Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:52 am PST



UKEtoberFest 2010 Workshops


Classes will be held at the U of O Law School
A Word About Classes And Class Levels
Level numbers are assigned to workshops to help you get the most out of the ones you choose.
LEVEL 1 beginners: This level of beginner just got a ukulele and has perhaps learned one to three chords but stops in­between chord changes to move the fingers to the next location.
LEVEL 2 beginners: This player knows a handful of chords and can move from one chord to another without pausing. May have trouble with, say, the Bb chord shape. Needs chords written out over the words for each song and has developed a strum or two or a finger pattern for picking.
LEVEL 3 intermediate: This player 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 4 advanced: This player can hear I, IV, and V chords, has mastered some chord inversions, knows there is life above the fifth fret, is able to barre or 4­fingered closed chords. Plays lead and backup easily with others and keeps steady rhythm.