Grades: 4 - 6
Dates & Times: June 8 - 12 (Week 2), 1 PM - 4 PM
Location: Gruening 208, UAF Campus
Cost: $255
Description: Ukulele Camp will help beginners learn the strings on a ukulele, the basics of strumming, good playing position, and their first chords! There will be crafts, musical games, movement, and singing. Campers will play songs and have fun. Keep your ukulele when the week is over, and continue to play!
Instructor: Lyndsay Borchers
A little about your instructor: Lyndsay Borchers is a music teacher living in Fairbanks, Alaska. She has previously taught in South Carolina, where she taught general music and choir at Oakland Primary School. Since moving to Alaska last July, Lyndsay has been the general music teacher and choir director at Anne Wien Elementary School. Lyndsay’s primary instrument is her voice, but she enjoys learning and picking up new instruments. She started playing the ukulele back in 2021 and uses it every day in her classroom.
Instructor: Jenifer Guilford
A little about your instructor: Jenifer Guilford is a musician and music educator in Fairbanks, Alaska. She has worked in the FNSBSD for over 18 years, teaching both general education and elementary general music. Over her musical career, she has taught music students from pre- K to high school and loves to share her love of music with all ages. Jenifer’s primary instrument is oboe, and she has performed with several community groups, including the Fairbanks Symphony, Fairbanks Light Opera Theater, Fairbanks Community Band, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Orchestra. She is excited to add teaching ukulele to her summer activities!