Beginner Ukulele with Khabu

Take this one-hour starter course with favorite teacher Khabu to learn the basics of the wonderfully fun instrument, the ukulele.

This class will lead into Khabu's self-paced FingerTips course, which dives more into music theory and developing a strong understanding of the relationships of the notes and keys on the uke fretboard.

• Instrument characteristics & vocabulary; exploring how to make sounds
• 4-finger exercises and other games; how to interpret and use tabs
• Music application basics: string names; finding the natural notes & accidentals along entire fretboard
• Basic music theory: how scales are built; triads: I-IV-V; the dominant 7th: V7 

MORE ABOUT KHABU

Khabu teaches guitar, ukulele, and improvisation for all instruments. He has held numerous workshops and clinics throughout Europe and North America, in schools such as Arizona State University (Phoenix), Bennington College (Vermont), California State University (Hayward), Denver University (Colorado), HSPVA (Houston, Texas), SUNY (New Paltz), University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), University of California (Santa Cruz), University of Northern Colorado (Greeley), Williams College (Massachusetts), Wichita State University (Kansas). Khabu has been commissioned by the Armour Foundation to compose new works for ukulele for two consecutive years.

Khabu Doug Young, guitarist, ukuleleist, and composer, has toured the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India with renowned musicians such as Art Lande and Paul McCandless. He performs with various groups around NYC with Jacob Sacks, Slog, DYGG, ok|ok, Alec Haavik, Yoon Sun Choi’s E-String Band, New York Mandolin Ensemble, Kendra Shank, and Elliot Sharp in venues such as Sweet Rhythm, 55 Bar, The Stone, The Knitting Factory, Tonic, Barbes, Zebulon, Cornelia St Café, Bar Next Door, Bar4, Detour, and I-Beam Brooklyn. He plays major jazz and ukulele festivals abroad and in the U.S.

Born in Lubbock, Texas, Khabu grew up in Houston and attended the High School For The Performing And Visual Arts (HSPVA). He studied at William Paterson College (Wayne, New Jersey) and at Naropa University (Boulder, Colorado). There he soon became an adjunct faculty member and formed The Russian Dragon Band with Art Lande. In 1996 he moved to New York City and began working with artists from all disciplines (theater, dance, spoken word, and film), as well as musicians of many styles. Along with other partners, Khabu is a founding member of The Creative Music Workshop. His discography includes over 20 recordings.