Basic Chord Melody Arranging
Would you like to seamlessly weave simple melodies or licks into your songs? Or are you curious about how melodies and chords can be combined? In this workshop you will learn the basics of chord melody arranging. You’ll discover how to connect simple melodies with chords and receive plenty of useful tools to keep refining your own arrangements at home. Along the way, you’ll also get lots of inspiration and practical playing tips! Ideally, you should already be able to play the basic open-position chords with some fluency and have a general interest in solo playing. If that applies to you, you’re all set to join!
- Date: Saturday, 11.October 2025
- Time: 11:15
- Duration: 50 minutes
- Location: Khleslplatz 7, 1120 Wien
- Language: English
- Teacher: Elisabeth Pfeiffer (AT/DE)
- Level: Advanced Beginners
About the teacher:
Elisabeth Pfeiffer majored in classical guitar, both at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, USA and Hochschule für Musik, Würzburg, Germany. In 2013 she took up a ukulele and never looked back. Since, she has written three method books on strumming and picking techniques and fretting concepts. Since 2020 she has published various repertoire books for ukulele solo, including transcriptions of Renaissance guitar literature, as well as extensive collections of her own Ukulele etudes. On stage she performs solo arrangements of Pop & Rock Songs, Renaissance Music and Neue Musik. She is working to expand the solo repertoire for the ukulele with her own works and by commissioning compositions.
Elisabeth is currently a PGR student at the University of Surrey.
