Rhythm & Picking Workshop with Bill Stoye

May 28, 2026June 27, 2026

Ready to move beyond the basic strum? Join our fabulous drummer and ukulele player, Bill Stoye, for a hands-on workshop designed to expand your playability and deepen your sense of rhythm.

In this workshop, you will:

Explore why rhythm is so important in bringing out a song’s emotion
Practice counting techniques to find and lock into the rhythm
Listen to rhythmic variations and dynamics
Learn PIMA-style picking and apply it to songs you can start playing right away

Details

📅 Date: Wednesday, June 10th
⏰ Time: 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Location: Millcreek Library – 2266 Evergreen Avenue

What to bring:

Sheet music for Country Roads, Octopus’s Garden, and Moonshadow
The attached handout for the chorus of Moonshadow Update: Sorry these resources are no longer available to the public.

Preview Videos Bill has put together six short video clips so you can preview what you’ll learn — and use them as a reference after the workshop. Each clip demonstrates PIMA-style picking:

Song	Clips
Country Roads	Verse · Bridge
Octopus’s Garden	Verse (with singing) · Verse (without singing)
Moonshadow	Chorus (with singing) · Chorus (without singing)

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