Workshops, Festivals, Brews, & More!

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New Workshop this weekend! 🕺🏻🪩

Hi friends! 👋🏻

This weekend we’ll be having a party on Patreon as we dive into September by Earth, Wind, and Fire! Want to capture the groove of this tune on the uke? We’ll learn a few different ways to play this song - strum & switch, fingerpicking, and full blown funky chord melody. It’ll be this Saturday, 9/20 @ 1pm EST, just in time for the 21st of September! baaa dee yaaaaa🕺🏻

Uketoberfest 🍻 October 25th!

The schedule for Uketoberfest will be going out this week! Here are the classes I’m teaching:

Strum & Drum (intermediate)
Want to be your own one-man-band? Let's learn how to turn our ukulele into a drum set with Strum & Drum! We’ll learn the basics of percussive ukulele and how to incorporate kicks and snares into our strumming technique. (Monster Mash featured)

Fingerpickin’ Fun! (beginner/confident beginner)
Want to learn the basics of fingerpicking? Viggy breaks down the left and right hand techniques required for fingerpicking, as well as ways to incorporate fingerpicking patterns into anything you play. (Monster Mash featured)

Triplets, Rolls, and Flares, OH MY! (confident beginner/intermediate)
Let's get real fancy with our strumming hand! We'll learn how to do a series of condensed strumming techniques and apply them to songs by The Beatles, Elvis, and The Beach Boys!

Us teachers will all be teaching an element to “Monster Mash” and at the end of the day we’ll do a big scary jam with all the attendees! Be sure to check out each teacher’s interpretation of this spooky tune 👻 Click the pic for tix or click right here!

Read my interview with Ukulele Magazine! 🚀

My cover story with Ukulele Magazine is now available on their website! If you weren’t able to snag a physical copy while it was on shelves, now’s your chance to read it online. Click the picture above or click right here!

Need some coffee? I’m a PERC Ambassador! ☕

Before I strum, I sip! I’ve partnered with my favorite coffee company PERC to bring some brews 2 U! When I heard they had an ambassador program I knew I had to apply, I’ve been drinking their coffee for years and I am truly such a big fan. Click the pic above to get 15% off your order or use code VIGGY15 to secure some delicious beans.

That’s all for this update! Take care and happy strumming,

xoxo Viggy