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Uke Can Do It!

Developing Your School Ukulele Program

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Uke Can Do It!

Developing Your School Ukulele Program

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Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs. Uke Can Do It! is a guide for teachers who may be at various stages of developing school ukulele programs. This second edition includes vital updates and a page-by-page teacher's guide to the classroom method book, Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method.
 
The book includes:
·A guide for first-time ukulele buyers
·Beginner instruction in how to play the ukulele
·Extensive guide to the start-up process
·30 ukulele-specific classroom management tips
·Strategies for maximizing the benefits of the ukulele's gentle learning curve in instruction
·Technical sequence detailing right-hand and left-hand skills from simplest to most complex
·Guidance in choosing or creating arrangements and making performance and accompaniment decisions
·Support for use with special learners
·Scales and chord charts with fingering

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
PART I
1. Becoming Ukulele-Literate
2. Starting a School Ukulele Program
3. Classroom Management
4. Setting Student Up for Success
5. Technical Sequence
6. Celebrating with Performances
PART II: Teachers Guide to Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method
Appendix
One, Two, and Three Chord Songs
Beginner Chords
Scales
150 Chords Diagrams with Fingering

Product details

Published 01 Apr 2025
Format Hardback
Edition 2nd
Extent 142
ISBN 9798881807849
Imprint R&L Education
Illustrations 101 b/w illustrations; 7 b/w photos; 6 tables; 6 textboxes
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Series National Association for Music Education
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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