Uke Can Do It! (eBook)

Philip Tamberino is developer of the first known classroom ukulele programs in the New York metro area and teaches classroom, instrumental, and vocal music in public school.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I: Getting Started1. OverviewWhat is the Ukulele?Where Can the Ukulele Fit In Schools?Why Include the Ukulele in Music Education?2. Becoming Ukulele LiterateGetting Your Own UkuleleBasics of Playing the UkuleleListening GuideWho’s Who?Next Steps3. Starting a School ProgramWhat is Your Goal?Making a Pitch Funding and Parental InvolvementGuidelines for Student InstrumentsPART II: Up and Running4. Classroom ManagementSetting Up the RoomUsing Shared InstrumentsTuning InstrumentsLanguage and TerminologyManaging Student BehaviorPromoting Home PracticeMaintenance and Repairs 5. Introducing Students to the UkuleleAccommodating (Special) LearnersFirst Session with Instruments6. Technical Sequence Strumming and PickingFretting and Related Techniques7. Applications in Classroom MusicReading RhythmsReading Treble Staff PitchesMatching Pitch While SingingAnalyzing HarmonyRecognizing Intervals, Chords, and Chord Changes by EarImprovisingComposingIllustrating Acoustic Principles and Music Theory ConceptsAccompanying Students in Dalcroze/Music-and-Movement ActivitiesIncorporating Ukulele into Orff Schulwerk Activities8. Ukuleles in PerformanceChoosing RepertoireArranging MusicChord “Tricks”AccompanimentPromoting the ProgramAppendixOne- and Two-Chord SongsBeginner ChordsBeginner Chords (modified)Scales150 Chords Diagrams with FingeringGlossaryIndex