Monday Night in-person and Thursday night online workshops are listed below. Please scroll down to see all of the classes available online this session.
Pittsburgh Ukulele Brigade!
Monday 2nd and 4th Monday Nights, 6:45-8:00pm
St. Anthanasius Community Center in West View
$120 for 6 weeks — We will break for summer. Back in session on 09/09.
Wanna learn something new on ukulele? Join us for a group lesson at the PUB! Group lessons will focus on the development of arrangements using rhythm, strumming, singing, and instrumental picking parts. Lesson cost includes paper/electronic materials and videos. You must provide your own ukulele—low G is encouraged!
Beginners and Advanced players in ONE group? Heck, yeah!
While we’ll begin with the basic chord forms on every song, each tune blossoms into a full-blown music lesson tailored specifically to the students in attendance. Want to go up the neck? Advanced players are welcome to play separate harmony parts and strum different chord shapes, building the connection between melody and chords all over the fret board. We’ll also be building vocal harmonies into every piece, AND flexing and growing our note-reading and memory skills. All members MUST sing to get the full benefit of instruction.
PUB is performance-based! We are working toward the goal of performing for the St. A’s open house, as well as a number of pop-up performances in SCU and beyond. If you are already an SCU member, think of PUB as Little Band Lite.
Beginner+ Lessons—pregame for PUB Night!
2nd & 4th Mondays, 6:00-6:30pm, $20/month or $90 for a pre-paid, 10 session Club Pass — We will break for summer. See you 09/09!
Not yet ready for the PUB? Get caught up on strumming, note reading, singing, and harmonizing with these lessons for confident Beginners. Can you play the I, vi, IV, and V/V7 chords in C and G, but maybe aren’t yet ready to sing with confidence? This class is for YOU!
Beginner Lessons—FREE to enthusiastic beginners!
Join Amber from 6:00-6:30 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month for a FREE lesson. Material repeats monthly, and will cover the basics of tuning, care, The Fantastic Four Chords in C, learning to practice, and how to navigate your first SCU Meetup. Beginners are encouraged to attend SCU following each lesson.
Thursday Workshop Club—Biweekly Online Group Lessons
Lessons are on Zoom from 7:00pm-8:00ish pm Eastern, with a short break to stretch in the middle. You can register for a single class or book all 8 for a discounted price. $20/indivdual class, or $120 for the block of 8 classes. Topics include:
Jan 5th—Strum Bootcamp
January 19th—No workshop
February 2nd—Beginner Harmony Singing
February 16th—Moveable Chord Shapes for Beginners/Transposing
March 2nd—Intermediate Harmony Singing
March 16th—Useful Scales
April 6th—Fingerpicking Accompaniments
April 20th—No Class—Join us at the Allegheny Ukulele Soiree!
May 4th—Rhythm Reading
May 16th—Using the Flatpick
Price includes access to a a recording of the class and digital materials for the calendar year.