Ukulele 123: Beginner Crash Course in Ukulele *Small Class Size* (Ages 8-12)
Denise C.
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In this one-time course, students will become familiar with their ukulele instrument (terms, playing techniques, etc.), and learn how to play the 4 basic ukulele chords and 1 or 2 simple songs.
Class experience
**Note: Please be sure to have a tuner available for class; either as an app on your phone or as a small tuner device easily available for purchase online or your local music store.** In this one-time class for absolute beginners, we will begin with an interactive lecture about learning correct terms (frets, chords, strumming, tuning, etc.), identifying the different parts of our instruments (strings, body, bridge, fret board, neck, etc.), and tuning our instruments. After that we will move...
Students will learn correct music terms (frets, chords, strumming, tuning, etc.), identify the different parts of our instruments (strings, body, bridge, fret board, neck, etc.), and how to tune our instruments [student will bring their own tuners to class]. Then we will also learn the 4 primary chords [Am, G, F, C], and end by playing 1 or 2 simple songs.
1 file available upon enrollment-Ukulele (Note: The teacher uses a "soprano" ukulele, but any real ukulele instrument will be acceptable. However, please note that the tone/pitch of the student instrument may be slightly different than that of the teacher if it is a different model.) -Ukulele Tuner (app version or physical device is recommended)
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
A ukulele tuner app is highly beneficial (and free). I use one simply called "ukelele tuner" from the Apple store; it has a mint green background and over-sized white letters that spell "uku-lele". The student may also want to watch YouTube tutorial videos as review or extra practice on the topics and techniques that we learn in class.
I have experience teaching students ranging from grade school ages into adulthood, tutoring 1-on-1, and teaching large groups. I was a language and art/music teacher in Europe for about a year, while traveling around Europe and the UK, where...
Group Class
$10
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 107 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
1-6 learners per class
