Harry Martin Heritage Arts Studio Classes

Ukulele

Ukulele for Beginners, Continuing, Continuing 2, and Intermediate students

There will be FOUR new sessions of ukulele offered starting March 28 and March 30, 2024

Blackstone River Theatre will offer a 6-week session of CONTINUING BEGINNER UKULELE classes, from 10-11:00 A.M., with instructor Armand Aromin on Saturdays, March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 11. The CONTINUING BEGINNER level is designed for those who have taken one session of uke classes with Armand (or elsewhere).

Blackstone River Theatre will offer a 6-week session of BEGINNER UKULELE, from 11-12:00 P.M., with instructor Armand Aromin on Saturdays, March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 11. The BEGINNER class is designed for the complete beginner, and/or, if you’re like Armand, you want to play an instrument but can’t understand why anyone thinks playing bar chords on guitar is enjoyable!

These are small, group classes that need a minimum of five students. Fee is $120 per student per 6-week session. Prepayment necessary!  He’ll talk about rhythm, chords, strum patterns, and how to accompany both songs AND tunes. Must bring a ukulele to class!

Blackstone River Theatre will offer a 7-week session of CONTINUING BEGINNER 2 UKULELE classes with instructor Armand Aromin on Thursdays, March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2 and 9, from 6:30-7:30 PM. This small, group class needs a minimum of five students, with a maximum of nine. Fee is $140 per student per 7-week session. Prepayment necessary! This class is designed for the beginners who have completed 2-3 sessions with Armand. He’ll continue to explore rhythm, chords, strum patterns, and how to accompany both songs AND tunes. Must bring a ukulele to class!

Blackstone River Theatre will offer a 7-week session of INTERMEDIATE UKULELE classes with instructor Armand Aromin on Thursdays, March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2 and 9, from 7:30-8:30 PM.  This small, group class needs a minimum of five students, with a maximum of nine. Fee is $140 per student per 7-week session. Prepayment necessary! Pre-requisites: Must have taken Beginner and Continuing Beginner classes with Armand and/or have some basic finger-picking experience; know the Island Strum, and know the A, E7, G7, and Dm chords.

In the INTERMEDIATE class, students will not only focus on chords, techniques, and gaining familiarity around the fretboard, but will also refine what they already know in order to express a variety of complex musical ideas through the songs we will cover … or even within a single song!

Armand Aromin is a chronic multi-instrumentalist, singer, percussive dancer, and violin maker living in Providence, Rhode Island. More importantly, his first name is pronounced like the brand “Arm & Hammer.” He is one-half of The Vox Hunters, a quarter of Eight Feet Tall, and at least a third of The Ivy Leaf. He proudly owns Aromin Violins, a tiny workshop within five paces of the bedroom.