I’m so excited for our in-person jams to resume this month! If you haven’t been, in a while or *ever* here’s a quick refresher on what to expect:
‘Ukulele Jam Description
The mixed-level jams I lead are best suited for ʻukulele players who are already comfortable playing in the Key of C and are looking to expand their musical repertoire. We play songs that pull from a variety of genres, songwriters, and musical traditions, especially those you won’t hear at other ʻukulele jams. For example, we’ve got everything from folk favorites from The Carter Family to an ʻukulele adaption of “The Wind Cries Mary”, by Jimi Hendrix. We’ll play “Bring Me Little Water Sylvie”, by early 20th century songwriter Leadbelly, and then “Closer to Fine” by late 20th century rockers The Indigo Girls.
Songbooks are provided. If youʻd like to download / print the songbook ahead of time, join my newsletter.
Pre-Jam Workshops!
To kick off the new jam season, I’ll be offering a series of pre-jam skills workshops. Here’s a sneak preview of the first one:
How to Sing and Play at the Same Time! How many times have you mastered a strum pattern, lined it up with your chord progression, only for it to all fall apart when you start to sing?! This workshop will break down the layers of both playing and singing, and guide you through exercises for building them back up to successful singing and playing simultaneously.
Where to Register
September 7, 1:00pm at Artichoke Music – REGISTER HERE
September 21, 1:00pm at Southminster Presbyterian Church – REGISTER HERE
Note: Workshop registration includes admission to the jam that follows at each location, 2:00-3:00pm. Yay!
Looking Ahead…
I’ll continue to offer pre-jam workshops before each Southeast and Southwest Jam in the coming months. Here’s what to look forward to:
October 19 – Strum Pattern Bootcamp. Feeling stuck playing the same strum pattern all the time? This workshop will introduce you to a few other options to try, and discuss how to decide which pattern is best suited for a particular song.
November 16 – Chord Families (Learn/Review the 1-4-5). Have you heard folks talking about the “1-4-5” and have no idea what they mean? Maybe you’ve got the basics, but you have some questions? This workshop will help expand your repertoire of chords and keys, and introduce you to some accessible basics of music theory.
Hope to see you there!
Questions? Concerns? Please reach out to me here, anytime!