UKC Academy: Arpeggio Meditations for Ukulele with Daniel Ward

In this workshop, Daniel Ward will share a number of easy-to-learn, fun-to-play, short songs and warm-ups that you can "loop" over and over. It's a great way to build even rhythm, tone, and chord changing chops while you float in a warm tub of beautiful, repeating patterns that make you a better player as you soak them in. You'll come away with productive tools to practice with whenever you pick up your uke and become a much more expressive player in the process. If you're a beginner, these are great tools to start out with. If you're more advanced, it's a great way to break out of whatever rut you may have fall into.

About the Teacher:

Daniel Ward is a gifted musician who has taken is 30 years experience performing world music, jazz, rock and most notably, flamenco, and focused it on an unlikely instrument: the ukulele. Born in Los Alamos, NM, he holds degrees in classical guitar and composition. As a guitarist, he toured with flamenco dance troupes Yjastros, Dance España, and Maria Benitez, the heavy metal vaudeville band Skümbaag, and went around the world with noveau flamenco sensation Ottmar Liebert. Focussing on four strings has allowed Daniel to share his advanced techniques with all levels of player, and he considers his life enriched by the social element of ukulele. In the past five years he has enjoyed performing and teaching at ukulele festivals in England, Canada, Mexico, China and all across the United States. He is a contributing editor at Ukulele Magazine, where his instructional videos and lessons are a perennial favorite. His best-selling book of studies for the ukulele, Arpeggio Meditations for Ukulele, has become standard repertoire in the ukulele world. His recording "EL UKULELE" is a lively adventure in what the instrument can do. http://danielward.net/