Ukulele Jumpstart - A Beginner's Class to Get Started FLEX Schedule (Ages 8-12)

The ukulele (uke) is a fun 4-stringed instrument that is easy to learn, easy to take with you, and easy to have fun playing and singing along with friends and family! You'll be playing popular songs after just one class! Learn the basics of playing ukulele including tuning, chords, strum patterns and techniques. We will learn chords and chord progressions that are used in thousands of songs, new and old. We will also talk about how to find ukulele music online and useful apps for your phone. By the end of this class you'll be able to bring your uke with you anywhere so that you're ready when a song strikes you!
As a FLEX schedule class, I will post a video every Monday morning (10am ET) along with sheet music created specifically for this class. Following along with the video will give students the opportunity to practice new chords, strums and songs. 
Students will be asked to record and post videos of their progress at the end of each week, which I will be able to respond to and give a progress report and suggestions for improvement over the weekend before the next week's material is posted. Students can also interact with other students by sharing videos of their new skills, chords or strums they have mastered!

Course Outline
Day 1: Topics covered will be
- Parts of the Ukulele
- Strings of the Ukulele
- Holding the Ukulele
- Tuning the Ukulele
- Playing your first chords: C, G7
- Let's play some songs! Row Row Row Your Boat, London Bridge, Three Blind Mice 

Day 2: We will first review the chords and songs from last week. Then we will jump into:
- Tips and Tricks to get that pesky G7 chord more comfortable
- New chord: F
- Using the old chords and new one in new songs: Banana Boat, Clemetine, Jingle Bells
- Start learning strum patterns that work for all the songs we've done so far

Day 3: We will first review the chords and songs from last week. Then we will jump into:
- New Chords: D7
- New Songs: The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Someone to Lava
- Picking Patterns - easy ways to make your songs sound super impressive!

Day 4: We will first review the chords and songs from last week. Then we will jump into:
- New Chords: Am
- New Songs: Somewhere over the Rainbow, You Are My Sunshine
- We will also discover how to find the chords to songs the students want to learn!