Lenape Choir Ukulele Unit Year One

Day One: Warm-Up Question: Write three things that you already know about playing the ukulele. Today’s Goals: Learn the proper way to hold a ukulele Name the parts of the ukulele Name the strings of the ukulele Play simple tunes on open strings only

Day Two: Warm-Up Question: Name three things that you learned on Day One about the ukulele. Write a star (*) next to the facts that you didn’t know before Today’s Goals: Improvise on open strings to the 12-Bar Blues Play simple songs on open strings only Write a song using open strings only

Day Three: Warm-Up Questions: Today’s Goals What are the four strings of the ukulele. (from the top to the bottom) What is improvisation. Today’s Goals Today we will learn how to read chord diagrams We will learn to play the chords C7, C, Fsus2, & Am 1A – listen to Row 2 play “Ring Around the Rosie”

Day Four: Warm-Up Question: Write three things that we learned about playing the ukulele in our last class. Write a star (*) next to the facts that you didn’t know before. Today’s Goals: Today we will learn to play “D” and “High C” on the ukulele Play simple melodies using open strings & “D” and “High C” Play A pentatonic scale Begin writing a melody using open strings and “D” and “High C”

Day Five: Warm-Up Question: What notes are in the pentatonic scale. (hint: we played one last class) Today’s Goals Write a melody using open strings and “D” and “high C” Learn to play F and G7 chords

Day Six: Warm up Questions: Today’s Goals: Describe one challenge that you have experienced with learning to play the ukulele. (If there are no challenges – what is something that you would like to learn that you feel would be challenging) Describe one aspect of playing ukulele that you feel confident about. (a succuss) Today’s Goals: Today we will learn to play “Mustang Sally” and “Lava” Try out easy uke songs to prepare for Ukulele recital (on Day 10)

Day Seven: Warm- up Question: Name three things that we learned last class. Write a star (*) next to anything that you didn’t know before. Today’s Goals: We will play along to YouTube Sing and Play along videos in preparation for our ukulele recital day (on Day 10)

Day Eight: Warm- up Question: Name a song that you would like to learn how to play on the ukulele. Today’s Goals: We will play along to YouTube Sing and Play along videos in preparation for our ukulele recital day (on Day 10)

Day Nine: Warm-Up Question: List three tips for practicing that will help you prepare for our ukulele recital. (next class) Today’s Goals: Today you will have the whole period to practice your song for our ukulele recital which will occur in our next class.

Day 10 Warm-up Question: How do you feel about your upcoming performance today? Are you excited/prepared/worried? Today’s Goals: Ukulele Recital!