Uke can do it!
Subtitle: developing your school ukulele program
By: Philip Tamberino
Contributors: National Association for Music Education
Publisher: R&L Education
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781475804157; 9781475804164
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: School music; Music teachers; Ukulele; Handbooks, manuals; Instruction and study
Other titles: You can do it :
Notes: "Published in partnership with NAFME: National Association for Music Education."

Includes index.

"Glossary": pages 103-104.
Table of contents: title: Overview. What is the ukulele? ; Where can the ukulele fit in schools? ; Why include the ukulele in music education?; title: Becoming ukulele literate. Getting your own ukulele ; Basics of playing the ukulele ; Listening guide ; Who's who? ; Next steps; title: Starting a school program. What is your goal? ; Making a pitch ; Funding and parental involvement ; Guidelines for student instruments; title: Classroom management. Setting up the room ; Using shared instruments ; Tuning instruments ; Language and terminology ; Managing student behavior ; Structuring class time ; Promoting home practice ; Maintenance and repairs; title: Introducing students to the ukulele. Accommodating (special) learners ; Objectives of the very first lesson; title: Technical sequence. Strumming and picking ; Fretting and related techniques; title: Applications in classroom music. Reading rhythms ; Reading treble staff pitches ; Matching pitch while singing ; Analyzing harmony ; Recognizing intervals, chords, and chord changes by ear ; Improvising ; Composing ; Illustrating acoustic principles and music theory concepts ; Incorporating ukulele into Dalcroze/music-and-movement activities ; Incorporating ukulele into Orff Schulwerk activities; title: Ukuleles in performance. Choosing repertoire ; Arranging music ; Chord "tricks" ; Accompaniment ; Promoting the program; title: Appendix. One- and two-chord songs ; Chords for beginners ; Chords for beginners (modified) ; Scales ; 150 ukulele chords.