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Portland Uke Fest 2010 June 15-20. Registration Info available in November.
Introduction to the Ukulele: (First Saturdays) next: September 5 - 9:30-10:15 a.m. $10 (cash or check).
45 minute introduction to the ukulele, basic chords, a strum or two. 8 notes. Take this class if you want to start playing the ukulele and have little or no musical instrument-playing experience. If you have a musical background and simply want a little introduction before going to the beginners jam at 10:30 a.m. this is a great way to start. At Artichoke Music back room (door is off the parking lot). Taught by Marianne Brogan.
Beginner's Jam -- First Saturdays next: September 5. 10:30a.m. - noon Fee: $10 (cash or check).
At Artichoke Music. Join a monthly First Saturday Beginner's Uke Jam with Marianne Brogan, ukulele teacher, and founder of the Portland Ukulele Association. ElementaryUkulele Jam will give beginners an opportunity to work on a variety of skills: rhythm and strumming, chord vocabulary, listening skills, finger picking, and singing. We will play a variety of songs in a relaxed environment -- songs with 3-4 chords in a variety of styles. Lite instruction, lots of fun. All levels welcome! Materials provided.
For more info: call Marianne at 503-679-0391 or send email to pua@teleport.com.
Learning Songs From Sheet Music: The Easy Way!
Saturday, August 15, 10am-11:30am
Cost: $25 or Pre-register for $20
All Levels
Register: dville@teleport.com or 503-200-9584
Jim D’Ville has spent years figuring out how to make learning music easier. One of the biggest hurdles can be reading and understanding standard notation, or sheet music. In this 90 minute workshop, Jim will reveal his systematic approach to reading and understanding sheet music.
It doesn’t matter what instrument you play or if you’ve never looked at a piece of sheet music before, this workshop will open the doors of understanding to a world of published music. Jim is the author of "The Natural Way To Music-An Organic Approach to Understanding & Playing Music. His approach to playing and teaching ukulele has been featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting's Oregon Art Beat.
Jim D'Ville is the author of The Natural Way To Music; An Organic Approach to Understanding & Playing Music. He has taught workshops at UkeFest West in Santa Cruz, CA, the Portland Ukulele Festival and his approach to teaching ukulele has been featured on OPB's Oregon Art Beat television show. He also plays ukulele in "the world's hippest post-modern string band" Caravan Gogh – www.caravangogh.com.
Contact Jim at dville@teleport.com or call 503-200-9584
PDX THREE CHORD CLUB - Hosted by Jim D'Ville
August - The British Invasion
Songs by The Beatles, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones and more!
Saturday, August. 15, 2009
Noon to 1 pm Artichoke Music $5.
Come to Portland's first and only three chord ukulele jam! Each month Jim will lead you through a dozen three chord tunes from a specific genre. Five bucks never bought so much fun! Drop-ins are welcome.
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Check
out the wonderful music of Lyle Ritz and Rebecca Kilgore on their
newest CD: Becky and Lyle • Bossa Style
Available online at CDbaby, and Fleamarket Music, and locally at See Lyle on Oregon Art Beat, http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/756?q=Lyle+Ritz. |
