2016 Krewe of Gambrinus Galveston Parade Sign-up
UPDATE: Sign-up is closed. Still want to join us? Come on down!
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Galveston Mardi Gras 2016 - Sign-up!
2016 Krewe of Gambrinus Galveston Parade Sign-up
UPDATE: Sign-up is closed. Still want to join us? Come on down!
Galveston Mardi Gras 2016 - It's time to practice!
January 30th will be here before you know it! Now's the time to practice the songs we'll be playing during the parade:
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Galveston Mardi Gras 2016 - Saturday, January 30th
I just received our official invitation, to which I responded affirmatively. The parade is Saturday the 30th of January this year. Parade starts at 6:00 pm on the Seawall near the Convention Center. The theme is "Circus" so any appropriate costume would be welcome. Details still to be worked out, but will most likely be similar to last year.
I have received suggestions for songs that should work:
- "Man on the Flying Trapeze"
- a rendition of "March of the Gladiators" (on Kazoos of course)
- the same for "Baby Elephant Walk"
- "Saints Go Marching In"
- a 12 bar blues filler
The following is excerpted from our invitation:
Dear Band Directors,
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, it is time to begin preparations for the upcoming Mardi Gras festivities in Galveston. The 27th annual Krewe of Gambrinus "Lights up the Night" parade will occur on Saturday evening January 30. Staging will begin after 4 pm along Seawall Boulevard with the parade commencing at 6 pm. Band members will be guided into their starting positions by parade officials dressed in RED suits.
Band buses should approach Seawall Blvd on 59th Street, offload their participants at Maco Street and exit northbound along 57th Street. Buses will then proceed to the waiting area located at the Cruise Ship parking lot on 25th Street and Harbourside Dr. The parade will terminate at the intersection of 25th Street and Strand where all bands will be directed to the buses.
The theme of this year's parade is "The Circus." The Honorary Parade Marshall is Beaver Aplin who is the founder of the popular Buc-ee's chain of Texas convenience stores. His personal float will lead our large parade with over sixty participating groups which includes thirteen bands. Expected attendance should exceed 200,000.
More to come...
- Dave Skodack
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Kevin Carroll workshop Septembe 12th - The full scoop!
I look forward to working on some ukulele music with you. Two workshops in Houston on Saturday, September 12th:
Workshop #1
10:30-11:30AM
Solo skills: We will cover how to combine melody, harmony and rhythm and some useful practice approaches.
Songs will include C-Jam Blues by Duke Ellington, Lean on Me by Bill Withers and Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra.
Workshop #2
1:30-2:30PM
Ensemble playing: We will cover ways to create differentiated parts for all levels, improvising, and the necessary mindset to be a positive contributor in a musical group.
Songs will include C-Jam Blues by Duke Ellington, Low Rider by War and more!
$30 each or $50 for both.
Register at: www.kevincarroll.net/workshops
Location:
Kenneth Fowler and Family Residence
The Heights Neighborhood
Houston, TX 77009
Monday, August 10, 2015
Kevin Carroll workshops in September - save the date!
Ukulele musician and educator Kevin Carroll of Austin will be in Houston to teach 2 ukulele workshops on Saturday, September 12th.
We are seeking your input for additional ideas, but the first session is planned to focus on developing individual playing skills; the second on growing ensemble playing.
Details of time, place, etc., to follow in subsequent posts.
We're really looking forward to this chance to play and learn together and hope to see you there!
Check out Kevin's web site at: www.kevincarroll.net
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Amazing Grace - Chord Solo
Hello! Here are 3 files to help you get started with "Amazing Grace". Everything is written for gCEA tuning (sorry Baritone players - you can play the same shapes but it will be in C, not F).
The first page is a simple chord solo arrangement in F; staff of the melody and TAB of the chord solo. Melody note is always carried by the last string struck if you are playing down strums. This is a great version if you have never played a chord solo before. There are a few additional pages of scales and chord diagrams to show a little bit about how a chord solo works in the keys of F and C.
This is my original hand written transcription of the arrangement I played at the meetup. There are a few performance notes at the bottom of page 1. You can listen to Kimo perform it if you listen to the track on his recording, "Eminent Ukulele" ...iTunes has it. I worked out the transcription by listening to this. I have played it for Kimo and he says it sounds fine.
Kevin Carroll, the Austin-based uke teacher, was kind enough to enter my transcription in to GuitarPro.
If you have any questions about this material, please contact me...or we can just talk at the next meetup.
Enjoy!
Kenneth
Friday, May 8, 2015
Houkulele Red Nose Day Jam, Thursday, May 21st
The meetup will function as a regular jam, but we'll be wearing our official Red Noses! We invite you to join us at Hickory Hollow - red nose or not, ukulele or not - to help fight world hunger. Whether or not you are able to join us, please consider sponsoring this very special meetup by visiting our fundraising page at:
https://www.crowdrise.com/houkulelernd2015/fundraiser/houkulele
Funds donated through the fundraising page go directly into Comic Relief, Inc.'s coffers. Any cash donated at the meetup will be tranferred to Comic Relief, Inc. via the page by midnight on Red Nose Day, and by the end of the meetup if possible.
We have set a modest goal as this is the first project like this we have done, but we certainly hope to exceed it! For more information go to RedNoseDay.org.
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