UKULELE IN THE CLASSROOM

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1 UKULELE IN THE CLASSROOM FIRST LESSONS Ann Rae

2 In 1879, a ship called the Ravenscrag sailed from Portugal to Hawaii. The sailors brought a small guitar like instrument with only 4 strings. The Hawaiians loved the little instrument, and named it the UKULELE which means jumping flea referring to the fast strumming of the right hand! TASKS: Find Portugal. Find Hawaii. Plot the sailing course from Portugal to Hawaii.

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4 OPEN STRINGS The strings are numbered from the floor upwards. The string nearest your nose is called G and is string 4 The next string down is called C and is string 3 The next string down is called E and is string 2 The string nearest the floor is Called A and is string 1 Pluck the strings with your thumb from the top down G C E A

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6 STRUMMING Point to your nose with your RIGHT HAND finger Brush nail of pointing finger down across the strings

7 Left hand finger numbers

8 We will be playing chords which have 4 notes, as ukuleles have 4 strings.

9 Fret Chord Box This is just a drawing of the top of the FRET BOARD The 4 strings G C E A The LEFT hand fingers Press the strings on the FRET BOARD

10 3 RED DOTS - THIRD finger

11 STRUMMING Point to your nose with your RIGHT HAND finger Brush nail of pointing finger down across the strings 3rd finger RED dot

12 Starting note C = Open string 3 Finger a C Chord with 3 rd finger - (Down strums on the beat) Strum strum strum your uke Every single day *Strummin it strummin it Strummin it strummin it That s the way we play Hey! Extended activity - Add ostinato - Alternate open strings C and G on the beat. (Works as a round. 2 nd part enters*)

13 Frere Jaques C chord / Starting note C (open string 3) (French, English, German) Down strums on the beat. (Can be sung as a round) Frere Jaques, Frere Jaques Dormez vous? Dormez vous? Sonnez les matines. Sonnez les matines. Ding dang dong. Ding dang Dong. Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping, Brother John, brother John? Morning bells are ringing. Morning bells are ringing. Ding dang dong. Ding dang dong. Bruder Jacob, bruder Jacob, Schlaefst du noch? Schlaefst du noch? Hoerst du nicht die Glocken, Hoerst du nicht die Glocken. Ding dang dong. Ding dang dong. Extended activity - Add ostinato - Alternate open strings C and G on the beat.

14 SHUFFLE STRUM Down up down up down up down up Te te te te te te te te Ten in the Bed SHUFFLE STRUM C Chord Du du du du (te-te rhythm) Starting note: C open string 3 Revise FRERE JAQUES with a SHUFFLE STRUM.

15 1 2 BLUE DOTS First and second fingers

16 STRUMMING Point to your nose with your RIGHT HAND finger Brush nail of pointing finger down across the strings BLUE dots

17 X 6 X 8 X 8

18 One Man Went to Mow Aims: Changing from F to C chord, with down strums on the beat. Starting note A open first string (nearest the floor) Play four open A strings to start. F C One man went to mow went to mow a meadow C F One man and his dog - went to mow a meadow F C Two men went to mow - went to mow a meadow C Two men } one man and his dog F Three men } Four men } went to mow a meadow

19 SHUFFLE STRUM Down up down up down up down up Te te te te te te te te Revise.. One man went to mow With Shuffle Strum

20 1 First finger-first fret- first string (nearest floor)

21 Shuffle strum-down Up X 4 X 8 X 8

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23 Slow Thumb Strums Make sure you can hear each string separately To give a harp effect

24 LORD OF THE DANCE X 4 X 4 X 4 Practise slow thumb strums - (Verse) X 2 X 2

25 LORD OF THE DANCE X 6 X 2 X 4 Practise SHUFFLE STRUM (Down-up) Chorus X 2 Down down down

26 Lord of the Dance VERSE: Slow thumb strums: 3 X Open C string to start. F I danced in the morning when the world was begun C7 And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun F I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth C7 F In Bethlehem I had my birth CHORUS: SHUFFLE STRUM Fast DOWN - UP F Dance then wherever you may be C7 I am the Lord of the dance said He F And I ll lead you all wherever you may be C7 F And I ll lead you all in the dance said he

27 LA CUCARACHA Practise SHUFFLE STRUM X 12 X 16 X 4 STOP

28 La Cucaracha 3 X Open C string to start (Shuffle strum) F La Cuca- racha, la cucaracha C Is our fav rite liwle song It s only two chords, yes only two chords, F And it s fun to play a- long(te- te- te- te- te- te STOP) F First you start it with an F chord - - C Then you change it to a C And you stay a while on C chord - - F Then you finish with an F (te- te- te- te- te- te STOP) (Chorus..La cucaracha.)

29 NEW STRUM STYLE COUNTRY STRUM Down down up Down down up D du D du 1 2& 3 4& Practise this on a simple C chord first. Then go back and try it for the Chorus of Lord of the Dance (Slide 26)

30 1 2 3 Be sure to use the correct Finger numbers (F with a Tuck Behind ) D minor chord has a SAD sound

31 DRUNKEN SAILOR X 4 X 4 X 4 Practise Slow Thumb Strums - (Verse) X 2 X 2

32 DRUNKEN SAILOR X 4 X 4 X 4 Practise SHUFFLE OR COUNTRY STRUM (Chorus) X 2 X 2

33 Drunken Sailor Starting note A first open string X 4 Verse Slow thumb strums Chorus Shuffle Strum or Country Strum Dm What shall we do with the drunken sailor? C What shall we do with the drunken sailor? Dm C What shall we do with the drunken sailor earlye in Dm the morning? (Shuffle or Country Strum) Dm C Hey ho and up she rises. Hey ho and up she rises Dm C Dm Hey ho and up she rises earlye in the morning. V2. Stick him in a longboat till he s sober. V3. Give him a dose of salt and water.

34 We can count in fives to sixty x 3 Mental maths is easy. Five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty five, thirty, thirty five, forty, Forty five, fifty, fifty five, sixty. Mental maths is easy. What shall we do with a ukulele? x 3 Strumming styles need practice. Down/up, down/up, down/up, down/up Down/up, down/up, down/up down/up Down/up, down/up, down/up, down/up Strumming styles need practice.

35 UKULELE IN THE CLASSROOM FIRST LESSONS Ann Rae