May 6 - 27: Beginning Ukulele 3 with Birch Pereira

Four Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27

2pm – 3pm

Dusty Strings 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum Enrollment: 12

Registration & Refund Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025

Picking up where we left off in Uke 2, the group will explore the reggae strum with barre chords, left hand and right hand muting (chucking), interesting fingerpicking patterns, how to play the jazz strum and create our own chordal melodies.

Skills Needed: This class assumes you have taken Beginning Ukulele 2 with any of our teachers.

What to Bring: A working ukulele, clip on tuner, music stand, and a strap is highly recommended. Your ukulele can be soprano, concert, or tenor size. It should have four strings tuned to G-C-E-A or low G tuning. You can also bring your smartphone or your own audio/video recording device.

Teacher: Birch Pereira has built a strong reputation in the Pacific Northwest as a versatile musician, composer, arranger, and producer. As bassist and singer, he leads the Americana, jazz, and blues band Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints. In addition, he plays with other bands of various styles including Americana, hip-hop, classical, Brazilian jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, and more. An avid ukulele enthusiast, he makes videos and arrangements for concert and baritone ukulele.

Interested in private lessons with Birch? Sign up Here!

*Most classes and workshops are geared towards late-teens and adults. Younger learners will benefit most starting with private lessons.

If you have any questions about group classes, or the school in general, don’t hesitate to contact us at (206) 634-1662 or [email protected]