12716 - Ukulele II

Course Overview

This program continues to build on solo and ensemble playing skills with more complex music and more techniques for the advancing musician. Class participants will explore individual fingerstyle skills, along with playing in duets and larger ensembles with multipart music. Students will find a supportive, challenging, and musical community ready to help them level-up in their instrumental journey. 

Over the course of the sessions, you'll continue to build your repertoire with music from around the world and from different eras. You'll gain more experience with advanced techniques, you'll build your knowledge of music theory, arranging, and composition. This hands-on fast-paced course builds on the skills taught in the beginning ukulele course, so take that first. By the end of this session, you'll want to continue your study, be a part of larger musical ensembles, and confidently perform music for others.

What You'll Learn

• Further your ability to read more advanced tablature and sheet music.
• Develop skills in playing chord-melody and ensemble arrangements.
• Improve on chord skills as accompaniment to singers.
• Gain the musical skills required to participate in an orchestra.
• Enhance solo and ensemble performance skills.
• Begin the process of arranging or composing your own music.

Who Should Attend

This is not a beginning class. Appropriate for students who have completed 12715 Beginning Ukulele | UNM Continuing Education successfully.

and / or:

Students entering the class should be able to:

1. Read chord-melody tablature.

2. Read chord grids and use proper finger placements.

3. Finger pluck multiple strings simultaneously and play arpeggios.

Additional Information