Workshops: Learn new stuff!

James Hill:
Swing Ukulele, Swing
It's time to make some sweet-sounding swingin' sounds. Swing chords are easy to play and they sound oh-so fabulous. Your uke will thank you and your strumming will never be the same again. You'll learn your first swing tune in five minutes and we'll take it from there. Handouts provided.
Mark Nelson:
Fun With Your Uke
advanced beginner - intermediate:
Easy songs with fancy chords. Learn to play better than you think you can
Mark Nelson:
Getting Into Fingerstyle
intermediate:
Learn fingerstyle patterns and techniques.
Debbie Diedrich:
Hard Stuff Made EASY
Debbie has the ability to make the complex simple and the sublime accessible. She will show you things you never dreamed possible on your ukulele.
Maggie Matoba:
Easy Hawaiian Ukulele Techniques
Beginner Intros, turnarounds, and easy songs, brudda!




INSTA-UKE
Learn ukulele in 30 minutes!
Our 'team of experts' will teach you basic chords and strums and some easy songs to play. The class is a mere $5 and we provide the ukuleles. You will get a chord chart and some music and we have some inexpensive ukuleles for those who want to really dive in.

Insta-Uke will be in Agate Hall at:
9:45
11:15
2:30

Take the fast track!





Pearl Hadder:
Hula Workshop
Learn some fun dance steps and get your blood moving with our happenin' Hula Class. No ukulele required!
Marianne Brogan:
New Song Strum-Along
Just want to learn a bunch of new songs? Here are 7 or 8 new songs you're gonna like, with lyric sheets and chords. Songs are chosen from the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's. Something for most everyone except maybe the punker. Songs will have 4-8 chords.
Marianne Brogan:
Moveable Chord Magic
A workshop on chord forms. Learn a couple of new tunes, liven up your playing and challenge yourself. Learn a method of pattern recognition to easily remember new ways to play the major, minor and 7th chords. This workshop is for the intermediate player or advanced beginner ready to take on new challenges.




Craig Chee:
Modern Hawaiian Ukulele
Craig has been singing and playing music since elementary school. He started ukulele in his high school when he was influenced by groups like Ka'au Crater Boys, Pure Heart and Kapena. His workshop will demonstrate typical strums used in contemporary hawaiian music and tips on how to create different sounds from your uke.
Tim Miller:
Drinking Songs for Ukulele
Marmalukey Tim Miller will be the first to tell you that he didn't come up with the name for this workshop but you're guaranteed to take home a tasty selection of standards, funny songs and great melodies.
Jay Seeley:
Songwriting Workshop
The man who wrote 'The Search For Perfect Sushi' and 'I Hate Body Hair' will illuminate your songwriting process and amuse you mightily along the way.