中級尤克里裡琴 - Rockschool 4 級課程第 1 部分

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