Uke Can Do It!: Developing Your School Ukulele Program - Tamberino, Philip

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Résumé :
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. At the elementary or secondary level, students can use the ukulele to explore everything from music theory, improvisation, composition, and ear training, to repertoire that includes contemporary popular music. At a lesser expense than any other instrument which can do as much, the ukulele is perfect for breathing fresh air into any music program. Uke Can Do It provides everything music educators need to develop a ukulele program in their school, including: * A guide for first-time ukulele buyers * Beginner instruction in how to play the ukulele * Playlists of ukulele music by top performers * Strategies for proposing and outfitting a ukulele program * Classroom management tips * Support for use with special learners * Learning sequences in ukulele technique * Ideas for classroom use and performance * Scales and chord charts with fingering...

Biographie:
Philip Tamberino is developer of the first known classroom ukulele programs in the New York metro area and teaches classroom, instrumental, and vocal music in public school....

Sommaire:
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: Getting Started 1. Overview What is the Ukulele? Where Can the Ukulele Fit In Schools? Why Include the Ukulele in Music Education? 2. Becoming Ukulele Literate Getting Your Own Ukulele Basics of Playing the Ukulele Listening Guide Who's Who? Next Steps 3. Starting a School Program What is Your Goal? Making a Pitch Funding and Parental Involvement Guidelines for Student Instruments PART II: Up and Running 4. Classroom Management Setting Up the Room Using Shared Instruments Tuning Instruments Language and Terminology Managing Student Behavior Promoting Home Practice Maintenance and Repairs 5. Introducing Students to the Ukulele Accommodating (Special) Learners First Session with Instruments 6. Technical Sequence Strumming and Picking Fretting and Related Techniques 7. Applications in Classroom Music Reading Rhythms Reading Treble Staff Pitches Matching Pitch While Singing Analyzing Harmony Recognizing Intervals, Chords, and Chord Changes by Ear Improvising Composing Illustrating Acoustic Principles and Music Theory Concepts Accompanying Students in Dalcroze/Music-and-Movement Activities Incorporating Ukulele into Orff Schulwerk Activities 8. Ukuleles in Performance Choosing Repertoire Arranging Music Chord Tricks Accompaniment Promoting the Program Appendix One- and Two-Chord Songs Beginner Chords Beginner Chords (modified) Scales 150 Chords Diagrams with Fingering Glossary Index...