I'm excited to announce that I will be teaching a three-week Professional Development webinar for the Illinois Music Educators Association in February. Classes will take place over web camera from the comfort of your own home, coffee house, or anywhere you can get an internet connection and play ukulele at the same time. (Engaging in playing ukulele and driving at the same time is not recommended, however.)
There are three sessions, spread among three weeks to give you a chance to practice skills before the next session. Of course, you'll need your own ukulele, a computer and a webcam! Come join us! The webinar will take place on Sunday, February 11, 18, and 25, from 6:00PM to 7:00PM CST.
ILMEA is excited to offer this web series opportunity. Presenter Paul Marchese will lead the group through 3- one-hour sessions that will take particiapnts thorugh everything from posture to uke ensembles. For questions, please contact Education Programs Manager Emily Petway at epetway@ilmea.org.
Session 1: The Basics – Posture, Placement, & PluckingStart off the right way! The first session of our Ukulele Webinar will begin with the basics: Playing Posture, Hand Position, Finger Placement, etc. We will also discuss common student errors you can expect to see. We’ll cover the notes of the C Major scale and introduce chords and basic strumming concepts to practice for the following week.
Session 2: Strumming & Humming… The second session will elaborate on the previous week’s learning, starting to put together basic melodies & scale patterns. In addition, we will begin more complicated strumming patterns and chords. Some ideas for class projects and classroom use will also be discussed.
Session 3: Ensembles, Ukestra and Q&A In our final session, we will put together the first-ever online ukulele orchestra! We’ll also take the time to answer any questions you have about acquiring instruments, classroom use, instrument maintenance, and any other ukulele-related information you might be looking for!
Register at the link below and we'll see you soon!
There are three sessions, spread among three weeks to give you a chance to practice skills before the next session. Of course, you'll need your own ukulele, a computer and a webcam! Come join us! The webinar will take place on Sunday, February 11, 18, and 25, from 6:00PM to 7:00PM CST.
ILMEA is excited to offer this web series opportunity. Presenter Paul Marchese will lead the group through 3- one-hour sessions that will take particiapnts thorugh everything from posture to uke ensembles. For questions, please contact Education Programs Manager Emily Petway at epetway@ilmea.org.
Session 1: The Basics – Posture, Placement, & PluckingStart off the right way! The first session of our Ukulele Webinar will begin with the basics: Playing Posture, Hand Position, Finger Placement, etc. We will also discuss common student errors you can expect to see. We’ll cover the notes of the C Major scale and introduce chords and basic strumming concepts to practice for the following week.
Session 2: Strumming & Humming… The second session will elaborate on the previous week’s learning, starting to put together basic melodies & scale patterns. In addition, we will begin more complicated strumming patterns and chords. Some ideas for class projects and classroom use will also be discussed.
Session 3: Ensembles, Ukestra and Q&A In our final session, we will put together the first-ever online ukulele orchestra! We’ll also take the time to answer any questions you have about acquiring instruments, classroom use, instrument maintenance, and any other ukulele-related information you might be looking for!
Register at the link below and we'll see you soon!
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