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Link to Workshop - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6127437555
* 2 World Class Blues Artists
* 2 Friday Blues Afternoons
* 2+ Blues Workshops
* 2 Blues Concerts
* 2 Enya Ukulele Prizes
* 2 Friday Blues Afternoons
* 2+ Blues Workshops
* 2 Blues Concerts
* 2 Enya Ukulele Prizes
O N L I N E
* Adam Franklin - March 26 - 2:00-4:00 p.m. CDT
> Workshop
> Concert
> Enya Nova Ukulele Giveaway
* Del Rey - April 2 - 2:00-4:00 p.m. CDT
> 2 Workshops
> Concert
> Enya Nova Ukulele Giveaway
* Adam Franklin - March 26 - 2:00-4:00 p.m. CDT
> Workshop
> Concert
> Enya Nova Ukulele Giveaway
* Del Rey - April 2 - 2:00-4:00 p.m. CDT
> 2 Workshops
> Concert
> Enya Nova Ukulele Giveaway
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Enya Nova Ukuleles
Enya Ukulele is giving black Nova Ukuleles to two lucky winners, one each Friday. Barry Maz at GotAUkulele.com gave the Nova an "OVERALL UKULELE SCORE - 9 out of 10." The Enya Nova was highly rated in our "Tough Ukulele" ratings. And, Ukulele Magazine said, "the more I played it, the less I thought about the materials and just enjoyed what I heard. Overall, I am pretty amazed by the technology and performance of the Nova U . . .." |
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A very big thank you to Enya for their support!
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COST - GoFundMe $25 or more recommended for all Friday Blues X2 events. $25 for 4 hours of Workshops and Concerts. All funds collected will go the the performers. Event is free for those who are not able to donate.
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Covid-19 has been devastating to many, including musicians
who have lost most of their income. Please be generous.
Covid-19 has been devastating to many, including musicians
who have lost most of their income. Please be generous.
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REGISTRATION - It is not necessary to register for this event. Login and workshop material links will be posted on this webpage the day before the workshop.
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Friday Blues X2 Includes -
Adam Franklin Workshop - Hot Blues & Swing Rhythm Picking!
Level: Suitable for intrepid beginner to advanced players.
In this two part class Adam will teach a simple jazzy blues in the key of C (Sugar Blues) to demonstrate the 'rhythm' picking, with some melody for the more advanced. The second half of the workshop will be a blues in the key of A (Little Hat Jones-Kentucky Blues) with syncopated melody, beginners will be able to strum this one to great effect. There will be chord charts for both tunes.
Level: Suitable for intrepid beginner to advanced players.
In this two part class Adam will teach a simple jazzy blues in the key of C (Sugar Blues) to demonstrate the 'rhythm' picking, with some melody for the more advanced. The second half of the workshop will be a blues in the key of A (Little Hat Jones-Kentucky Blues) with syncopated melody, beginners will be able to strum this one to great effect. There will be chord charts for both tunes.
Get to know Adam
Ukulele has been the first instrument in the Franklin family for four generations. Adam has been playing blues and jazz on uke since 1998, influenced by his jazz musician dad who was around for the first ukulele craze of the 1920's.
Playing uke in the hot jazz and blues style using thumb and finger picking, Adam creates those syncopated rhythms of the 1920's/30's that he loves so much.
Adam regularly performs and teaches on two continents, notably for EuroBlues in the UK and the Centrum organization in the US.
Playing uke in the hot jazz and blues style using thumb and finger picking, Adam creates those syncopated rhythms of the 1920's/30's that he loves so much.
Adam regularly performs and teaches on two continents, notably for EuroBlues in the UK and the Centrum organization in the US.
Here is a truly interesting treat: Acoustic blues, executed flawlessly, breathing new life into a 100-year-old art form that remains vital but has been overwhelmed by electric blues. Blues and jazz, like any language, has an accent and vocabulary, some people have these down better than others. Adam Franklin uses the musical vocabulary of acoustic blues with near perfect inflection. A lifetime of intensive listening and four decades of playing underlie his easy rhythmic excellence.
"Adam's lessons have brought my playing on leaps and bounds. His good natured, laid back attitude was just what I needed to give my playing a kick start. I can not recommend him enough. - Gary H, West London
"Hi Adam. Got to tell you I've really enjoyed these workshops. I've got a lot more technique/coordination now which gives me the confidence to try out new things. They've opened up my technical understanding which helps me push at other doors and put the technique into practice. So, a huge thank you for that. - Slav G, London
"Adam's lessons have brought my playing on leaps and bounds. His good natured, laid back attitude was just what I needed to give my playing a kick start. I can not recommend him enough. - Gary H, West London
"Hi Adam. Got to tell you I've really enjoyed these workshops. I've got a lot more technique/coordination now which gives me the confidence to try out new things. They've opened up my technical understanding which helps me push at other doors and put the technique into practice. So, a huge thank you for that. - Slav G, London
Del Rey
2 Ukulele workshops and concert!
2 Ukulele workshops and concert!
“Del Rey, One of the Ukulele’s Most Important Players and Teachers” Ukulele Magazine 2016 Read the story…
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Introduction to Fingerpicking the Ukulele Level: You are comfortable with first position chords and can keep time while changing them. This class will show you how to position your hand for picking rather than strumming your ukulele. Your thumb becomes the time keeper, while each string has a finger to play melody. After some exercises to get started, we’ll play a C scale finger style, then move on to answer the question “what makes the blues blue”? Re-entrant (high G) tuning preferred.
Both of Del's classes by ear, no TAB.
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Get to know Del
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Blue Uke: Fingerpicking The Blues on the Ukulele
Level: be able to keep a 4/4 beat with your thumb while picking a melody with your fingers.
Many of the great 1920-30s guitar and banjo blues tunes sit beautifully on the ukulele. There are also African American ukesters like Lemon Nash of Louisiana and Rabbit Muse of Virginia, with distinctive styles on traditional and standard jazz material. Using characteristic chord inversions and melody picking, we’ll learn a solo finger style arrangement for the uke. Re-entrant (high G) tuning preferred.
Level: be able to keep a 4/4 beat with your thumb while picking a melody with your fingers.
Many of the great 1920-30s guitar and banjo blues tunes sit beautifully on the ukulele. There are also African American ukesters like Lemon Nash of Louisiana and Rabbit Muse of Virginia, with distinctive styles on traditional and standard jazz material. Using characteristic chord inversions and melody picking, we’ll learn a solo finger style arrangement for the uke. Re-entrant (high G) tuning preferred.
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