Artichoke Community Music Teachers

Jim D'Ville

Music Bio

From simple strumming to advanced fingerpicking and jazz arrangements, I offer all styles and levels of ukulele instruction. Co-author of "The Natural Way To Music, An Organic Approach To Understanding & Playing Music", written with banjo and music theory maven, Bill Keith; we wrote the short course to understanding basic music theory.

My approach to the ukulele incorporates ear training and solfege, and understanding of the major scale, chords and their progressions, learning different strumming and picking techniques, and, of course, playing songs right away! Music genres include children's songs, folk, early jazz and jug band, blues and some Hawaiian.

I offer private lessons, group classes and workshop. Please call or email me with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you!

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