Teaching Materials
- Here are links to a variety of play-along tunes from a variety of YouTube channels:
C-Major Scale for picking!
Sweet Video on the History of the Ukulele:
Helpful Websites:
- Ukulele Boogaloo
- Uketab.com - Top 99 Pop Tunes (you can set it to "of all time" or "in the past 24 hours!) - You can also adjust the key, because some pop tunes are written in the key that fits the pop stars voice, not the key that fits your students' ukes!
- Ukulele Hut is also a great website for all things ukes!
- Great resources here: https://ukestuff.wordpress.com/ukulele-education-resources/
Helpful References:
Beloff, J., & Belloff, L. (2010). The daily ukulele. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard.
Greenberg, M. (1992). The ukulele in your classroom. Music Educators Journal, 79(3), 43-48.
Thibeault, M. D., & Evoy, J. (2011). Building your own musical community: How YouTube, Miley Cyrus, and the ukulele can create a new kind of ensemble. General Music Today, 24(3), 44-52.
Thibeault, M. D. (2014). Exploring the old town school of folk music’s Beck Song Reader Ensemble: An interview with Nathaniel Braddock. General Music Today, 27(2), 43-47.
Thibeault, M. D. (2014). Media as an invitation to rethink music education. General Music Today, 27(3), 36-39.