| Schedule & Workshop Guide
| Friday, October 14, 2011 |
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| 5:00pm - 5:45pm |
Sign-in, vendor displays, meet n' greet |
| 5:45pm - 6:00pm |
Welcome, introductions, class descriptions, level assignments |
| 6:15pm - 7:15pm |
Workshop Session 1: Rudiments
- Level 1: Ralph (C6), Kendra (D6)
- Level 1.5: Paul (C6), Chalmers (D6)
- Level 2: Larry (C6), Bonnie (D6)
- Level 3: James (C6), Peter (D6) |
| 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Workshop Session 2
- Level 1: Peter (C6), James (D6)
- Level 1.5: Ralph (C6), Kendra (D6)
- Level 2: Chalmers (C6), Paul (D6)
- Level 3: Larry (C6), Bonnie (D6)
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| 8:45pm - 9:15pm |
General Session 1
- Q&A, Jam, Saturday prep. |
| Saturday, October 15, 2011 |
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| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Coffee, vendor displays, jamming |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Welcome, class descriptions, Q&A |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Workshop Session 3
- Level 1: Larry (C6), Bonnie (D6)
- Level 1.5: James (C6), Peter (D6)
- Level 2: Ralph (C6), Kendra (D6)
- Level 3: Paul (C6), Chalmers (D6) |
| 10:45am - 11:45am |
Special Session
- Break out of the ukulele box with your choice of special-interest session! |
| 11:45am - 12:45pm |
Lunch break, jamming |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
General Session 2
- "People's Choice" Open Forum with all Clinicians |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm |
Workshop Session 4
- Level 1: Chalmers (C6), Paul (D6)
- Level 1.5: Larry (C6), Bonnie (D6)
- Level 2: Peter (C6), James (D6)
- Level 3: Ralph (C6), Kendra (D6) |
| 3:30 - 4:00pm |
General Session 3: Wrap-up & farewell jam
- Wrap-up, Raffle, Farewell Jam |
| 7:30pm |
Special Event:
The Langley Ukulele Ensemble: 30 Year Celebration Concert
(Note: Requires a separate ticket. Off-site event.)
This special presentation features the Langley Ukulele Ensemble and guests performers. Click here for event and ticket information. |
Workshop topics and descriptions will be posted as they are confirmed. So far, we have confirmed a number of unique, exciting workshops including:
- Paul's Ukulele Workout (Level 1)
- World Music for Ukulele (Level 2)
- Ukulele Blues (Level 2)
- The Essentials of DIY arranging (Level 2)
- Forming Your Own Ukulele Band (Special Session)
- Classroom Ukulele Tips and Tricks (Level 2)
- Working with Young Voices (Special Session)
- Even Beginners Get the Blues (Level 1)
- Practically Painless Performance (Special Session)
- Playing By Ear vs. Playing By Intelligence (Level 2)
- The Pick is your Friend (Level 1.5)
- Arranging for Solo Uke (Level 3)
- Ukestra (Level 2)
- Swing and Jazz and You (Special Session)
- Ukulele Big Band! (Special Session)
- It All Starts With a Scale (Level 2)
- 3 Chord Shapes You Can't Live Without (Level 3)
- Jazz Improvisation Essentials (Level 3)
- Uke's can talk, Rock, and Roll (Special Session)
- Know your fretboard before it knows you! (Level 3)
- "People's Choice" Open Forum (All Levels)
- Ukulele Solos: Skills and Repertoire (Level 3)
- It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Strum (Level 2)
- More to come...!
Your first workshop at the LUW is a "rudiments" session. This session covers the essentials of strumming, note reading, and music theory at your level. Think of it as an "eat your veggies" class; a chance to get up to speed with the essential skills and concepts that you'll be using throughout the workshop.
To prepare in advance and to make sure that you're taking classes at an appropriate level, have a look at our free Pre-workshop Prep Sheets.
Special sessions aren't necessarily ukulele-centric but they're great fun and they give you a chance to work on new skills and/or repertoire. Special Session topics will be announced at the workshop.
Note: The following descriptions are for students in C6 tuning (g, c, e, a).
For level descriptions in D6 tuning (a, d, f#, b), please click here.
Level 1 (Beginner): A student at this level is brand-new to ukulele. He/she has perhaps learned one to three chords but stops in-between chord changes to move the fingers to the next location.
Level 1.5 (Advanced Beginner): A student at this level knows a handful of chords and can move from one chord to another without pausing. Student may have trouble with, say, the B-flat chord shape. Has developed a strum or two or a finger pattern for picking.
Level 2 (Intermediate): A student at this level can hold a steady rhythm and is competent with a variety of basic chords (for example: A, Am, B7, C, C7, D, Dm, E, Em, G, and G7). Understands simple chord progressions (such as I, IV, V chords), can sing and strum at the same time, and learns chords to simple tunes fairly quickly.
Level 3 (Advanced): A student at this level can hear I, IV, and V chords, has mastered some chord inversions, knows there is life above the fifth fret, and has been there with barre or 4-fingered closed chords. Plays lead and backup easily with others and keeps steady rhythm.
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