Intermediate Ukulele - Rockschool Grade 4 Curriculum Part 1
In this 16 week course, students will learn songs from the Grade 4 Rockschool textbook along with their own song requests.
Siobhan McGovern
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What's included
16 live meetings
10 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursHomework
At this level, students should practice 15 - 30 minutes daily in order to maintain everything they have learned so far and to continue building on the new skills learned in class.Class Experience
Intermediate Level
Intermediate Ukulele - Rockschool Grade 4 Curriculum Part 1 - Semi-Private Class (Ages 9 - 13) Experience Necessary Recommended for students who have been playing for 3 or more years and have the chords C, G, Am, F, Dm, G7, C7, D and Em memorized, have a beginner knowledge of barre chords and have a solid understanding of basic rhythm and strumming. Classes begin with warmups and exercises which encourage the development of excellent technique. Warmups include finger isolation exercises to develop strength in the left-hand and strumming exercises to develop right-hand technique. My teaching style is fun and positive while pushing students to progress at the same time. Classes continue with technical exercises from the Rockschool Grade 4 Ukulele textbook: Technical Exercises * Group A - Scales * Group B - Arpeggios * Group C - Chord Voicings After warmups and technical exercises we work on the songs from the Grade 4 textbook. Students will listen to song options and choose 2 songs from the textbook to work on Havana - Camila Cabello Let Her Go - Passenger Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Simon and Garfunkel Use Me - Bill Withers Each student in the class can let me know their song requests and I will prepare these songs to learn as well. Students are required to buy the Rockschool Grade 4 textbook for this class. You can buy a digital or hard copy here: https://www.rslawards.com/products/ukulele-grade-4/ Weekly Breakdown Lesson 1 and 2 Welcome, Rules, Introductions Warmup - left hand warmup - The Pinky Shredder Strumming warmup - 16th note strumming Barre Chord - shapes and exercises Technical - Review Major Scale fingering pattern Listen to the songs and choose two based on student votes SONG 1 Havana - Camila Cabello OR Let Her Go - Passenger SONG 2 Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Simon and Garfunkel OR Use Me - Bill Withers SONG 1 Review reading the tab and music from the textbook. Learn bars 1 - 4 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 1 -learn the chords and strumming pattern Lesson 3 and 4 Warmup - left hand warmup - The Pinky Shredder Strumming warmup - 16th note strumming Barre Chord - shapes and exercises Technical - Major Scale SONG 1 Review bars 1 - 4 Learn bars 5 - 12 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 1 -learn the chords and strumming pattern Lesson 5 and 6 Warmup - Moveable Major Scale Strumming warmup - 16th note strumming Barre Chord - shapes and exercises SONG 1 Learn bars 13 - 24 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 1 -review the chords and strumming pattern Lesson 7 and 8 Warmup - Moveable Major Scale Strumming warmup - 16th note strumming Barre Chord - shapes and exercises SONG 1 Learn bars 25 - 32 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 1 -review the chords and strumming pattern -jam the song together Lesson 9 and 10 Warmup - Moveable Major Scale Strumming warmup - strumming exercise Technical - Learn D blues scale on strings 3 & 4 SONG 2 -listen to the song -discuss techniques that will be use in the song -learn bars 1 - 8 SONG 1 -review bars 1 - 32 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 2 -listen to the song -begin learning the chords and strumming pattern Lesson 11 and 12 Warmup - Moveable Major Scale Warmup - Strumming exercise Technical - Learn C# minor pentatonic across two positions SONG 2 -review bars 1 - 8 -learn bars 9 - 16 SONG 1 -review bars 1 - 32 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 2 -review the chords and strumming pattern Lesson 13 and 14 Warmup - Moveable Major Scale Strumming warmup - strumming exercise Technical - Learn E major pentatonic across two positions SONG 2 -review bars 1 - 16 -learn bars 16 - 32 SONG 1 -review bars 1 - 32 STUDENT SONG REQUEST 2 -review the chords and strumming pattern Lesson 15 and 16 Review of all material learned so far Optional: Student performances during lesson 16
Learning Goals
Students will develop sixteenth note strumming technique and intermediate fingerpicking skills while learning two Rockschool Grade 4 Level songs on the ukulele.
Other Details
Supply List
-Rockschool Grade 4 Ukulele textbook - https://www.rslawards.com/products/ukulele-grade-4/ - highlighters and pencils -music stand
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello, I'm Siobhan! A versatile and passionate human interested in continuing to learn and grow throughout life's journey. I spent nine years living in Thailand working as a professional musician and private music teacher. For five of those years, I ran my own business, a music school, where I gained valuable experience and a versatile skill set. Just before the pandemic, I was traveling and developing new skills including cooking gourmet vegetarian food, managing a kitchen, managing social media pages, video editing as well as completing my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course. During the pandemic, I began creating music classes that are specifically designed to be delivered online. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, reading, travel, and practicing music.Reviews
Live Group Class
$512
for 16 classes1x per week, 16 weeks
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
2-3 learners per class
