Experience Necessary

This is a class for students who have taken my Ukulele for Young Beginners Levels 1 - 12 OR for students who have been playing for 2 or more years and know the chords C, G, Am, F, Dm, G7, C7, D and Em and have a solid understanding of basic rhythm and strumming.

If you are not sure if this class is suitable for your child please message me outlining their experience.

New songs in this class include: A-OK, Seven Nation Army (riff), Down On The Corner (strumming) and Counting Stars.

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.

Techniques we will focus on in these levels are:
Beginning to build Barre chord strength
Intro to Fingerpicking
Reading Music Charts
Strumming Technique - the chuck
16th note strumming
Students will learn new chords - B, C#mi, 

Students will be encouraged (but not required) to perform in the 10th and 20th class.

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.
Slideshows will become available to the students after class to use for practicing at home.


WEEKLY BREAKDOWN
Lesson 1 -
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review - Back to Basics Discussion
Posture
String names
Part names
Strumming techniques

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-learn the chords and practice chord drills
-easy strum  


Lesson 2
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review/Reading Music - Level 2 song 1 - You Are My Sunshine

Tab Reading - Discussion
Read Tab Riff - Shave and A Haircut

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-learn the chords and practice chord drills
-easy strum  


Lesson 3
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review/Reading Music - Level 2 Song 2 - This Little Light Of Mine

Tab Reading - Discussion
Read Tab Riff - Shave and A Haircut

Review - Riff for Down On The Corner

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-practice chord drills
-add 16th note strumming pattern


Lesson 4
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review/Reading Music - Level 3 Song 1 - Itsy Bitsy Spider

Read Tab Riff - Shave and A Haircut
Riff Review - Down On The Corner

SONG 2 - Seven Nation Army Riff 
-practice reading the tab
- find the placement and repetitive practice of shifting the left hand

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-practice chord drills
-practice 16th note strumming pattern 

Lesson 5
Left hand warmup 
Strumming warmup 
Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review/Reading Music - Level 3 Song 2 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Tab Reading - Shave and a Haircut

Song 2 - Seven Nation Army Riff -  review finding the placement and repetitive practice of shifting the left hand

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-practice chord drills
-practice 16th note strumming pattern 


Lesson 6
Left hand warmup 
Strumming warmup 
.Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review/Reading Music - Level 4 Song 1  - I’m Yours

Tab Reading - Shave and a Haircut

Song 3 - Seven Nation Army Riff - review the shifting and play the riff 
-learn the double stops

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-practice chord drills
-practice 16th note strumming pattern 
-play along with original at 75% speed  

Lesson 7 
Left hand warmup 
Strumming warmup 
Barre Chord Exercise 3

Review/Reading Music - Level 4 Song 2 - Uptown Funk

Tab Reading - Shave and a Haircut

Song 3 - Seven Nation Army Riff - review all and play

SONG 1 - A-Ok - Barre chord exercise
-practice chord drills
-practice 16th note strumming pattern 
-play along with original at 75% speed  

Lesson 8 - Level 3 Graduation

-Warmup
-Go over Level 3 songs and skills
-Students perform for the class (optional)


Lesson 9 - Song Review Class
-warmup
-review songs 


Lesson 10 - Begin Level 4
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Discussion - What have you learned?

SONG 1 - Counting Stars - easy strum through the chord progression
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression

Lesson 11
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise
Tab reading review - Shave and A Haircut 

Review/Reading Music - Level 5 Song 1 - Don’t Worry Be Happy

SONG 1 - Counting Stars - easy strum through the chord progression
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression


Lesson 12
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Review/Reading Music - Level 5 Song 2 - Just The Way You Are (Fingerpicking)

Chucking Strum - learn the technique
Add to dudududu strum
Add to island strum

SONG 1 - Counting Stars - easy strum through the chord progression
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression


Lesson 13
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Review/Reading Music - Level 6 Song 1 - One Love

Chucking Strum - learn the technique
Add to dudududu strum
Add to island strum

SONG 2 - quick play through of the riff
Down On The Corner (easy strum through the chords)

SONG 1 - Counting Stars 
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression

Lesson 14
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Chucking Strum - practice the technique
Add to dudududu strum
Try adding the strum to The Lion Sleeps Tonight

SONG 2 - quick play through of the riff
Down On The Corner - focus on 16th note strumming

SONG 1 - Counting Stars 
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression

Lesson 15
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Chucking Strum - practice the technique
Add to dudududu strum
Try adding the strum to The Lion Sleeps Tonight

SONG 2 - quick play through of the riff
Down On The Corner - focus on 16th note strumming
practice transition from riff to strumming

Practice fingerpicking the rhythmic pattern for the verse (1 2 + 3 4)

SONG 1 - Counting Stars 
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression

Lesson 16 - Song Review Class
-warmup
-review songs 

Lesson 17
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Chucking Strum - practice the technique
Add to dudududu strum
Try adding the strum to I’m Yours

SONG 2 -Down On The Corner - practice transition from riff to strumming

SONG 1 - Counting Stars 
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression


Lesson 18
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Chucking Strum - practice the technique
Add to island strum
Try adding the strum to chord progression (C, G, Am, F)

SONG 2 - Down On The Corner - play through riff and chord progression

SONG 1 - Counting Stars 
-Fingerpicking through the chord progression

Lesson 19
Left hand warmup - with metronome!
Strumming warmup - with metronome!
Fingerpicking exercise

Review/Reading Music - Level 8 Song 1  - 

Play through Level 4 songs - Discussion, practice hard parts

Lesson 20 - Level 4 Graduation Class
-Warmup
-Go over Level 4 songs and skills
-Students perform for the class (optional)