One-Day Workshops and Other Events at
Gryphon Stringed Instruments
Ukulele for Beginners & Intermediate Level
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $35.00 Hiram Bell
Learn basic strumming and picking technique. Make your playing more enjoyable by learning simple skills. The instructor will unravel the complexity of playing music and make it easy to understand the rudiments of ukulele music. Recommended for people with little or no experience on the uke.
Ukulele for Intermediate & Advanced Levels
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Cost: $35.00 Hiram Bell
Anything and everything is possible on the ukulele. This class will explore everything you want to know about playing the ukulele. Improve your technique and understanding of modern ukulele playing. Recommended for people who wish to excell on the uke.
Gryphon Stringed Instruments
211 Lambert Ave., Palo Alto, Ca 94306, 650-493-2131
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
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Biscuits and Blues Presents…
Hiram Bell In Concert
Nov. 28, 2009/8pm
Come join me for some fun, food and friends at the Biscuits and Blues Union Room. It is a great venue for music in the heart of San Francisco. Located accross from the A.C.T Theatre, parking is validated if you aren’t lucky to find street parking. I will be performing original as well as standard covers of various styles of music on my tenor ukulele. As usual, there will be some sing-alongs and dancing. I will also be taking request of your favorite songs. You never know what to expect if you came and see my show, even I am surprised! Come and join in the music and fun and bring your friends. It will be a union of good people. Mahalo… Hiram
401 Mason Street
@Geary St.
SF CA 94102
415-292-2583
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The Freight and Salvage
I am teaching 2 classes at The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley Beginning Sept 16/Wednesday. Private lessons are also available. Classes will be fun, relaxing and of course, therapeutic. Get high on the uke.
Beginning Ukulele w/Hiram Bell
Wednesdays -(Six Week Session)-6:30 to 8:00 pm-$120.00
The ukulele is a fun and easy instrument to play. Its distinctive sound has intrigued people worldwide for many years. Today it enjoys a soaring popularity! This 6-week session will cover the basics of playing an ukulele. Emphasis will be on the following topics: fundamentals and rudiments of music; notation and tablature; chords and chord progressions; strumming and picking technique; major and minor scales; improvisation.
Intermediate Ukulele w/ Hiram Bell
Wednesdays -(Six Week Session)-8:15 to 9:45 pm-$120.00
Not just a novelty instrument, the ukulele has made strides towards higher forms of musical interpretation. Originally relegated to the role of ballad accompaniment, the uke has now become a front instrument. This course will cover skills needed to perform more challenging music. Topics include the following: music theory, spelling chords, arrangements and compositions, strumming and picking, modal scales, improvisation.
You can register for classes and workshops through the Freight box office in person with cash, check, or credit card. Or mail a completed registration form and check for tuition to:
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
For more information, email: andrea @ freightandsalvage.org or call 510-644-2020 ext. 127.
Advance registration is recommended to assure space.
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Kanikapila In South San Francisco
Every month we are having a kanikapila in South San Francisco at the Keululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center(APOP), hosted by Kumu hula Kawika Alfiche and myself. It is a pot luck event open to all musicians or singers. 7:30 to 9:30. It is free, but we are asking for donations for the center. E como mai… Hiram Bell…
APOP Hawaiian Cultural Center
423 Baden Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 588-1091
