Workshops
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KEYNOTE
SPEAKER - Deb Porter
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Texas Jazz Heritage- Only a few of the great jazz singers from the Golden Age of Jazz are still with us.
Louise Tobin is considered one
of the great big band singers of the golden age of jazz music. Tobin, a native Texan, began her musical
career at age 14 singing with society bands throughout Texas . At age 15, singing with the Art Hicks a band, a brash 17-year
old trumpet player was hired, phenomenal musician, Harry James. The two teenagers eloped
and made their way to New York
. Louise went on to become the vocalist for Benny Goodman, the King of Swing. She is alive and well at age 92 and working with Debbie Porter and
historians at Texas
A&M-Commerce to tell her wonderful stories. |
ALL
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James Hill
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On the Fly: Improv Essentials for Everyone
You don't have to
study Newton before you learn to walk. You don't have to read Shakespeare before you learn to
talk. And you don't have to know every chord and scale in the book before you
learn to improvise! If you've always wanted to improvise in blues, jazz and
swing tunes, this is your chance. It'll be hands-on, practical, intuitive and
fun. Handouts provided.
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Int/Adv
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James Hill
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Ukulele Big Band!
That's right, ukulele big band. It's
time to take a full-blown hip-shakin' big-band swing arrangement and give it a
ukulele makeover! All sizes of ukulele are welcome, all levels of expertise are
welcome. If you've always wanted to experience the thrill of playing in a swing
orchestra, now's your chance. A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four...
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Novice-Advanced
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James Hill
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Chord-solo Repertoire:
Juggle melody, harmony and rhythm at
the same time! Learn fun, rewarding chord-solos to impress your friends and to
play for your own enjoyment. You'll leave class with a new tune (or three) and
you might just pick up a few tricks and techniques along the way.
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Intermediate
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Kimo Hussey
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Hawaiian Repertoire - learn a variety of songs and strums. Details to come!
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All Levels
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Kimo Hussey
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Slow Jam/Kanikapila - Not comfortable playing in a jam? Feel intimidated at the Big Jam? This is the place for you! Enjoy playing
in a group but at a slower pace, learn tips and tricks for jamming
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Beginner/Int
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Kimo Hussey
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Big Jam/Kanikapila - Kimo will be the MC and Big Jam Leader. Bring your Festival issued Jam Book and join in! Various performers will also step in to lead some songs.
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All Levels
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Deb Porter
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Beginner Uke Class - only know a few chords? Not sure what to do next? Deb will have you playing in no time.
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Beginner
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| Deb Porter |
Jazz Classics for Uke - How Deep Is The Ocean of great old jazz tunes? Learn some of the great old "endangered" jazz tunes with a focus on singing and accompaniment. Intermediate but all levels welcome.
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Intermediate
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Deb Porter
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This is Ukulele Country - Best of Country arranged for ukulele. Honky Tonk heroes Hank Williams, Ray Price, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline. Yodels R Us!
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Int/Adv
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Gerald Ross
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Lap Steel Guitar - Instant Western Swing Improvisation. Using the C6 tuning we will learn to "fake" improvised solos on a 3 - 4 chord Western Swing tune . Some basic lap steel skills are required.
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Basic skills
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Gerald Ross
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Make Your Campfire/Folky Uke Swing - We will take a familiar Swing tune and make it swing by converting basic uke chord shapes to more interesting movable shapes.
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Intermediate |
Gerald Ross
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Advanced Uke Class -Create an exciting instrumental arrangement by ear and by chord chart. Using more interesting chord shapes, our ears and our common sense, we will create arrangements from scratch while we listen to songs and view the sheet music.
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Advanced
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Pops Bayless
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"Gypsy Jazz" on the Uke. -
Learn some of the basic strum, picking and chording techniques found in "Gypsy"
jazz while learning to "sketch" the song Nuages. |
Advanced
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Pops Bayless
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Basic Blues on the Uke - Learn the basics of the Blues, including strums, chording, scales and even
single some note picking.
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Beginner
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Pops Bayless
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Performance - Workshop on
preparation and performance. Booking a gig, what to bring to a gig, what to
wear, stage fright, choosing songs and
constructing a set list, writing a quick stage chart and many other nuances of
performance. |
All Levels
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Ukulele Bartt
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Bob Will's Liverpool Luau - Song-based workshops where you'll learn to play Beatles, Western Swing and more! You'll be playing riffs from
"Ticket to Ride," "And I Love Her," and
"Michelle,"
plus more from the Fab Four. Then you'll mosey on over to Bob Wills country with
"Blues for Dixie," "Roly Poly," and maybe a little Lyle Lovett or Johnny Cash. We'll do some
finger-picking, group together for one-song micro-concerts, and have a danged
good time! All levels, and you get song charts to take home.
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All Levels
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Ukulele Bartt
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Fancy Fingers - Playing techniques galore: strumming, finger-picking, chord inversions and more!
Get lots of charts and written instructions to take home. Bartt will keep you
busy with fan strokes, rasqueados, P-I-M-A picking patterns, chords on the
seventh fret (wow!) and a Question-and-Answer session. For all levels, all ages
and all sizes! |
All Levels
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Mark Gutierrez
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Chord Theory -Take those standard majr, minor and 7 chords and turn them into full blown jazz chords that will put the pizzazz into your playing!
Come with your thinking caps on!
If you can play C7 (orother chords) in at least two places on the fretboard and have an idea why it works ... welcome to the class!
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Int/Adv
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Mark Gutierrez
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You can pick your Uke and you can pick your friends uke but
please…
Finger picking for all. Loosen up them digits and learn the
basics of finger picking. We will be using simple chords to illustrate the power
of the finger picker! |
Beg/Int
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Mark Gutierrez
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Swing Guitar -
Whats Swing? What makes it swing? Let's get the rhythm right!
Then let's talk chords. We will cover the typical swing chord shapes. If you
know how to play a few bar chords … you will fit right into this class! Warning:
this teacher is prone to bribes… be creative! |
Intermediate
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Dennis McBride
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Lap Steel Ukulele - Yep, you heard it right! MyaMoe makes a cool Lap Steel Ukulele and you will see them here! James Hill plays one, Auntie Noel tries to play one ... and Dennis has created tab for it.
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Int
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Dennis McBride
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Band In A Box - Take the mystery out of creating back-up tracks on your computer! This class will turn you into a one-person band.
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All Levels
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Dirje Smith
of Wahooligans
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Enhance your music by adding a bass line
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Int/Adv
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