NEW Just Can't Get Enough! Level 4 Ukulele Lessons – Central London

Just Can't Get Enough! Level 4 Ukulele Lessons Tuesday Nights 7–9pm 10 Week Course Lead Tutor: Matthew Location*: The Castle, 44 Commercial Rd, Aldgate, London E1 1LN School of Uke students get 10% off drinks at this venue! Nearest Stations: Aldgate East, Aldgate, Tower Hill, Liverpool Street Suitable for: Adults Only 18+ *Venues are subject to availability and may change, but will always be in London Central or City, just 5-10mins walk from a train or tube station. Course Overview If you’re hungry for more, this course is for you! We’ll introduce you to the world of musical modes, help you explore more advanced chords, and start improvising. Building on what you learned in Level 3, we'll continue to explore how chords are constructed and how to use this knowledge to enhance your playing. You’ll also learn how to arrange music for different parts of a group, making your playing more creative and dynamic. What You’ll Learn: Advanced chords like 6th and diminished. An introduction to musical modes (like Ionian and Aeolian). Applied music theory: Chord construction and how to use chord inversions. How to start improvising and creating your own music. Arranging music and playing in harmony with others. Building more complex and expressive melodies. Perfect For: Intermediate players eager to explore new musical concepts and take their playing to new heights. A World of Music at Your Fingertips At School of Uke, we teach music through the ukulele, rather than merely teaching the ukulele. You can play literally anything on the ukulele and we use it as a gateway into music more broadly. We explore all kinds of music, including classic and contemporary Rock, Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Afrobeat & much more. Every group has its own shared playlist where you can add the songs you’d love to learn. We use your suggestions to help shape the course, introducing new songs and techniques as your playing develops. Confident Playing Technique The course places a strong emphasis on developing a confident playing technique. As well as developing your technical ability, with a focus on timing, texture, rhythm and song, we aim to build your musical awareness as part of a group ensemble. We take into consideration the specific aspirations and needs of everyone in the group, and encourage singing and individual style. In our Next Level classes we aim to expand on the basics and get you playing more confidently. We’ll take you beyond the simple stuff and start introducing techniques you never thought possible. With a hands-on practical approach we’ll look at new chords, chord construction, new scales, playing in new keys and performance tips and tricks. Group Ensemble & Performance Technique Play one or two part arrangements with Ukulele Emphasis on musical awareness, group timing, texture, rhythm and song Develop playing technique and encourage individual style within a group Introduction to playing effectively and confidently in a live gigging environment Strumming and Picking Build strumming confidence with a strong focus on timbre, dynamics and 8-bar strum patterns. Explore use of barre chords to achieve damping effects useful for achieving a more percussive. More complex fingerpicking rolls and arpeggios and introduction to tremolo picking. Melody & Scales More intricate melody lines and melodies and simple lead riffs using scales. An introduction to improvising using modes. Develop fretboard map up to the 8th fret. Increase grasp and dexterity of scales learned so far including C Major Scale up to the 8th fret and applied Major and Minor scales. Music Theory Further exploration of chord construction and scale application. Get more familiar with The Circle of 5ths as a tool for understanding keys and chord progressions. Introduction to Modes as a way of learning and memorising scale patterns, Performance Technique Our 'Just Can't Get Enough!' course culminates in a “Grand Finale” show where you’ll have the opportunity to show off your new playing skills to family and friends at a London music venue. An Awesome Experience Overall it's about a group of like-minded people discovering music and having a great time together. Here's what some of our students had to say... "Great teaching and so much fun! Everyone should learn to play an instrument!" - Edina "Amazing fun, brilliant teaching, awesome people!" - Avital "I couldn't play anything when I first started, now I'm playing Slash solos!" - Cat Our Venues All our venues are hand-picked for their special qualities, and are just 5-10mins walk to a tube or train station. During the Summer months, weather permitting, we host our evenings at outdoor venues to make the most of the sunshine and warm summer nights. If you have a venue and would like to discuss hosting School of Uke events, please contact us at info@schoolofuke.co.uk