Part 1: Learning The Basics (Video Tutorials)

Part 2: Group Exercises - build your skills

a. Holding the Ukulele

b. Strumming the Ukulele

c. Finger Placement on the Ukulele (Fretboard) - Quick Quiz "Can you name the string/fret"

• 1st Song 'Hot Cross Buns' - 5 3 1 / 5 3 1 / 1111 / 3 3 3 3 / 5 3 1
• 2nd Song 'Smoke On The Water' - 0 3 5 / 0 3 65 / 0 3 5 / 3 0____

d. Chords on the Ukulele - C, Ami, F

e. Percussion effects with the Ukulele

f. Echo Picking (can you guess the pattern?)

g. Chord Circle (keep playing the chord until a classmate changes it)

Part 3: Videos

a. The different sizes of Ukulele

b. 100 Years of Ukulele - songs

c. Women who rock the Ukulele

Wipeout (by The Safaris or The Ventures) - Ukulele Tablature pdf

Another One Bites The Dust - Any String (000,000305,53)

Riptide (by Vance Joy) - training video (#1 or #2 or #3)

Dr. Jill Reese's - easy ukulele playalongs!

a. I'm Your's

b. Jolene

c. Best Day Of My Life

d. Eight Days A Week

e. Let It Be

f. Oye Come Va

g. Low Rider (picking)

Advanced

a. Somewhere Over The Rainbow

b. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)

c. Secret Agent Man

d. Count on Me