2026 Festival Workshops
Saturday has a full slate of workshops for all levels of players. From beginners who have never even held a ukulele to more advanced players. There is surely a workshop for you.
2026 Artists
Each 2026 Funky Frets Uke Fest performer will be presenting a workshop or two.
2026 FFUF Workshops
Individual PDF downloads will be available for most workshops are below under each artist's workshops description as we get closer to the actual festival.
Checkout the 2025 Workshops Handouts: UPDATED
(2025-09-28 22:00)
PDF: FFUF-2025-ALL-Handouts.pdf (Available NOW)
• SIZE: 52.5 MB
* Be sure to download the latest version.
NOTE: Individual Workshop Handouts are available below for workshops and suitable for printing. Please download the individual handouts for the workshops you will be attending ahead of the festival. We have no idea how the venue's wifi is.
Curt Sheller
Navigating the C Major Scale • All Levels
The C Major Scale is typically the first Full Diatonic major scale that most players learn. It’s the first scale to learn when stating to explore music theory - the principles of music.
Ultimately you should able to play any note using any finger. A great way to explore the fingerboard is to start on every note of a scale and play all available notes in that position (vertical) or along the strings (horizontal).
We’ll start our exploration using the C major scale and starting on each note of the scale along string three , playing all available notes in a four or five fret span.
One More Workshop Coming Soon
Curt Sheller Publications & LearningUkule.com is a vendor at the 2025 Funky Frets Uke Fest and will have a selection of books and CDs available through the festival.
The Aloha Boys
Workshop Descriptions Coming Soon
Cynthia Lin
Workshop Descriptions Coming Soon
Steven Espaniola
Workshop Descriptions Coming Soon
Debi Velasco
Hula Class • All Levels
Come and learn the folk dance from our 50th state, the hula! Simple steps and lovely hand motions combine to tell a story. Comfortable clothes and no shoes suggested.
And, if would kike you get to perform at the evening concert with the backing of the Amazing Aloha Boys. Can't get any more authentic Hawai'ian than that.
PDF: No Handout for this Workshop
Lei Making • All Levels
Come and make the perfect accessory to wear while playing your uke! We will make a wristlet with fresh flowers using the Wili method (winding).
PDF: No Handout for this Workshop
Danielle Ate The Sandwich
Workshop Descriptions Coming Soon
Kirk Jones
Workshop Descriptions Coming Soon
Here is a page to help you determine
what level of ukulele player your are . There will be a workshops for every level.
You will be receiving and email after you purchase a Full Festival or Saturday Only festival ticket to select your workshops …
Just browsing over both books, they look fantastic! I'm a guitarist and uke player for over 25 years and was thinking about writing a ukulele book but you've already written what I think are the best, most comprehensive and thorough books I've ever seen for the instrument. I just might end up buying every book you've written and I'll be giving my highest recommendation for your books to my friends and students. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such great books! — Peter Rhee
Aloha, Curt, All I can say is WOW! What you have accomplished is simply incredible! All the best — Glen Hirabayashi, The Aloha Boys
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