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One-Day Workshops and Other Events at Gryphon
Ukulele for Beginners
Sat, Sep 25, 2010 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $40.00	Hiram Bell hirambell.com
The ukulele is fun and easy to play. You can have hours of enjoyment with just a few basic skills. This workshop will show how to start and continue to improve your playing. Basic chords, strumming chord progressions and modal melody picking will be covered. Hiram Bell is a native Hawaiian born and raised in Honolulu. He has been teaching the ukulele for more then 15 years and has developed a method of teaching that fascilitates faster learning. He is a multi-instrumentalist teaching and performing various styles of music in various venues in the bay area. For more info google hirambell.com


Ukulele for Advanced Beginners Level
Sat, Sep 25, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Cost: $40.00	Hiram Bell hirambell.com
Anything and everything is possible on the ukulele. This class will explore everything you want to know about playing the ukulele. Improve and enhance your technique and understanding of modern playing. Recommended for those who wish to excel on the uke. Topics include the following: choral melodies, composing and songwriting, advanced strumming and picking, improvising and live performance. All levels welcomed. Hiram Bell is a native Hawaiian born and raised in Honolulu. He has been teaching the ukulele for more then 15 years and has developed a method of teaching that fascilitates faster learning. He is a multi-instrumentalist teaching and performing various styles of music in various venues in the bay area. For more info google hirambell.com


Fingerstyle Guitar Arranging and Improvisation
Sat, Oct 16, 2010 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Cost: $45.00	Mark Hanson
Mark has been asked for years to teach his entire recorded arrangement of "You Don't Know Me". Mark will use his newly updated arrangement from his "Author's Notes" CD to provide step-by-step insight in how to add improvisational verses to your fingerpicking tunes. The lessons taught here - how to build a fingerstyle arrangement, and how to improvise on it - are applicable to all fingerpicking styles, whether it be blues, folk, pop, or jazz. Discount: $80 if you attend both workshops.


Guitar Lullabies for Strummers & Fingerpickers
Sat, Oct 16, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Cost: $45.00	Mark Hanson
Mark teaches eight lovely lullabies that you can play for your babies of any age! Included are his arrangements of the Beatles "Good Night", Brahms' "Lullaby", J.T.'s "Sweet Baby James", "Irish Lullaby", "All the Pretty Little Horses", "Tell Me Why", "Wynken Blynken & Nod", and "Now the Day Is Over". Included are chord sheets, suggested strumming patterns, and complete fingerstyle solo arrangements. Combine this with Mark's first workshop of the day and you will be improvising your babies right out of their cribs! Discount: $80 if you attend both workshops.