Parts
Circular-shaped opening on the body.
Sound Hole
What tool can you use to strum with instead of your hand/thumb?
This is the acronym we use to memorize the four string names.
Green Cats Eat Ants
This is what happens when you improperly play your ukulele or drop your ukulele.
Mrs. Yangson takes your ukulele for a few minutes.
This is where ukulele is originally from.
Portugal (which was later brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants).
Small metal bars on the neck of the ukulele that play different pitches when you put for fingers on them.
Frets
These are the names of the four open strings
G C E A
This the easiest chord to play and the first chord you've ever learned to play. 3rd finger, 3rd fret on the A string.
C Major
This is why you shouldn't drop your pick in the sound hole.
It could get stuck in the sound hole, or you could damage the strings trying to put your hand in the sound hole to get it out. Ms. Yangson would then also have to buy new picks or new strings with her teacher pay money.
The ukulele is a part of this instrument family
String Family
The main part of the ukulele that amplifies the sound.
Body
What happens to the pitch when you press a finger on the fretboard?
This is the second chord you learned to play with your second finger on the second fret on the G string.
A minor
T/F I can mess with the tuning pegs.
False. Mrs. Yangson would waste her time tuning a ukulele that you purposely made way out of tune if you do that. Worse yet, you make the string snap off and Ms. Yangson has to buy more strings with her teacher pay money.
One of the most famous ukulele songs ever recorded.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
A piece of wood on the body that secures the strings.
Bridge
This is a technique where you play each individual string one at a time with your thumb
Finger plucking
These type of chords sound happy and bright.
Major Chords
True. The strings facing up when the ukulele sits prevents damage.
This is the type of wood Ms. Yangson's ukulele is made out of.
Zebra wood
These hold the strings in place and you use them to tune the ukulele
This technique is when you play all four strings at once to make a chord.
Strumming
These chords sound sad and dark.
Minor chords
This is Ms. Yangson's #1 instrument rule.
Respect the instrument!
Name all four types of ukuleles
Soprano, concert, tenor, and bass