Sharrie George

Friday 10:15-11:30 Session 2L Ukulele

              Meet the Ukulele! - Have fun learning how to play the ukulele! You'll get all the basics; learn hoe to hold and tune your instrument, how to play basic chords and strums, and how to play some fun, easy tunes! Music with chord pictures and strum suggestions will be provided with each tune. This workshop is for soprano, concert, and tenor ukulele with G-C-E-A tuning. 

Friday 2:30-3:45 Session 4L Ukulele

             Fingerpicking on Ukulele - Intermediate Level. Learn to read tablature, then we'll find some easy fingerpicking patterns to play instead of strumming on your ukulele to change up your sound. Fingerpicking basics, and some patterns will be taught using some easy chord progressions and a tune or two. Everything will be tabbed for future reference.

Friday 4:15-5:15 Session 5L Ukulele w/ Penny Whistle

              Playing with Style for Penny Whistle and Ukulele - Add chords and strums and practice more of both techniques as you add some great tunes to your repertoire. Play with penny whistles for group practice. Fun way to end the day! This workshop is for soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles with G-C-E-A.

Saturday 8:45-10:00 Session 6L Ukulele

Listen to the Rythm of the Ukulele - (Level 2) Get practice tips, strum technique, and learn more chords and tunes as we grasp the idea of being the "Rhythm Section" of the Band (or Solo Player). The most important part of playing is being able to feel the beat and we'll break it all down to keep it simple and fun! This workshop is for soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles with G-C-E-A tuning.

Saturday1:00-2:15 Session 8L Ukulele

              Travis Picking with Melody - Intermediate/Advanced. Once you learn a fingerpicking pattern, you can vary the pattern, creating a whole different sound. Travis picking is a form of fingerpicking that offers and "alternating bass", and with ukuleles we can get that effect even with only 4 strings! We'll learn patterns and add some easy melody lines in between to get the feel for "chord-melody" later on. Tablature reading required for this class. All ukes welcome!

Saturday 4:15-5:15 Session 10L Ukulele w/ Penny Whistle

                Ukes & Penny Whistle Unite! - Play rhythm with chords and strums in new keys and play melody & harmony as we learn and practice some great tunes.