Week 1: Coconuts and C Chords

Ms Kearneys 5th class on a new uke adventure

Loads of fun yesterday as 5th class kicked off their uke project.

Here is what we did yesterday.
   We learned what a chord is;
   how to read a chord chart ;
   how to play 2 chords; C7 and C
   some history about the ukulele
   a brush strum
   a first finger strum
   basic finger picking
   how to tell if your uke is in tune

One chord Songs:
Coconut song;  Row Your Boat ; Ireland's Call; Its Raining Its Pouring; Ratlin Bog;

Tuning: My Dog Has Fleas   (soh doh me lah)   G C E A

Thumb Brush Strum: Imagine you are brushing biscuit crumbs out of your strings.

Chord: 3 or more notes that sound well together

First chord  C7  

Lime in the Coconut Song Strum Damp (Damp the sound with your palm)

Second Chord C

Things to do for next week. Read the history of the ukulele (copy on your classroom notice board)
Check out the Spoitify Playlist: Ballygunner Ukes Playlist

George Formby was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. This clip is from one of his films