Ukulele Facts
The definition for the name, "Ukulele".
What is Jumping Flea?
The part of the ukulele that students must never touch without assistance.
What are tuners?
The first Chord we learned! Its on the third fret on the A string.
What is the C chord?
1 beat = Cheese.
What is a Quarter note?
What is a Rhythm?
This material is what makes up the Ukulele. Sometimes it can be plastic, but in this case, it's like the ones that this class is using right now.
What is wood?
This is where the strings are attached to the Body
What is the Bridge?
The second chord we learned! It sounds sad, and it's one finger on the second fret of the G String.
What is the Am Chord?
What is 8th notes?
In the Hide in seek game, This musical term is played when the seeker is not really close to the object, but almost there.
What is piano?
This Island is where the natives found Portuguese immigrant sailors jump off their boats while playing the Ukulele in 1879. Aloha! You got games on that instrument...?
What is Hawaii?
These boxes on the Ukulele is where you put the fingers down to make a chord.
What are the Frets?
This chord uses 2 Fingers. One where the Am Chord is, and the other finger on the first fret of the E string.
1 beat = Shh!
What is a quarter rest?
Continuing the Hide in seek game, This musical term is played when the seeker is ABSOLUTELY right where the object is located. You win!
What is forte?
This material is what makes up the strings on the Ukulele. No.. It's not Mayonnaise.
What is Nylon/Plastic?
This part of the ukulele that connects the Head and the Neck. Kind of reminds me of an Acorn.
What is the Nut?
This is a similar 3 finger chord. it looks like a staircase when the notes are on the 4th fret of C, 3rd fret of E, and 2nd fret on A.
What is an Em Chord?
This symbols indicates you play the entire measure again.
What is the repeat sign?
This "fraction" like symbol is what indicates how many beats are in a measure, and what rhythm gets the beat. Here's a hint: the synonym for "autograph".
What is a time signature?
This instrument is cousin to the Ukulele. The size is bigger but with 6 strings. It almost looks like the Ukulele too... Except the Ukulele got stuck in the dryer too long...
What is a Guitar?
This part of the Ukulele has the four open notes, G C E A. You also strum it.
What are the Ukulele Strings?
This is a difficult chord with 3 Fingers. Your Pointer finger goes on the second fret of the C string, your middle finger on the second fret of the A string, and the ring finger on the 3rd fret of the E string.
What is the G chord?
Pepperoni Pepperoni Pepperoni Pepperoni.... 1 e & a...
What are 16th notes?
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