Happy St. Paddy's Day

I hope you all find a great way to Celebrate the day. 
It was fun to play some Irish tunes. Have fun with Star of the County Down and The Blarney Pilgrim. If you have questions about them, we can talk about it next week. 

Next Week we'll warm up again with the Bb Scale (across the neck). Charley has sent a diagram  showing the Two patterns for Scales across the neck: One starting on the G string and the other begins the pattern on the C string. These are easy to read and may help you get the patterns in your head. Attached 

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We will begin to tackle Dance of the Hours next week.  Although the Uke II part can be played both notes at once, it is meant to be divided (div.) and played by two ukuleles. So, we really have 3 uke parts on that piece. Please practice the Uke I and then both of the Uke II parts (top and bottom notes separately). The notes are very tricky to read and there are some booby traps. For example a B# is the same as a C, and a E# is the same as an F. So…. read them carefully. 
The Uke I is all over the place (staff) so take your time and work out the fingering. 
Many of you will recognize this tune and Michael has sent (by email) the words that were put to the tune by Allen Sherman while Ponchielli was (no doubt) rolling over in his grave. 
See you next week, Gail
A handful of skill is better than a bagful of gold. - Irish Proverb