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Ukulele Zen: "Ukulele in a Day" - A Beginner's Class (Anacortes WA)
The ukulele is enjoying worldwide revival - come learn to play the Jumping Flea in this fun workshop!
Stuart has facilitated ukulele classes across the globe and with his playful techniques for learning youll surprised by how much fun you can have while while learning. As a group we will jam on some very fun songs from a treasury of fun and easy tunes - many with just two or three chords!
This workshop is for ukulele enthusiasts of ALL LEVELS. While this session is geared for beginners, there will be plenty of great takeaways for more experienced players who would like to go deeper into their study of the uke and music in general.
Stu's decades of experience in teaching will get set on the right track for your ukulele journey. You'll receive a big boost to your ukulele playing as we review many of the fundamentals of strumming, rhythm, chords, how make practicing more fun and effective - and more! By the end of this session you'll understand how to play with greater coordination, speed, tone and a relaxed control of your playing.
In this workshop Stu will also lead the group through a sequence of his "Ukulele Zen" exercises that will strengthen & improve the flexibility in your hands and fingers. These unique exercises will help you play your ukulele in an ergonomic way and lead to a pleasing tone, playing single string melody lines, and more. You'll sharpen your ears and your playing through simple and highly effective holistic practice techniques that Stu has used for decades.
This workshop is open to ALL LEVELS - beginning beginner and up.
Schedule for the day:
3:00pm setup, tuneup, hang...
3:30pm - 4:45pm workshop
5:30pm - 6:30pm Solo concert of ukulele & guitar music with Stuart Fuchs
About Stu:
Stuart Fuchs is a performing and teaching artist who has presented his innovative & holistic music workshops at the top ukulele festivals across the US and Canada. In his concerts, Stuart balances virtuosity and heart on his classical guitar, ukulele, Native American flute & didjeridoo. Stuart is committed to a compassionate and holistic vision of music education and sharesa lifetime of meditation and yoga practice in a fun and accessible way through his renownedmusic clinics. He has arranged and performed the gypsy jazz guitar music of Django Reinhardt for full symphonic orchestras and was featured on PRIs "The World with his award winning gypsy jazz band Babik.
In 2014 Stuart was awarded a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts for his work bringing healing music to cancer patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where he was a professional artist in residence for over seven years. Stuart offers a holistic ukulele retreat called "Ukulele Zen" where he playfully blends meditation, yoga and qigong practice with the ukulele - this allows participants to learn how to access a much greater ease when playing. Stuart is an endorsing artist with Kala Ukuleles and currently tours internationally with the world renowned new age kirtan artist Snatam Kaur. www.stufuchs.com
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UbicaciónVillage Pizza (Ver)
807 Commercial Ave
Anacortes, WA 98221
United States
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| Edad mínima: 13 |
| Apropiado para niños: Sí |
| Se aceptan perros: No |
| No fumar: Sí |
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