As I've been getting closer to the February Music Camp, I've been refining my Swing Guitar Lesson and getting more and more excited. Then, the other day I get in contact with one of the organizers and discover that not only will I be giving a workshop on Swing Guitar, but I will also be doing one on Swing Ukulele (as well as leading a few Ukulele jams).
No details are set yet, but I've already had to send in a synopsis of each lesson. The trick was, I'm don't really have the Ukulele workshop written yet!!!
Now, I'm scrambling a little to get my draft finished so I can iron it out.
The cool thing is, I've never really thought about Swing Ukulele the same way I do Swing Guitar. Because of the regular repertoire inherent in the Ukulele culture, which is very saturated with swing tunes as much as it is with folk and classic rock, I've always felt Swing Ukulele was sort of a natural part of any Ukulele player's repertoire.
But, now I'm really looking at it. I'm breaking down what I do already and what I find myself working on in this genre. What I'm finding is that there really are some differences between just playing Ukulele and playing Swing Ukulele. What is even more astounding to me is the amount of differences I've finding between Swing Guitar and Swing Ukulele!
Eventually, I'll post a lot of my findings and ultimately my lesson here. But for now, I think I need to concentrate on writing and polishing both lessons and getting ready for the upcoming awesomeness of the Folk Alliance Music Camp!
~Danny
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