E15 Teaching with ukulele percussion
A chat with Bryan LaPlante about his uke story and how he uses percussive techniques in his teaching.
Teaching with percussive uke
My guest today is Bryan LaPlante.
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Bryan has a great story of his musical upbringing and how he met the ukulele.
He is a student of the James Hill Ukulele Initiative and uses percussive techniques in his classroom.
You can find Bryan's website here
Some of the musicians Bryan mentioned are Natalie McMaster and the Leahy Family
Hui, according to Mirriam-Webster, means
- partnership, syndicate
- club, association
- community gathering
JHUI is the abbreviation for the James Hill Ukulele Initiative. The new thing is that we call it JaHUI (jahooey). It's nice that it has a deeper meaning other than a silly pronunciation.
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