Uke History
The name of the string instrument from Portugal that inspired the invention of the Ukulele.
What is the Machete?
The Ukulele has four of these that you strum.
What are strings?
True or False. The strings on the very first ukuleles were made out of animal gut.
What is True?
This Part?
What is the Head?
Show me how to play a C.
What is ring finger #3 on 3rd fret of A string or Red sticker?
The name of the state where the ukulele was invented.
What is Hawaii?
The opening on the Ukulele that helps amplify or make it louder.
What is the sound hole?
True or False. Strings on modern day ukuleles are made of plastic or nylon.
What is True?
This Part?
What is the Neck?
Show me how to play a C7
What is index finger or #1 on the first fret of the A string or pink sticker?
In the Hawaiian language Ukulele is translated as what? Baby Guitar, Jumping Flea or Pineapple?
What is "jumping flea"?
The name of the 4 parts you turn to change the notes the strings play.
What are the tuning pegs?
True or False. A Ukulele has 6 strings.
What is False?
This Part?
What is the Body?
Show me how to play an F.
What are fingers one and 2 on green stickers?
The title of the ruler of of the Hawaiian islands, before it became a state. President, Emperor or King?
What is the king?
The part of the ukulele that includes the frets, fret wires and fret markers.
Ukuleles come in 4 sizes. Soprano-Concert-Tenor and Bass. What size are our classrooms Ukuleles?
What is Soprano?
This Part?
What is the Nut?
Which hand holds the neck of the Ukulele? Right or Left?
What is the Left Hand?
The kind of wood used for ukuleles, that only comes from trees grown in Hawaii. Maple, Black Walnut or Koa?
What is Koa wood?
True or False. They don't make ukuleles out of plastic.
What is False?
True or False. The Ukulele was more popular than the guitar until the 1960's.
What is True?
This Part?
What is the Saddle?
True or False. The strings on a Ukulele are tuned to G-C-E and A
What is True?