THE STRUM SHOP EVENTS
Concerts, Workshops, Music Jams, Clubs & More!
All Acoustic Jam
Fourth Thursdays at 6pm
If you play guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, washboard or whatever, and want to get together with other acoustic players, this is the jam for you. Bring your favorite folk, bluegrass, old-time or gospel song and come join in on the fun. Meets on the fourth Thursday each month at 6pm.
Cost: $ FREE
Carla's Blues & Jazz Ukulele Workshop
Fourth Saturdays 1pm
CANCELLED FOR AUGUST
Carla Fontanilla presents a workshop to help equip intermediate uke players with fundamental blues and jazz skills and techniques through chord progressions, scales, and styles to complement their existing skills. Players will explore in different songs how applying varying chord patterns, substitutions, scales, ?groove-driven? rhythmic expressions and strumming variations skills open wide the fun and enjoyment of blues, jazz and hybrid playing.
Cost: $ FREE
Keoki's Kanikapila Hawaiian Jam
Last Fridays at 6pm
Aloha kakou/everyone! Come join Keoki & Ho'okane Ukulele for a relaxed evening of Mele O Hawai'i (Songs of Hawaii). Learn some beautiful songs that inspired the tourism trade in the islands (hapa haole music) and perhaps pick up on a few traditional Hawaiian songs as well. Guitarists, bassists, cajon players (and of course, ukulele players) as well as those who just like to sing and have the spirit of aloha in their hearts are welcome to join us for our kanikapila/jam session.
Cost: $ FREE
River City Ukulele Orchestra Rehearsal
Second, Third, and Fourth Saturdays at 10:30am
The River City Ukulele Orchestra is a community-based group of like-minded individuals from Roseville, Ca and surrounding areas who enjoy delving into the finer points of ukulele playing as a group! Our goal is to have fun, and to raise funds for the Ukes for Schools non-profit program. We do this by performing several times a year at fairs, festivals and senior residence events...
Cost: $ FREE
Ukulele Beginning Group Class
Mondays at 6pm: Once per week for 4 weeks (starting first Monday of each month)
We are planning to have class Labor Day
This class is intended for ages 12 to adult who have never played ukulele before. Students will learn about the different types and parts of the ukulele, how to tune it, and basic chords and strum patterns. Each week a new technique will be introduced. By the end of the month, students will have a few popular songs they will be able to play and the confidence to continue playing and learning.
Cost: $ 80.00
Ukulele Beyond the Basics Group Class
Mondays at 7pm: Once per week for 4 weeks (starting first Monday of each month)
We are planning to have class Labor Day
This class is intended for ukulele players ages 12 to adult who are ready to expand their playing beyond basic chord strumming. Each month the class instructor will address and break down a different technique, style and/or song; such as jazz & blues ukulele, finger style playing, scales, soloing, and other intermediate level ukulele playing techniques.
Cost: $ 80.00