Chris Hough (Ukulele Uff) Master Class and Concert OPEN TO ALL LEVELS

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In our continuing series of BRINGING THE BEST TO BOSTON, we welcome Chris Hough, known throughout Europe as Ukulele Uff, this September for his remarkable, one-of-a-kind Master Class and private concert.

Chris is among Europe's most talented performers and instructors, teaching the strumming and finger styles of the great ukulele masters of the 1920's, including Roy Smeck, George Formby, and Jess Kalima, as well as sharing unique strums that have made Chris one of Europe's favorite performers.

The workshop breaks down complex syncopated strums (including split stroke, fan stroke, scrape, tremolos, triplets) step-by-step. You'll learn techniques that allow you to play melody lines while keeping a rhythm going and get a good feel for when and where to use them. Although these techniques are centered around traditional style, they are versatile and sound equally impressive with both vintage and today's music.

If you want to play uke better than ever thought possible, you have no choice but to attend!

THE DAY INCLUDES
A full-day, comprehensive, workshop with Chris
A workbook
Concert.

Cost approximately $79 (concert only available for those who do not attend the workshop.. approx $20.)

SCHEDULE

REGISTRATION: Meet and Greet (and Tune)

SESSION ONE: The Basics and Beyond.
Right hand techniques. Strums using index and thumb. Vamping. Muting. Five finger techniques. A look at many traditional strums, some well known and some not-so. In-depth breakdown of up-down variations, split stroke, the fan stroke, tremolo, broken tremolo, scrape, thumb roll, flamenco, pluck-strum, and Chris's own variations. And you will learn great techniques of single and multiple fingering, and that elusive interplay or melody and chording

Break

SESSION TWO: The Left Hand Will Be in Awe of What the Right Hand Can Do!!)
Moving from strums and chord progressions to more advanced finger picking, and chord and melody interplay. You'll incorporated these techniques in some popular songs including Sweet Georgia Brown, Blue Skies, Crazy Words-Crazy Tunes, Charley My Boy. You'll get a feel of knowing when-to-use-what.You'll learn practice techniques to build on these skills and get better and better each passing day.

Break

CONCERT
A 90-minute concert, with songs he has entertained across Europe solo and with the Ukulele Uff Trio.

NO COMMITMENT, BUT INTERESTED???
Event planned for early 2020. No need to commit yet, but let us know if you are interested and likely to attend. RSVP here or send a note to Chuck at chuck@chuckgoldstone.com.

ABOUT UKULELE UFF
Ukulele Uff (Chris Hough) hails from Liverpool, a town whose DNA has produced some pretty talented musicians. His lightning fast right hand has mesmerized audiences throughout Europe, and his virtuosic performances of some of the 1920's (and beyond) tunes have made him a crowd pleaser. Chris has taught workshops across the globe and will be bring his strumming workshop here.

" Ukulele Uff is the most fantastic uke player on the circuit today, no doubt about that."
----Instant Replay

“Right up there with Bennie Nawahi”
---- Robert Crumb (R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders"

"If you’re looking for some beautifully played traditional ukulele music festooned with flourishing fretboard fingering, you won’t find anything better than this."
--- Uke Planet

“ [Chris' CD]…one of the best ukulele related cds ever released."
---- Dutch ukulele virtuoso Remco Housman

"Uff plays and slaps that uke with no speed I’ve ever seen before and even though the technical skills are impressive."
----Underneath The Stars Festival: Barnsley review

"For my money, among the finest living practitioners of the 1920's style of uke playing."

----Our own Chuck Goldstone

In loose uke-partnership with the Ukulele Union of Boston and CHUCKULELE.