Ukulele Anatomy
Technique Talk
Notable Notes
Rhythmic Reading
The Bag of Mystery
100
What are the thin metal lines going perpendicular to the neck of the uke to separate it into sections?
Frets (Fret markers)
100
What is it called when you strum across multiple strings at once?
a chord
100
The first string and fourth string, 2nd fret both share this note name.
A
100
What is the number of beats that are in one measure of 3/4 time
3
100
Cumulous, Stratus & Cirrus are examples of types of what?
Clouds
200
What is the empty circle in the body of a uke through which sound travels
the sound hole
200
What is the name for a ukulele technique that involves plucking a string with a fretting hand finger to create a note, then releasing the finger to change the note
Pull-off
200
What are the names of the lines on the treble clef?
EGBDF
(Elvis' Guitar Broke Down Friday)
200
How many eighth notes fit into one beat in 4/4 time?
Two
200
What is the technical name for a guitar "pick"
Plectrum
300
What are the four knobs on the head of the uke that adjust the pitch of the strings.
the tuning keys (or pegs)
300
What is it called when you rapidly press and release a string on the same fret?
Trill
300
The note on the first string at the first fret.
Bb (B-flat)
300
What is the strumming pattern used for pairs of eighth notes (on the beat)
Down Up
300
How many cards are in a traditional tarot deck?
78
400
What is the piece at the bottom of the strings that attaches the strings to the uke.
the bridge
400
What is it called when you use your palm to stop the strings from making sound?
palm mute
400
The note on the C string at the fifth fret
F
400
How would you count the bottom measure?
1 & 2 3 & 4
400
What is the type of notation that is written with numbers on lines representing the ukulele strings?
TAB
500
On an electric ukulele, this is the part that receives the audio signal and converts it into an electric signal to be amplified
The pickups
500
What is a type of chord played by laying your first finger across multiple strings (hint: the Bb chord is an example of this).
barre chord
500
What chord is played with just a finger on String 1 / Fret 1
C7
500
How long does a set of 16th-note septuplets take to play?
One
500
What is the collective noun for a group of Eagles?
A convocation