Ukulele Strum Rehab​

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The strum is the heartbeat of a song. Without a steady beat, a song can easily go off the rails. If you're lacking confidence in your strum, or feel like it could use a tune-up, this lighthearted workshop will help you get your strum on track. A steady strum that responds to the elements of a song can really lift your playing off the page and help you move your playing forward. Learn how to hear the beat of a song and translate it through your ukulele. We'll explore a few strumming patterns and see how you can fit them into a song to add texture and drive.

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We'll keep the chords and songs simple to better enable us to focus on the strum. You'll get more out of the class if you are able to maintain a basic strum and switch among A, Am, C, D, D7, Dm, E7, F, G, and G7 with relative ease -- but we'll have fun no matter what your level!

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NOTE: This class is geared for adults. We do not cover baritone ukulele chords, though principles in this class readily translate to baritones. Contact me at ukuleleclare@gmail.com if you're a lefty so we can talk about approaches.

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