ukulele syllabus

Ukulele ~ Mrs. Orr  Course Description Learn the basics on ukulele. We We will learn to read music and play chords and melodies on the ukulele. Students will be allowed to move at their own pace if they have prior experience with this instrument.

Resource Requirements School will supply a ukulele, although students will not be allowed to take it home to practice. Students will be provided with a lesson booklet that contains the ukulele program. program. Guitar picks are not required.

Course Outline Lesson ! "he #pen Strings and #pen String $elodies Lesson %! "he &entatonic Scale and 'Safari( )%*part song+ Lesson ! '-ocky $ountain( )%*part song+ Lesson ! '/cadian Lullaby( )%*part song+ Lesson 0! '#h1 Susanna( )%*part song+ Lesson 2! '3p on the 4ousetop( )%*part song+ Lesson 5! "he 6 Scale and '/ll 7ight Long( )*part song+ Lesson 8! 'Lavender9s :lue( )%*part song+ Lesson ;! '6arnival of ntervals )assignment+ Lesson ! '#h1 Susanna( and '3p on the 4ousetop( )%*part songs+ Lesson %! 'Wiegenlied( Lullaby )%*part song+

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Grading Policy and Scale Overall Course Rubric Exceeding

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6an play multiple strumming patterns and change chords quickly and easily without stopping. 6an play songs utili@ing all four chords we have learned so far and can accompany themselves singing.

6an play more rhythmically complicated strumming patterns and alternate between three chord songs while singing.

6an play songs using a basic strum pattern and two chords. 6an alternate between the chords with ease while singing.

Aoes not yet understand the basic skills required to play the ukulele, how to hold, strum and proper posture.

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6an play a basic strum pattern and change between three chord songs while singing.

>s beginning to understand how to strum the ukulele, can hold the instrument correctly and can play one Bnger chords.

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/ll notes are accurate and played with conBdence

$ost notes are accurate

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$ost notes are not accurate

-hythm

/ll rhythms are precise, with a constant steady beat

$ost rhythms are precise, beat changes occasionally, occasionally, a few pauses

Several incorrect rhythms, several pauses

$any incorrect rhythms, frequent pauses

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*ec+nique C+ec#list ,) point per item&layer is sitting up straight on edge of chair

Eeet are Fat and ukulele is cradled in the right arm

Left hand is curved, thumb rests gently behind the neck

-ight forearm crosses the ukulele so that strumming is where the body  neck meet

3kulele body is lowered in the right arm, neck is high

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Curriculum Outcomes  "he outcomes from the /lberta 6urriculum 6urriculum that will be met met throughout this program include! •

Listening o

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Aistinguish among the sounds of common musical instruments

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Aetect the contour )shape+ of melody

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>dentify diDerences diDerences in tempo, timbre, and dynamics

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>dentify the diDerence in sound between songs in maHor and minor keys >dentify repetition and contrast

&laying >nstruments o

&lay simple rhythm patterns )the beat and divisions of the beat+

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Eollow simple rhythm scores

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>dentify and compare sounds )musical and non*musical+! high*low, loud*soft, short*long, slow*fast, up*down

3kulele C learn basic chords and rhythms to accompany many songsI proceed to plucking melody notes

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-ecogni@e -ecogni@e whole, half, quarter, eighth notes and the whole, half, quarter, eighth rests

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-ecogni@e %J, J and J time signatures

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-ecogni@e -ecogni@e the musical staD and treble clef sign

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-ecogni@e like and unlike phrases

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/ll notes are accurate and played with conBdence

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/ll rhythms are precise, with a constant steady beat

$ost rhythms are precise, beat changes occasionally, occasionally, a few pauses

Several incorrect rhythms, several pauses

$any incorrect rhythms, frequent pauses

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&layer has made good progress C occasionally gets oD task

&layer has made average progress C not always on task

&layer has not made very good progress C often oD task

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Eeet are Fat and ukulele is cradled in the right arm

Left hand is curved, thumb rests gently behind the neck

-ight forearm crosses the ukulele so that strumming is where the body  neck meet

3kulele body is lowered in the right arm, neck is high

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made excellent progress C stays on task for each class

made good progress C occasionally gets oD task

made average progress C not always on task

made very good progress C often oD task

*ec+nique C+ec#list ,) point per item&layer is sitting up straight on edge of chair

Eeet are Fat and ukulele is cradled in the right arm

Left hand is curved, thumb rests gently behind the neck

-ight forearm crosses the ukulele so that strumming is where the body  neck meet

3kulele body is lowered in the right arm, neck is high