Lesson Plan : Play the Ukulele
Teacher Name: | Rich Hildred |
Grade: | Grade 7-8 |
Subject: | Music |
Topic: | Learn a song on the Ukulele |
Content: | chords, singing, rhythm, teamwork |
Goals: | students will play a song Three Little Birds |
Objectives: | play at 40 beats per minute no pause on chord changes |
Materials: | ukulele per student, picks, flip chart easel or whiteboard for lyrics and chords |
Introduction: | hot and cold game - how green are you or tapping |
Development: | Instructor plays and sings 3 little birds |
Practice: | root chord pattern, strum together easier IV or V chord, strum together change back to the root chord by calling out while strumming in rhythm Add the hard chord and switch among all 3 randomly Chord while I am singing students sing and chord |
Accommodations: | hand over hand possibly, twinkle twinkle .... simpler song |
Checking For Understanding: | |
Closure: | record and play back for students |
Evaluation: | see above |
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