Where:
Online event
Admission:
$125
Categories:
Classes, Date Idea, Kid Friendly, Meetup, Music, Performing Arts, Social Good, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://www.anneku.com/ukulele/
If you already know the basics of playing the ukulele, you may be ready to "authentically replicate" a song by plucking the recognizable riffs and using the correct strum patterns.
Pre-requisite: able to read tabs (tablature), pluck and strum, read chord diagrams.
Songs in the previous two Pluck & Strum Series (Summer - 7 weeks, Autumn - 8 weeks) included Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, Norwegian Wood, and Time in a Bottle. More at https://www.anneku.com/2020/07/08/pluck-and-strum-authentic-replication/
Register via Google Form or Eventbrite linked from event website. Learn a new song thoroughly - during these 5 weeks, with a chance to perform and buddy up with other students in the Zoom class.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Born in Brunei and raised in Taiwan and Okinawa, Anne Ku earned her music degrees in composition and teaching diploma in piano from Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands. After performing as a chamber musician in Europe, she moved to Hawaii and taught music at University of Hawaii Maui College. Published in 2020, her new 110-page book "UkuGlobal's Happy Helpful Guide to the Ukulele" contains exercises and curriculum for the complete beginner. http://www.anneku.com
FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS:
Anne’s class is inclusive and encouraging. In addition to the technique, she offers terrific tricks for upping our style, jazzing it up, and makes all of it approachable, even for beginners.
Fun, friendly instructor, makes it easy to learn!
Anne is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable musician and teacher. She loves music and strives to offer her students a meaningful and joyful learning experience. She finds ways to meet the needs of a range of abilities by offering many entry points. Anne has mastered teaching an online music class!
Watch the video about this course:
https://youtu.be/nCsHtVNuJ_s
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