Museum of Making Music Presents Ukulele Workshop, Discussion, And Concert
October 12, 2007
On Saturday, November 3, the Museum of Making Music, located at 5790 Armada Drive in Carlsbad, is hosting a day of educational and entertaining ukulele-related activities, including: a workshop, panel discussion and concert featuring legendary recording artist Lyle Ritz. Tickets for this event are $15; $12 for Museum members. Reservations are required. For reservations and information, please call (760) 438-5996, ext. 212.
Strummin' with Jumpin' Jim: A Ukulele Workshop
At 1 PM, Jim Beloff-of Jumpin' Jim songbooks and The Joy of Uke DVDs-introduces the basics of playing the ukulele, including: holding, tuning, strumming and making the chords. By the end of the workshop, participants will have played through a dozen well-known songs and will have learned new chords, strums, tips and techniques along the way. Guests are encouraged to bring a G-C-E-A soprano-tuned uke and be ready to have a lot of fun. At the end of the workshop you will have made a new life-long friend—your ukulele.
Tiptoeing Through the Tulips: The Surprising Story of the Ukulele in Modern Culture
A Panel Discussion with John King and Jim Tranquada—At 3 PM, John King and Jim Tranquada, two respected ukulele historians, examine the rich and often surprising history of the ukulele. The panel discussion will be accompanied by a multimedia presentation of rare historic ukulele memorabilia and recordings and will also include two special guests—the jazz ukulele legend Lyle Ritz and Jim Beloff, the author of The Ukulele-A Visual History and publisher of the Jumpin' Jim's ukulele songbooks.
Supported by their recent findings in archives in Hawaii and on the mainland, Jim and John explore lesser-known aspects of the ukulele's early history and address how the it became "the national instrument of Hawaii." They take a look at how the ukulele became a national fad when it flew off music store shelves on the mainland in 1915. They examine why the ukulele became a symbol of jazz age teen rebellion in the 1920s and what drove millions of ukuleles to be sold during the 1950s. Finally, the panelists delve into how so many people, still today, fail to take this little four-string instrument from Portugal seriously.
The Ukulele Unusual: A Ukulele Concert with John King, Lyle Ritz, and Jim & Liz Beloff
At 7 PM, come and enjoy a variety of ukulele music performed by masters of the ukulele- Lyle Ritz, John King, and Jim and Liz Beloff. The concert will include both familiar and unusual music including pop and Hawaiian standards, classical music and jazz.
For more information, visit their web site at www.museumofmakingmusic.org.
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