Wall of assorted ukuleles

Ukulele: Beginner 2

 

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Every Monday • 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. • Room 18 & Zoom

January (16 no class), 23, 30 • February 6, 13, (20 no class), 27 • March 6, 13, 20, (27 no class) • April 3, 10

Intersession: April 17, 24 • May 1, 8, 15, (22 no class)

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Prerequisites:   A desire to learn and have fun. Completion of “Ukulele: Beginner 1” or familiar with the EZ dozen chords (A, A7, Am, C, C7, D, D7, Dm, E7, F, G and G7) and the basic down strum.

Required:   A ukulele, an electronic tuner and a music stand. No ability to read music is required.

In this course, you will learn more chords, more strums, and will be introduced to picking, chord melodies and tablature. Playing and singing music in a group is not only fun, it’s good for your brain!

Textbook (required):   “Essential Elements for Ukulele Method Book 1” by Marty Gross, Hal Leonard Publisher, ISBN 978-1480393882. We recommend the edition “with Audio Access Included,” less than $16 online.

Instructors/Coordinators:   Jill Patterson and Jan Tapley
Technical Coordinator:   Cynthia Welch

Useful links PDF File

Click here for additonal resources for all ukulele classes (OLLI members only)

Click here for the Members Only Ukulele Absolute Beginners web page with class resources.

Check out the presentation about our ukulele courses that we made for the Fall Open House.