Clinics Workshops & Concerts

Intros, Endings and Turnarounds

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

This workshop covers playing classic intros, endings and turnarounds. Also, covers how to create your own.

Intros are a composed or improvised piece of music that introduces—sets the stage for— a song or composition. Introductions, or intro for short, are used in all types of music.

Turnarounds are similar to intros but half the number of measures, typically two measures in length. Sometimes called “turnbacks,” these musical passages “turn” you back to a previous section of music just played.

Famous and Classic Endings to Spice up Your Ukulele Arrangements

Creating Chord-Melody Arrangements

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

This workshop was first presented at the 2008 M.A.U.I Ukulele Festival in Annapolis, Maryland

If you attended one of my Creating Chord-Melody Arrangements workshops or lost your handout. Here is a PDF download of the lastest handout from my workshop.

Creating Chord-Melody Arrangements - Workshop Handout (June 7, 2008) M.A.U.I, Annapolis, MD
FILE: MAUI-20080607-Complete.pdf ( 1.2 MB )

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Ukulele Doodling

BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

Don't know what to play?

Tired of playing the same old songs and licks?

Here is a workshop for any level ukulele player on creating fun stuff to play. Making you own music, taking what you already know and creating music.

From a few SIMPLE chords and a few single notes you can create music and entertain yourself for hours.

You actually know more than you think!!!

If you where unable to attend one of my Ukulele Doodling workshops or lost your handout. Here is a PDF download of the lastest handout from my workshop.

Ukulele Doodling - Workshop Handout (Updated May 24, 2007)
FILE: UkuleleDoodling(1.1).pdf ( 404 KB )

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A Guide to Ukulele Chords

BEGINNER

A Guide to Ukulele Chords (Ukulele Jazz) based on my best selling book of the same name. This workshop goes over the types of chords possible on the ukulele. Covering basic ukulele chords, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part "jazz" chords.

The workshop covers:

• What is Jazz?
• The Four Chord Categorizes
• Ukulele Chord Diagram
• Building Chords
• Chord Building Rules
• Building Advanced Chords
• Seventh Chords
• Major Seventh Chords
• Minor Seventh Chords
• Additional 4-Part Chords (m7b5, dim7, aug7)
• Upper Partials or Extensions (9th, 11th, 13th)

If you where unable to attend one of my workshops or lost the handout. Here is a PDF download of the handout from my workshop.

A Guide to Ukulele Chords - Workshop Handout
FILE: UW01_AGuideToUkuleleChords.pdf ( 392 KB )

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Understanding Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele

BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele from A to Z explores the “Blues” chord progressions. The Blues are at the heart of all American music. It has influenced Country, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass and just about every form of American music we listen to today.

Understanding Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele takes you through what makes a blues progression a blues progression.

If you where unable to attend one of my workshops or lost the handout. Here is a PDF download of the handout from my workshop.

Understanding Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Workshop Handout
FILE: UW03_UnderstandingBluesProgressions.pdf ( 332 KB )

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A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

Advanced Guide to Chords for Ukulele based on my book of the same name. This workshop provides and introduction to 4-part "jazz" chords and how they are constructed.

Every wonder how to play an Cmaj7(#11) or G13b5 chord. This workshop demystifies the subject of advanced "jazz" chords. Also covers a bit of chord substitution.

If you where unable to attend one of my workshops or lost the handout. Here is a PDF download of the handout from my workshop.

A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele - Workshop Handout
FILE: UW02_AGuideToAdvancedUkuleleChords.pdf ( 400 KB )

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Chord Substutition for Ukulele

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

Chord Principles - Learn about direct and replacement substitutions. Superimposable and non-superimposable chords, note substitution.

If you where unable to attend one of my workshops or lost the handout. Here is a PDF download of the handout from my workshop.

Chord Substutition Principles for Ukulele - Workshop Handout (Updated May 2006)
FILE: UW04_ChordSubstitutionPrinciples.pdf ( 384 KB )

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Intro to Soloing and Scales for Ukulele

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

Intro to Soloing and Scales for Ukulele introduces you to six essential scales that are used for improvisation and playing melodies on the ukulele. Learn the Reference Scale concept for remembering any scale based on two scales.

If you where unable to attend one of my workshops or lost the handout. Here is a PDF download of the handout from my workshop.

Intro to Soloing and Scales for Ukulele - Workshop Handout (Updated May 2006)
FILE: UW05_IntroToSoloing.pdf ( 468 KB )

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Flatpicking on Ukulele

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

Flatpicking on Ukulele - Learning to use a pick on the ukulele. Using a couple of fiddle tunes learn to flatpick songs on the ukulele.

Building Left Hand Technique

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

Building Left Hand Technique - Learn what it takes to build killer left hand chops on the ukulele.

Ukulele for Guitar Players

BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

A Ukulele for Guitar Players clinic and/or workshop covers how you can relate you exsisting guitar knowledge of chords and scales on the guitar to the different sized ukuleles and tunings. You already know more about the ukulele than you think.

Reading Music on the Ukulele

BEGINNER

Reading Music on the Ukulele - Learning to read standard music notation.

Guitar Doodling

BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

Don't know what to play?

Tired of playing the same old songs and licks?

Here is a work shop for any level guitarist on creating fun stuff to play. Making you own music, taking what you already know and creating music.

Taking a few SIMPLE chords and a few single notes you can create music and entertain yourself for hours.

Bridging Rock to Jazz

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

A Bridging Rock to Jazz Series of clinics and workshops covers the scales and chords you need to get started in jazz for a guitarist making the transition from a rock or blues background.

The material covered builds on a rock and blues guitarists familiarity with the common pentatonic scales used in rock, country and blues. Covers the essential scales used by jazz guitarists for creating melodies, jazz licks and improvisation. Details the types of chords and chord families used by jazz guitarists.

Ukulele for Guitar Players

BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

A Ukulele for Guitar Players clinic and/or workshop covers how you can relate you existing guitar knowledge of chords and scales on the guitar to the different sized ukuleles and tunings. You already know more about the ukulele than you think.

7 String Jazz Guitar

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED

A 7 String Jazz Guitar clinic and/or workshop covers getting into the seven string guitar. This is a great instrument for all music settings – not just solo or non bass duo settings.

The Publishing Business - Music Education Books

EVERYONE

Getting started with music book publishing . This workshop provides information on self-publishing. I give you a history of how I got into publishing my ukulele and guitar books and the steps to get them into the hands of players. Topics covered include: layout and design, content presentation and organization, computer software and hardware (Mac or PC), printing and binding, ISBN, sales and marketing, the Internet, song rights and more.