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Instrumental ukulele lessons live on YouTube

Learn to play and teach "the hard ways."

The songs don't matter, but the skills do.

 

For now, we're rawking online. Go grab your instrument, download the assignment, and be ready five minutes before the hour to log on and join us live. If you live in Denver and need to borrow a ukulele, let me know. Refresh this page and the link will magically appear. For those who can't attend live sessions, I will save the video for awhile. Questions? Email me.

 

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Schedule of Events

Sunday March 29:

• 4:30 pm MST: We're splitting the lesson into new-er players and next level playing
  If you downloaded Für Elise previously, please re-download it. There was a typo in measure 16
  Link to join https://youtu.be/QjdoZasGJ4c
  • Download Newer Player: Frère Jacques
    
  • Download Next Level Player: Für Elise

 

Want to learn to play guitar too? Check my schedule for the Denver Guitar Orchestra

 

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Previous Lessons with Archived Video

Friday March 20:

• 10 am MST: Beginning Finger Picking & Tablature (Download Frère Jacques).
  • Frère Jacques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bUgOMmin8
• 11 am MST: Positional Melody Playing with F & C7: (Download Soft Kitty).
  • Soft Kitty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JFExmnN4oY
• 12 pm MST: Strumming and Composing in the Key of A Major (Download Kids Book).
  • Key of A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLKjUUtiXn8

 

Sunday March 22:

• 11 am MST: Beginning Chord-Melody in the Key of C:
  Link to archived video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSQYYO0IKb8
  
  • Download The C Major Scale
  • Download My Spaghetti Monster
  • Download Three Blind Mice

 

Monday March 23:

• 4:30 pm MST: Four More Key of C Adventures
  Link to archived video: https://youtu.be/57eNjoXHGmk
  • Download Key of C Strummers
  • Download Brahms' Lullaby
  • Download Yankee Doodle
  • Download Little Boxes

 

Tuesday March 24:

• 4:30 pm MST: Gearing Up in the Key of G
  Link to archived video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcJy0e4Ho_E
  
  • Download Amazing Grace
  • Download Happy Birthday
  • Download All Through the Night

 

Wednesday March 25:

• 4:30 pm MST: Arpeggio Day with Cowboys!!
  Link to archived video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0CstkVZQxA
  • • Note...internet conjestion means I sound off key. Sorry.
      
  • Download Key of C Jumping Flea Arpeggiator
  • Download Home on the Range

 

Thursday March 26:

• 4:30 pm MST: Key of F ... And Yeah, It's B-flat Day [insert grumble]
  Link to archived video: https://youtu.be/xutnFGUzfbI
  
  • Download Simple Gifts
  • Download Daisy Bell
  • Download Love Me Tender

Friday March 27:

• 4:30 pm MST: Kick Yer Fanny Friday
  Link to archived video: https://youtu.be/6gm1MPXQwdk
  • Download Aloha 'Oe
    
  • Download Scarborough Fair

 

Saturday March 28:

• Day Off: Please go back through the songsheets and lessons below and make sure you can play everything. Hopefully you can perform each piece in at least three different ways:
  • chords and singing at a smooth pace
  • straight-line melody using either standard notation or tablature
  • bring it together with a breathtakingly beautiful presentation of TuffUke