Uke Can Do It!

Developing Your School Ukulele Program

Philip Tamberino (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

142 Seiten

2025 | 2nd edition
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
979-8-8818-0785-6 (ISBN)

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A singular resource assuming no prior knowledge of the instrument, Uke Can Do It! has helped hundreds of schools and districts successfully introduce the ukulele into their music programs. New to this second edition is a page-by-page teacher’s guide and practical tips for using the popular classroom ukulele method book by the author.

Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs. Uke Can Do It! is a guide for teachers who may be at various stages of developing school ukulele programs. This second edition includes vital updates and a page-by-page teacher’s guide to the classroom method book, Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method.

The book includes:
·A guide for first-time ukulele buyers
·Beginner instruction in how to play the ukulele
·Extensive guide to the start-up process
·30 ukulele-specific classroom management tips
·Strategies for maximizing the benefits of the ukulele’s gentle learning curve in instruction
·Technical sequence detailing right-hand and left-hand skills from simplest to most complex
·Guidance in choosing or creating arrangements and making performance and accompaniment decisions
·Support for use with special learners
·Scales and chord charts with fingering

Philip Tamberino is a school leader and music educator who developed the first known classroom ukulele programs in the New York metro area. He subsequently conducted seminal workshops promoting the ukulele as a school instrument for the National Association for Music Education, the New York State School Music Association, and area school districts. He is also the author of Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method.

CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
PART I
1. Becoming Ukulele-Literate
2. Starting a School Ukulele Program
3. Classroom Management
4. Setting Student Up for Success
5. Technical Sequence
6. Celebrating with Performances
PART II: Teachers Guide to Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method
Appendix
One, Two, and Three Chord Songs
Beginner Chords
Scales
150 Chords Diagrams with Fingering

Erscheinungsdatum	02.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	National Association for Music Education
Zusatzinfo	101 b/w illustrations; 7 b/w photos; 6 tables; 6 textboxes
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-13	979-8-8818-0785-6 / 9798881807856
Zustand	Neuware