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Ukulele Origins
Chords
famous Ukulele players
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The ukulele's origins can be traced back to the 1870s when________________ immigrants from Madeira, the Azores, and Cape Verde introduced small guitar-like instruments to Hawaii.

Portuguese

100

True or false... Chords on the ukulele look the exact same as guitar.

false

100

In 1879, Portuguese immigrant Joao ____________ arrived in Honolulu Harbor playing his braguinha and singing.

Fernandes

100

a group of two or more notes played at the same time that create a pleasant sound.

chord

100

a long, thin strip of material, usually wood, that's attached to the front of a stringed instrument neck.

fretboard

200

What U.S state do you think of when you hear the word Ukulele?

Hawaii

200

What do the horizontal lines on a chord diagram represent?

Frets

200

This famous pop star played the Ukulele in the 1950s

Marilyn Monroe

200

a series of eight notes in a musical scale.

octave

200

You can easily play most songs on the __________than on any other instrument.

Ukulele

300

Which Portuguese instrument did the Ukulele originate from?

The braguinha 

300

What do the vertical lines on a chord diagram represent?

strings

300

Astronaut Neil _____________was a passionate ukulele player.

Armstrong

300

a small stringed instrument that's part of the guitar family and is typically played with four nylon strings.

Ukulele

300

Playing instruments, including the ukulele, can improve your immune system. experts think it happens because playing instrument decreases ___________level.

stress

400

In what decade did the Ukulele make it's comeback into popular culture?

1990s

400

What do the black dots on a chord diagram represent?

Where to put your fingers

400

The ukulele's popularity was reinforced in the mid-1990s after an ABC documentary about The __________featured George Harrison and Paul McCartney as ukulele fans

Beatles

400

the process of adjusting the pitch

tuning

400
  • The word ukulele translates to “_________________,” a phrase that Hawaiians said described the motion of a ukulele player's hands when playing.

Jumping Flea

500

Who's Ukulele rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" gained them fame in the 1990s? 

Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole


500

What do the open circles on a chord diagram represent?

free strings

500

Who's Ukulele rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" gained them fame in the 1990s?

Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole

500

a name given to a distinct sound that is a building block of music

note

500

What is a ukulele player called?

A ukulelist