"Everybody should have and play a uke, it’s so simple to carry with you and it is one instrument you can’t play and not laugh" ~ George Harrison

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Ukulele Christmas Concert

Mr. Melvin would like to include Run, Run Rudolph in the Christmas Concert (12/21) before we break for the holidays. It uses the same 3 chords we have been practicing: C-F-G7


and a simple D-du-du-du strum pattern. Sooooo.... Tune Up, and Go!

Practice using the D-du-du-du strum 1x for each chord as it appears in the song. Try NOT to pause between the Verses and the Chorus... Just play on through.

Ukulele Club will meet 10th periods Thursday (12/13) in Room 211 and Friday (12/14) with the singers in Mr. Melvin's Room to practice together.


Remember to keep at last week's lesson too...

Worth checking out: Pineapple Pete's Uke School for additional strumming lessons; Ukulele Hunt for some additional strums to practice; and Songs With Chords You Know


Friday, November 2, 2012

Uke Club (11/2/2012)

Practice C-F-G7 chords using several well known songs to help mark the beats and practice chord changes and different strum patterns.



Twinkle, Twinkle (Mozart)

Twinkle, Twinkle (full version)


ABCs (C to G7 practice)

BaaBaa (C-G7 practice)


Additional songs with C-F-G7 chords can be found at Songs With Chords You Know (Ukulele Hunt)