UKE 102 Barrels of Carols

James Henry Russell STEM Complex 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX, United States

This 2.5 hour course offered over on Sunday afternoon picks up where UKE 101-From zero to hero leaves off and is based on Bogart and Peters’ 21 Easy Songs for Christmas.  Students will learn additional chords, strumming patterns, and percussive techniques.  You will learn loads of new songs, literally, barrels of Christmas carols.  Not many […]

$20

Uke 110: Ukulele Song Series: Celtic Songs

James Henry Russell STEM Complex 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX, United States

There was an old uke from T-town.  Who never could nail that new strum down.  She took off her frown and went for all downs.  Now she plays for big crowds in a ball gown. Come get your Irish on and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! In this one-hour class, we’ll learn some great Celtic tunes.  […]

$10

UKE 103 Overcome the Humdrum Strum

James Henry Russell STEM Complex 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX, United States

Armed with skills from UKE 102-Barrels of Carols, you can take your playing up a notch or two! Course topics include more chord shapes, advanced strumming, fingerpicking patterns and introduction to chord melody, and simple transposing.  Of course, you’ll learn lots of new songs.  This is a 2.5 hour course meets on one Sunday afternoon.  […]

$20

Uke 104: Chord Melody for Ukulele

James Henry Russell STEM Complex 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX, United States

Like playing the uke, but would rather play the melody than sing it?  In this class, you’ll use skills from Uke 101 and Uke 102 to play beautiful, full arrangements of songs including both the chords and melody at the same time.  Students will learn to read tab for both melody and chords and use […]

$20

Uke 107: Ukulele Song Series: The Beatles

James Henry Russell STEM Complex 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX, United States

What music is more fitting for the Fab 4-string uke than that of the Far-4 Beatles.  In this one-hour class, you’ll learn several familiar Beatles tunes.  Beatles music fits great on the uke because the Beatles we all uke aficionados.  Come join John, George, Paul, Ringo, and me.  You don’t even have to be 64!  […]

$10