tips on how to figure out what they are doing. Suitable for everyone!Īre you ready to have a little fun with some classic tunes from the Roaring 20s? Then step right up. Del Rey will spin the original scratchy, catchy tunes and talk about their history. In this music appreciation workshop you will discover and deeply listen to the music of Lemon Nash, Rabbit Muse, The Pebbles, Little Laura Dukes. This is Del Rey in her element: sharing her love for early 20th century African-American blues and jazz, particularly as performed on the ukulele. Listen In: Early Blues & Jazz on the ‘Ukulele After some exercises to get started, we’ll play a C scale finger style, then move on to answer the age-old question, “What makes the blues blue”? A uke with a high G tuning is preferred. Learn how to make your thumb the time keeper, while each finger has its own string to play melody. If you’re not quite ready for finger-picking prime time, but are comfortable with first level chords and can keep time while changing them, this class will show you how to position your hand for picking rather than strumming. And again, you’ll be learning to play by ear. Using characteristic chord inversions and melody picking, we’ll learn solo finger style arrangements for the uke. In this workshop we’ll be exploring some of them, along with the distinctive styles of African American ukesters such as Lemon Nash of Louisiana and Rabbit Muse of Virginia. Many of the great guitar and banjo blues tunes from the 1920s sit beautifully on the ‘ukulele. If you’re comfortable picking and can keep a 4/4 beat with your thumb while picking the melody with your fingers, this workshop is for you. To get the most out of this workshop you should be comfortable with first position chords, be able to hold a bar chord, and be able to change the fingerings of chords you already know without freaking out.īlue Uke: Fingerpicking the Blues on the ‘Ukulele We’ll also learn to look at some ways to make interesting connections between the different chord shapes. In this workshop we’ll memorize a set of chord shapes using a blues progression and learn a little “hillbilly” theory–theory that’s in your fingers and ears, not on a piece of paper. With just four first-position chord shapes, you will be able to move all around can move you all around the fretboard, make your chord accompaniments lively, and help find the melodies lurking within the chords. Just like they did in the old timey days. We’ll be learning the old fashioned way, by ear. While this workshop is geared for players at a basic level, you do need to be comfortable and confident with first position chords and be able to keep time while changing between them. There will be a little something for everyone with parts for basic chords, strumming, picking and singing. And you’ll learn where to find the melody. ![]() You’ll work on getting that old-timey sound on your uke, with the ideal rhythm and chord positions. Here’s a chance to get your head wrapped around a couple of blues and jug band tunes orchestrated for the ukulele–with playing and singing parts for multiple levels of player. Calling all intrepid beginners, intermediate players, and even those who are more advanced.
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