Ukulele for All
Composed by Jenny Peters, Rebecca Bogart
UKULELE FOR ALL is the ALL-timate beginning method for group or individual study of this popular, versatile and accessible instrument. The unique UFA pedagogy begins with one chord songs to give students instant success as they learn solo and ensemble skills. For today’s digital learners, the INTERACTIVE Practice Studio—included free—offers multi-screen video lessons, play-along audio recordings, and more for every song in the book. Bring Popular Music Education to your students with UKULELE FOR ALL!
The UKULELE FOR ALL Teachers Guide is filled with effective solutions for establishing the ultimate ukulele learning environment. This richly informative volume gives educators everything they need to teach ukulele successfully. The Teachers Guide also offers comprehensive guidance on achieving curricular alignment with the National Core Arts Standards or similar criteria.
| Edition Number | KG1S |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 56 |
| 13-digit ISBN Number | 978-0-8497-7400-3 |
| 10-digit ISBN Number | 849774004 |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Publication Date | 07/11/2017 |
| Level/Grade | 1 | 2 |
| Series | Ukulele For All |
Description
This book starts with singing and strumming each song. Ukulele for All teaches chord stamps by presenting the diagram sideways with a picture of a person’s hand.
The teaching of tab reading is also unique because it shows how the horizontal strings of the ukulele relate to the lines of the tab staff. Students can easily visualize where to put their fingers on the strings of the ukulele. Tab notation is taught alongside the singing of melodies and strumming of chords.
The book starts with one-chord songs and has a chapter for each of three beginning chords (C, A Minor, and F.) Songs that change chords are delayed until the fourth chapter. Students are encouraged to sing rounds to create harmonies within a one chord song.
Strumming patterns are kept simple throughout the book. Finger-picking of accompaniments is presented in Chapter 8. There is also a chapter on the 12-bar blues that encourages students to improvise their own solos over a bass line.
The book comes with proprietary software that includes video lessons for each song and for the concepts (including tuning) presented in the book. The software also includes audio for the songs that can be slowed down for practicing. Students can also record themselves and submit recordings to their teacher.
The book is intended for either classroom use or for private instruction. If a student prefers melodies, the student can work on that. If a student likes to sing and strum chords, the student can work on that, since both versions are presented with each song. There is a Teachers’ Edition of the book available with detailed suggestions on how to work with groups of students at different levels.
Chords presented in this method are C, A Minor, F, C7 and G7.
This book is best for someone who is new to playing an instrument and doesn’t read music. Its progression is slow and steady. It includes video lessons.