Mix and match activities to create a fun lesson in which students will learn how to read ukulele tabs. They will practice playing a short popular melody from tabs and trying to guess the song.
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🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
The four horizontal lines represent the strings. The highest sounding string (the 1st or the A string) is located at the top - like when you're viewing your ukulele from above while holding it in playing position!
The numbers represent the frets.
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 5 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
What was the most challenging/fun part of the lesson?
Was it difficult to play the melody on the ukulele?
Do you think the ukulele is a suitable instrument to play melody on?
Why are tabs so popular to notate music on the ukulele and the guitar?
🕐 Time: 3 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
In this lesson, students will learn how to read ukulele tabs. They will practice playing a short popular melody from tabs and trying to guess the song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons and add additional activities (see 'Activities' section). If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 40 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 10 min - Ukulele tabs
The four horizontal lines represent the strings. The highest sounding string (the 1st or the A string) is located at the top - like when you're viewing your ukulele from above while holding it in playing position!
The numbers represent the frets.
🕐 10 min - Try it out
🕐 15 min - Guess the song!
1. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
2. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
3. “Vacation” by Dirty Heads
4. “Riptide” by Vance Joy
5. “Happy Birthday”, traditional song
6. “Ily (I Love You, Baby)” by Surf Mesa feat. Emilee
7. “Meet Me at Our Spot” by The Anxiety
🕐 5 min - Discussion
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
In this lesson, students will learn how to read ukulele tabs. They will practice playing a short popular melody from tabs and trying to guess the song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons and add additional activities (see 'Activities' section). If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 40 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 10 min - Ukulele tabs
The four horizontal lines represent the strings. The highest sounding string (the 1st or the A string) is located at the top - like when you're viewing your ukulele from above while holding it in playing position!
The numbers represent the frets.
🕐 10 min - Try it out
🕐 15 min - Guess the song!
1. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
2. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
3. “Vacation” by Dirty Heads
4. “Riptide” by Vance Joy
5. “Happy Birthday”, traditional song
6. “Ily (I Love You, Baby)” by Surf Mesa feat. Emilee
7. “Meet Me at Our Spot” by The Anxiety
🕐 5 min - Discussion
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
In this lesson, students will learn how to read ukulele tabs. They will practice playing a short popular melody from tabs and trying to guess the song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons and add additional activities (see 'Activities' section). If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 40 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 10 min - Ukulele tabs
The four horizontal lines represent the strings. The highest sounding string (the 1st or the A string) is located at the top - like when you're viewing your ukulele from above while holding it in playing position!
The numbers represent the frets.
🕐 10 min - Try it out
🕐 15 min - Guess the song!
1. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
2. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
3. “Vacation” by Dirty Heads
4. “Riptide” by Vance Joy
5. “Happy Birthday”, traditional song
6. “Ily (I Love You, Baby)” by Surf Mesa feat. Emilee
7. “Meet Me at Our Spot” by The Anxiety
🕐 5 min - Discussion
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
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