February 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Uke 101: From Zero to Hero. This class, adapted from Bogart and Peters’ 21 Songs in 6 Days: Learn Ukulele the Easy Way, will take novice students through the history and anatomy of the Ukulele and includes how to buy a uke, holding, strumming, tuning, singing along, chords C, Am, F,G7, C7. You will have all the tools to play dozens of songs after this 2.5 hour session! Playing the ukulele is easy, fun, and addictive! This class is appropriate for age levels 10-100 and is guaranteed to make you smile! You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a ukulele. That’s pretty close! A binder with PowerPoint slides, handouts, and our songbook, as well as snacks and a light lunch, are included. Just bring yourself, your uke, and your tuner. If you need any advise on purchasing a ukulele before class, email catherine.howard@texarkanacollege.edu.