Practice list for YMCA performance

Hi All

The play list for the YMCA (December 7 at 3:00pm) performance is:

Puttin' on the Ritz

Kerfunten Jig

Carol of the Bells

We will be working extensively on those songs at the meeting this Tuesday night... especially Carol of the Bells, since we don't play that one with the McCabe's class.

Hope to see you Tuesday!

–Lori

Dona Nobis Pacem.

I just posted the uke-only part of Dona Nobis Pacem to its folder in the downloads section. Thanks to Jacqui for playing! It's beautiful, and I'm looking forward to working on this for future performances.

Next Meeting November 19th

Hi WUE

Our next meeting is November 19th. One of our options for the next YMCA performance is Carol of the Bells. Our newest member Michael has condensed the score so it will fit on two facing pages. No other changes to the arrangement were made. If you are interested, download the newest version from downloads page. This song would be fun to do, and I think we should be able to get it in decent shape before the Dec 7th performance. Dona Nobis Pacem is a little more challenging, but since it is not really a holiday song, we will work on it for the gallery gig in January. We don't expect to have that one ready for the next YMCA show.

We should finalize the play list for the Y show. This meeting will be an important one for that. We should get a final head count on who will be performing at that time as well, so we can make sure we have all parts represented and practiced. If you want to perform, but can't make the meeting this week, make sure you let me know by email.

–Lori

Tying the knot.

This video on tying knots in uke strings just came through Ukulele Underground, and I thought it was just too good not to share! I have to tie huge ugly monster knots on my G and A strings on my Kamakas, since the slots are cut to accommodate those awful black strings they like to use (rather than the fluorocarbons or Nyltechs that I prefer).

Next YMCA performance is December 7, 2013

Hi all,

The practice last night was really fun, with the new Carol of the Bells sounding really promising. It seems like we could have that one ready for the next YMCA performance on December 7th. The files are available on the download area, if you haven't downloaded them yet. Another song which we will consider next time is Dona Nobis Pacem which has been changed from guitar and uke to guitarlele and uke. Check out the download folder, and look for the midi audio files for a guide to how it all goes together. If anybody wants to add a part for low G uke or baritone uke, feel free. Chances are, we might add Kerfunten Jig or Puttin' on the Ritz, so keep those practiced up. If we can revive Sleigh Ride, that would be great.