Students will begin the new year by learning more about notes and rests. Then students will learn about half and whole steps, and how they apply on the piano and ukulele.
In the first part of the school year 4th graders learned how to play chords and strum on the ukulele. Now students will begin learning how to finger pick individual notes and melodies on the ukulele. They will achieve this through a new program I am trying called "Ukulele Karate." This uses the same music as "Recorder Karate" made through MusicK8, but I adapted it to be for ukulele instead. Students work more independently in class to practice their songs, while I help individuals and "pass" students into the next song. There are 9 songs and belts total. Every time a student completes a song he/she moves a clothespin with his/her name on it to the next colored belt. I am very excited to start Ukulele Karate!
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