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Welcome to Ukulele Club !

Welcome to Ukulele Club !. Snack. Ukulele History. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the machete, a small guitar-like instrument brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants. Ukuleles are usually connected to music from Hawaii.

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Welcome to Ukulele Club !

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  1. Welcome to Ukulele Club !

  2. Snack

  3. Ukulele History The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the machete, a small guitar-like instrument brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants. Ukuleles are usually connected to music from Hawaii. Ukulele in Hawaiian roughly translates as “jumping flea” perhaps because of the movement of the players According to Queen Lili’uokalani, the last Hawaiian monarch, the name means “the gift that came here,” from the Hawaiian works uku (gift or reward) and lele (to come)

  4. Name Game • I’m going on a picnic….my name is Mr. Aleckson and I am going to bring apple juice

  5. Partners

  6. How To Hold Your Ukulele

  7. Left Hand Pointer Middle Finger Ring Finger Pinky Finger

  8. Left hand Placement Your fingers should be on their tips and placed just behind the frets (not on top of them).

  9. No… Incorrect Incorrect

  10. The Ukulele

  11. Teach: OK!

  12. Tuning Your Ukulele

  13. Piano Notes

  14. Chords

  15. Making a C Chord

  16. 3 Important Chords

  17. Playing the C Chord: Down Strum

  18. Song of the dayIsrael Kamakawiwo'ole

  19. Homework Brainstorm a list of songs you would like to learn how to play on the ukulele to discuss next week.

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