Uke and Me - Beginners Ukulele Camp

💙💜💛 Welcome to Sing Create Play!!

♪  Please note that you will need to have a tuned ukulele for this winter camp. Please see the Materials section to learn how to tune your ukulele. Younger children will require parental assistance.

♪  It would be useful if students joined my 1, 2, Ready, Play - Absolute Beginners Uke class before enrolling for this course, but it is not compulsory. Here is the link:
https://outschool.com/classes/1-2-ready-play-absolute-beginners-uke-xJlSzd63#usuu5xarZy

This is a multi-day camp for absolute beginners who want to learn the ukulele. Children will have the opportunity to practise picking each string with their thumb or with their index finger, whichever comes easier to them, at this point. 

This ukulele beginners camp is enjoyable, interactive and learning is happening combined with lots of fun and giggles. I look forward to meeting you in class, singing and playing with you! 

>>> Day 1: 
            - holding the ukulele correctly; arms, hands and fingers positions; fingers numbers;
            - we will check if the ukulele is in tune by singing a funny song 'My Dog Has Fleas';
            - learn the names of the strings (G  C  E  A) with the help of another game and colour coded notes/strings;
            - learn the parts of a ukulele;
            - learn how to keep a steady beat while strumming and picking the strings of our instrument;
            - strumming D D D D (down) and DU DU DU DU (Down-Up);
            - 'My Silly-Silly Song' on the ukulele which follows a simple strumming pattern (Down, Down, Tap, Tap). 

>>> Day 2: 
            - recap how to hold the ukulele, parts of the ukulele, simple strumming;
            - learn the C Major chord and will learn to strum holding the chords;
            - play 2 nursery rhymes: 'Are You Sleeping', 'Row Your Boat';
            - new strumming pattern D D D DU;
            - melody and music notes "Rain, Rain Go Away".

>>> Day 3: 
            - recap of the C chord and the 2 songs we learned last week;
            - learn F chord, fingers position;
            - play a song using the F chord 'Hot Cross Buns';
            - play "Skip To My Lou";
            - depending on students' abilities, we will also have a go at learning 'Baby Shark'.

>>> Day 4:
            - recap of the strumming patterns we learned, the ukulele strings and also the F Major and C major chords. 
            - learn a new chord: G7. We will practise the transition between C Major and G7;
            - 'The Wheels On The Bus'; 
            - 'You Are My Sunshine';
            - learn a new melody with notes on the ukulele's fret "Ring A ring Of Roses".

>>> Day 5: 
            - recap of all chords and the transitions between them;
            - we will learn 'She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain';
            - learn a new melody (notes) "Hot Cross Buns".
            - each student will have the opportunity to play a song of their own choice (if they wanted) while the others show their appreciation.

𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯:
           -  how to play the ukulele, sing and strum at the same time;
           -  how to hold a ukulele;
           -  correct playing position;
           -  proper hand position;
           -  how to count and play chords (C Major,  F major, G7);
           -  how to strum.

𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴:
* strum at different tempos (fast and slow)
* strum with different dynamics: loud, quiet, from quiet to loud building momentum;
* how to follow chord patterns;
* how to play multiple children's songs including 'Are You Sleeping', 'Row Your Boat', 'Hot Cross Buns', "Skip To My Lou", 'The Wheels On The Bus', 'You Are My Sunshine', 'Hokey Pokey', - using 1 or 2 chords (C Major, F Major and G7)