Menucha Ukulele Band Camp! May 7-11, 2012
Welcome to the Second Annual Ukulele Band Camp!
Four nights and 3 days of intense fun, ukulele instruction, and merry music making within the structure of a band, led by some of the ukulele world’s finest band masters.
Check-in any time after noon on Monday, May 7, 2012. This day is set aside for checking in, getting settled, and exploring camp. Friday morning is for packing up and checking out. In between are three days of instruction, honing our skills for a performance Thursday evening.
Ukulele Band Camp is a residential camp in the historic Columbia River gorge. Five bands of different musical styles are offered. Each band leader will teach a class once in the morning and a similar style band in the afternoon, but with a different set of music. Campers may register for two of the five bands listed. Camp is limited to 60 campers. The culmination of the three days of band instruction is a performance on Thursday evening for the camp. Before registering, the camper should decide, in order of preference, which bands you want to be in or whether you would want to cancel if the band you most want is filled.
Prerequisites: Band Camp is appropriate for advanced beginner, intermediate and advanced players. If you are an experienced musician coming from a strong background on another fretted instrument, but have no experience on ukulele you may feel right at home after a few queasy moments. If you come to camp with no musical background and a month of playing ukulele – you may feel queasy the entire time.
In general all campers that can change open chords without hesitation with a steady rhythm will flourish. The chords are the I, VI, IV, V(7) chord progression in the key of C, F & G. Specifically: C, Am, F, G7; F, Dm, Bb, C7; G, Em, C, D7. Intermediate and advanced students should be familiar with some inversions of these chords.
Our aim is to provide you with exciting challenges by learning to be in a band, play together and take risks. This can happen more easily if you have a solid foundation.
If you have any questions about whether this is the camp for you, please contact the creative director, Marianne Brogan at 503-679-0391 or brogan@teleport.com.
The following is tentatively scheduled; stay tuned for updates: Friday after the camp, a public concert will be held in downtown Portland, featuring the talents of the faculty. Tickets and concert information will be available soon.
~ Marianne Brogan, Uke Band Camp Artistic Director
Band Leader Biographies
Uke Band Descriptions
- Canotes lead a band in the Greenhouse
Frequently Asked Questions
2012 Taxi Cab shuttle service fees from PDX to Menucha
Cancellation Policy
Single rooms have sold out. Please choose double/triple or community lodging. Thank you!
If you have any questions about accommodations at Menucha, please contact the office at 503-695-2243.
