Schedule
9 am
Doors Open
Vendors area open until 10 pm
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10 am
The Songs of Irving Berlin
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 Join Michigan Guitar and Uke Guru Rob Bourussa for a fun-filled class, strumming and picking the melodies of Irving Berlin.Many consider Irving Berlin to be one of the single greatest American composers of all time! Come and find out why! Open to all levels |
Uke Chord Solos
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Chord solos are a type of arrangement in which the melody and harmony are played at the same time, allowing the ukulele function as a solo instrument. They are a lot of fun to play and make great “party pieces” to add to your repertoire. Join Steve Boisen of The Barnkickers as he teaches you how to play an easy solo piece and presents some of his own arrangements for you to learn. He’ll also offer tips on how to create your own solos and provide a list of resources where you can find more pieces arranged for the ukulele. The material is all presented in tablature, so no music reading is required. This workshop is open to all levels, but attendees will get the most from this workshop if they can already play basic chords on their ukulele
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11 am
Beginning/Intermediate Finger Style
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A Beginning “All Purpose” Ukulele Finger Picking Pattern:
Venture out of the strumming world into the exotic landscape of finger picking! In this workshop we will learn an all-purpose right-hand finger picking technique you can apply to many different types of songs. Level: Confident Beginner. Requirements: A ukulele, two hands and a video/ audio recorder (highly recommended). |
Strum Style – Barely Beyond Beginners
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Are you feeling fairly secure with 6 chords and strum or two, yet feeling bored with your playing? Learn to use the ukulele as your rhythm section, and become the backbone in your band of one, or more! We start with the utilitarian double strum and learn to distinguish the difference between straight and swing “feel.” Add strategic accents: damping, chucking or scratching, rolls and triplets – suddenly you are playing a bossa beat or swing, or rock or folk. The songs in this workshop will have 3-4 chords
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12 pm
Lunch Break
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Kanikapila is a Hawaiian term describing an impromptu jam session, most commonly taking place at a beach, or family gathering. The term comes from kani which means sound and pila which means any stringed instrument.
Come join George (Keoki K) Klingelhofer to kanikapila with all of our midwest ukulele ohana (family) to a wide variety of musical styles from contemporary and traditional Hawaiian melodies to the top pop songs of today. George’s huge repertuar of music is sure to keep everyone strumming, singing, and tapping their feet. The kanikapila will feature the chords and lyric sof each song projected so that everyone can join in the fun. |
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1 pm
Hot Licks for Ukulele
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Let Lil Rev show you why he is one of America’s busiest ukulele teachers! Join rev as he distills 30 years of listening to classic rock, blues and jazz into 90 minutes of Hot Licks for Ukulele. You’ll learn intros, endings, turnarounds, Licks, Fills, Riffs as well as their respective usage and the scales they derive from. Gleen important soloing tips from Rev as well some juicy music history. This class is open to advanced beginners and up, as it is presumed the student is already playing some very basic melodies on the ukulele and is willing to learn from Tablature and./or notation with live demo. Bring a recorder with you so you can retain these licks.
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Clawhammer Ukulele
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Learn the secret of applying old-time clawhammer banjo technique to ukulele. The right hand will take up most of the lesson, and apply it to one song.
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2 pm
Vending Open, Grab a Snack
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Kanikapila is a Hawaiian term describing an impromptu jam session, most commonly taking place at a beach, or family gathering. The term comes from kani which means sound and pila which means any stringed instrument.
Come join George (Keoki K) Klingelhofer to kanikapila with all of our midwest ukulele ohana (family) to a wide variety of musical styles from contemporary and traditional Hawaiian melodies to the top pop songs of today. George’s huge repertuar of music is sure to keep everyone strumming, singing, and tapping their feet. The kanikapila will feature the chords and lyric sof each song projected so that everyone can join in the fun. |
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3 pm
Fingerstyle Uke, Soloing and Chunking
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In this three-pronged workshop for beginning to intermediate players, Uke
Jon Prown, Dominator, and Seeso will inspire the uke maestro lurking within you. Uke Jon Prown will look at the seemingly mysterious but surprisingly
simple relationship between melodies and chords. Playing fingerstyle uke is actually within the grasp of us all. The key is to understand how the melody line and backing chords in any song compliment one another. This session also will explore alternative chord variations and inversions as a way of spicing up both your rhythm and fingerstyle playing. Beginners and Intermediate level players will benefit from this session. Have you ever wanted to take a solo at your local uke jam but weren’t
quite sure where to start? This can be a very stressful situation for beginners as well as intermediate level players. Well, fear not fellow ukers, Dominator will demonstrate that basic, yet melodically pleasing solos can be crafted by looking at the notes within the chords, alternate chord voicings (inversions as presented in Jon’s segment) as well as the execution of simple two note voicings referred to as “double stops”. The objective is for you to become familiar with the concepts presented
and leave with a reference document, “Stress Free Soloing,” that will allow you to re-visit and learn the material at your own pace. The ultimate goal is to provide some tools and techniques to allow beginning as well as intermediate players open the door to constructing and/or improvising basic solos. Does the “chunking” technique make you up-chuck your lunch all over your
uke? Let Seeso break it down to its most basic elements for you. During this portion of the workshop, both left-handed and right-handed chunking techniques will be taught. From a simple “Bo Diddley” beat to more complex funk rhythms, Seeso will help you to explore the percussive possibilities of the ukulele |
Chord Melody A La Roy Smeck
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Chorded Melody 101 – This workshop will take you through a step-by-step chorded melody version of Bye
Bye Blues learned directly from Roy Smeck, a pioneer of the ukulele. Players must be able to change basic chords in 1st position with ease |
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4 pm
Lap Steel Demo
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The steel guitar has often been called “The Signature Sound of Hawaii”. People world-wide have heard this lush melodic sound frequently in film and recordings but most have no idea what instrument produces this appealing sound. In this up-close and informal demo Gerald Ross will explain the instrument’s construction, playing techniques, tools of the trade and play the most requested steel guitar tunes. He will also play excerpts of classic steel guitar recordings by 20th century masters of the instrument. Participants will have a chance to try their hand at the instrument at the close of the demo.
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Tips and Tricks
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creating a fuller sound for your favorite songs! (high G recommended)
Utilizing hammer ons, pull offs and other techniques you will learn how to create a richer sound with the chords you already know! Many exercises are given to strengthen your ukulele playing and they will become an essential part of your repertoire. |
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5 pm
Dinner Concert with Jon Prown, Dominator, and Seeso
LINK to last years
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6 pm
Vendor area Open again
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7 pm
Concert
Mark Peterson Evening MC
7pm – Craig Chee
7:30- The Barn Kickers
8pm-Gerald Ross & Rob Bourassa
8:30pm – Thank U’s / Break-Time!
9:00pm- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
9:30pm Lil Revs Blues Quartet
10:15pm – Raffle / Finale W/Everyone
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