MUS 105 — Play the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk
Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Greg Vaughan
Date(s): Jan 4—Mar 8
Class Recording Available: No
Class Meeting Day: Mondays
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 7:00—8:50 pm (PT)
Please Note: No class on January 18 and February 15
Tuition: $525
Refund Deadline: Jan 6
Unit(s): 1
Enrollment Limit: 20
Status: Registration opens Nov 30, 8:30 am (PT)
Quarter: Winter
Day: Mondays
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 7:00—8:50 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jan 4—Mar 8
Unit(s): 1
Tuition: $525
Refund Deadline: Jan 6
Instructor(s): Greg Vaughan
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Enrollment Limit: 20
Recording Available: No
Status: Registration opens Nov 30, 8:30 am (PT)
Please Note: No class on January 18 and February 15
George Harrison once wrote, “Everyone should have and play a ‘UKE.’ It’s so simple to carry with you and it’s one instrument you can’t play and not laugh.” He carried one everywhere and gave them freely to friends, insisting that anyone who played the ukulele was a little “crackers.” Good advice from a Beatle. This course offers an introduction to playing the ukulele for complete beginners and early-stage players. Students will learn essential chords, strumming patterns, and basic fingerpicking, along with simple chart reading and rhythm skills. Each week, the class will learn a new song that utilizes new chords and techniques, and ultimately, students will play each song together as a group. By the end of the course, you will be “crackers”—or at least able to play along with rock, folk, and pop songs.
This course is designed for those with little or no experience in playing the ukulele. Students should bring a ukulele (soprano, concert, or tenor in C tuning) and a portable music stand to each class session.
GREG VAUGHAN
Instructor, Gryphon Stringed Instruments
Greg Vaughan has taught guitar and ukulele at Gryphon for over two decades. He specializes in contemporary music, including alternative, punk, rock (modern and classic), acoustic (especially classic and new rock), and electric blues guitar. He also has taught group guitar and ukulele classes at Google and other Silicon Valley companies and at the Nueva School. Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.