Andrew Robertson, the animated uke teacher in motion has an out-of-body experience  while singing and naming the chords. 6/27/18  Paul Goldfinger photograph ©

Daniel Hickman, on the left in the video, proprietor of “Don’t Fret Music” at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, is known for his technical work including repairing and support for all sorts of stringed instruments.   He is officially known as a luthier.   But he also offers lessons in his shop including his popular BYO uke classes.

He held such a class on June 27, attended by about 10 students.  Dan lives in Ocean Grove as does the instructor for the class Andrew Robinson.  Andrew is a professional musician who seems to get a kick out of teaching uke players of all ages and with all degrees of experience including beginners, like me and Jean from the Blogfinger staff.

Andrew was determined to entertain the class, so he taught the chords for a Queen song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” and he sang while he called out chord changes.  Most of the class seemed to have no problem keeping up with Andrew, although at least two of us were having trouble finding the right strings and fingers.    There were more laughs than gaffes.

Dan served some  snacks, and  you can see the group in action in the video above.

For more information, call Dan at 732 361 5060

Here is a link to our 2017 article about Daniel:

Dan the luthier

Here is a link to his site:

www.dontfretnj.com/

And here is Queen * with their song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”