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...all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
J.S. Bach

Ukulele and Guitar Lessons

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I teach Ukulele and Guitar

About Lessons

I teach lessons out of my house in lovely Eugene, Oregon. I also teach workshops around the Pacific Northwest. I have taught at the Portland Ukulele Festival, Creative Arts Community (Columbia Gorge), The Orme School Fine Arts Week (Arizona), and the Eugene Uketoberfest (I'm one of the organizers though, so that's easy to do). I use popular songs to teach both beginning and intermediate concepts. I try to keep it light and fun.

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Ukulele for everyone

Beginning Ukulele

I LOVE teaching beginning ukulele. It doesn't matter if you are old or new, you can play this instrument. I will show you how.

Songs with a few simple chords

EZ Songs For Beginners

Here is a collection of charts you can practice to build up your finger coordination and chord vocabulary. I'm fiddling with these a lot so they won't be in any particular order.

Tips, tricks and technique

Intermediate Uke and Beyond

The uke is like a tiny band. You can play a song and fit in all the clever parts too. The trick is using a sort of trompe 'l orielle to make the uke sound busier than it really is. It's not that hard. I can show you how.

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Examples and messages for my guitar students

Guitar Lessons

Mostly this is a place for my guitar students to get lesson materials. If you need a chart or something like that, email me and I'll put it here.

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