Besides playing a pineapple (shaped) ukulele and a lute-shaped ukulele made from spalted mango (wood), I do believe there are plenty of songs to do with fruit. On 22nd October 2020, we explore three chord songs in this category. As usual, register in advance (well before 2 pm EDT) to get the Zoom meeting ID and link, unless you have registered previously.
BREAKING NEWS!
This session will be extended beyond the usual one-hour cut-off BECAUSE of the HUGE interest in songs about FRUIT.
At the beginning of the pandemic, I started several song sessions in Zoom. One of them was songs in the time of corona on Fridays. Before long, we had run out of 20-second hand wash songs and parodies. Let’s revisit this theme – three chords only for October 8, 2020.
Continue readingIf you can only play three chords, what are the Songs Every Ukulele Player Must Know? Or perhaps, what every ukulele player WOULD know. For the Three Chord Thursday @3 pm EDT song session in Zoom on 1st October, 2020, we celebrate the LOVE of ukulele by playing songs every ukulele player must surely know. As usual, register in advance to get the Zoom meeting details and get on the mailing list, unless you have already done so previously.
Continue readingIncreasingly people ask if I have a tip jar and if I would accept a monetary contribution for my teaching, song sessions, and all that I do. I was particularly grateful to read the kind words thanking me for giving the two workshops at the recent two-day virtual ukulele festival and leading the weekly Three Chord Thursday song sessions. Support 3 Chord Thursday @ 3, donate any amount you’d like.
Continue readingFor participants in my half-hour workshop at Port Townsend virtual ukulele festival 2020, I gave a 14-page slide presentation of the hit song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” from the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. It won an Oscar for best song.
The introductory tune was played on a ukulele. The one page song sheet of my arrangement of”Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” is given on page 13 of the festival booklet (or just click on the sample image below). If you like pluck & strum, please join me at Three Chord Thursday on 17th September 2020 in Zoom for a performance of this song. This is the kind of song I teach in my Bootcamp course in Zoom.
Continue readingFor participants who attended my half-hour workshop at Port Townsend virtual ukulele festival today, I gave a 15-page slide presentation on how to create and play the arrangement for song Moonshadow by Cat Stevens, who released it as a single in the UK in 1970 and the USA in 1971. The one page song sheet of my arrangement of Moonshadow is given in page 12 of the festival booklet. If you like pluck & strum, please join me at Three Chord Thursday on 17th September 2020 in Zoom for a performance of this song.
Continue readingFor Thursday 17th September, we explore three chord songs that are performed by both plucking and strumming, as celebration and acknowledgement of the end of the first Pluck & Strum Series (a seven-week summer course) and the launch of the another series (eight-week autumn course). As usual to participate, please register in advance to get the Zoom details unless you’ve registered previously and have the zoom meeting info. If you register an hour or less before we start or after we start, it will be too late to get the details needed to get into the session.
Continue readingExperience what it’s like to take an online ukulele class in Zoom by joining a taster workshop. How else will you know if the class is the right fit for your skill level and goals? You can read about it, watch videos, or drop into one class. But how do you sample different classes at once?
Continue readingHere is the e-mail sent to my Thematic Ukulele mailing list about the deadline and new offerings.
Continue readingAfter 20 consecutive weeks in Zoom, we are taking a short break from Three Chord Thursday. We will resume on 3rd September 2020. Meanwhile, don’t miss the free taster workshops on 2nd, 3rd, and 7th September. These are free sessions in Zoom to inform and give you a taste of upcoming ukulele courses starting in September with early bird discounts. Register in advance to get details.
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