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Online Ukulele Classes with Lil’ Rev – Presented by Mead Library
April 27, 2020 @ 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm PDT
Grab your uke and join Lil’ Rev at 6:15 p.m. every Monday and Thursday throughout April for live lessons via Facebook live at facebook.com/meadpl.
**Please note that you must go to the Mead Library Facebook page to access the classes. Scroll down until you see the live event among the library’s posts, or click “videos” on the left side of the screen. All classes will be available for replays.**
Thursday, April 2 – Roll Strokes Part #1
Learn 2 of the classic roll strokes, mechanics and integration. Open to all levels
Monday, April 6 – Roll Strokes Part #2
Learn 2 more roll strokes, mechanics and integration. Open to all levels
Thursday, April 9 – The Muted Ukulele
Learn to chunk, mute and create percussive effects to improve your strumming. Includes: train sounds, march sound, chunks, palm muting and more. Open to all levels.
Monday, April 13 – Learn The Jug Band Classic, Boodle Am Shake
Boodle Am Shake is a really interesting jazz & jug band classic worth learning. An inverted C7 chord up the neck, The Tin Pan Alley Turn, chord slides and a basic melody are part of learning this fine tune. Open to anyone who knows some basic chords already.
Thursday, April 16 – The Ukulele Slide
Learning to slur or slide your chords is a hallmark of good ukulele strumming. Lil Rev will show how it’s done. Should know basic chords already as a prerequisite.
Monday, April 20 – Mastering The Inside Outside Finger Picking Pattern
Learn a Lil Rev favorite picking pattern. We’ll spend a whole hour learning how to integrate the inside / outside pattern.Open to all levels.
Thursday, April 23 – Learn The Pendulum Stroke -Grandfathers Clock.
Learn how to do the coolest ukulele stroke, the pendulum stroke, with the song Grandfathers Clock, and you’ll have a show-stopper in your repertoire, guaranteed to bring down the house, as a closing number in any concert.
Monday, April 27 – Two songs, Two Boogie-Woogie Patterns.
We’ll learn to play the boogie-woogie in C & F, using two classic blues tunes. We’ll also learn the rock and blues strum pattern in these 2 keys. Strummers can play rhythm and melody, melody players can play the boogie-woogie or accompaniment. The ability to play melody and read tab, is a big plus for this class.
