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Year 7 Ukuleles: Spring term 2018

Dear year 7 and 8. This term your introduction to music will begin with a term on the Ukulele.  You will have practical homework each week, make sure you do it so that you can progress in the best way! 

This blog will give you all your homework, as well as other useful videos and links. 

WEEKLY HOMEWORK: You must practise 5-10 MINUTES EVERY WEEK in 207 on your practical piece.
Times available to practise are:
Monday-Thursday 2.50-3.30
Tuesdays-Wednesday lunchtimes: 12.40-13.10
Wednesdays 8.15-8.30

Homework week 1:

Learn to play chords C, Am, F and for extension G. You can either practise on a ukulele at home if you have one or on one of the class ukuleles at lunch or in the mornings before school after 8.15am.

Homework week 2:

Perform the verse of Stay with Me SLOWLY by Sam Smith.  Remember to strum Up (U) or down (D) in the correct places.  It will help if you practise with a partner. 

Homework week 3:

Perform the verse AND chorus of Stay With Me SLOWLY but SMOOTHLY (without hesitation).  Remember to strum correctly. 

Homework week 4: 

Prepare for your exam: To perform Stay With Me in your groups.

Week 5: EXAM

Week 6: Half-term homework. 

Go to www.ukutabs.com and choose a song to perform for your exam in March.  

1. You will only need to perform 1 verse and 1 chorus of your chosen song.

2. Your song must have 4 DIFFERENT chords.

3. Your song must have a fluent strumming pattern.

4. HINT: go on youtube for help on how to play your song well.

5. HINT: Choose wisely; some 'popular' songs often only have 2 chords, are too difficult. 

Half-term 2: 

Week1: Be able to perform each of the chords of your chosen song slowly, but securely.

Week 2: Be able to perform chords of your verse correctly and with a fluent strumming pattern.

Week 3: Be able to perform the chords of your chorus correctly and with a fluent strumming pattern.

Week 4: Prepare your song for your final assessment.  (See levels of assessment below on this page)

Week 5:  EXAM. 

Stay with me by Sam smith:
Ukulele half-term 1: assessment

This is the easy version of the song to play for your first exam.

                                     

Here are helpful videos to choose your song for Half-term 2's exam:

7 Years: Lucas Graham

Hello- Adele

Price Tag- Jessie J

You will be learning about everything Ukulele from January until May half-term. Check out this age for all your homework and assessment tasks.  I will also upload helpful videos that you can work with at home.

Year 7 homework. This homework is for February half-term until your easter Exam. 

Have a look at the two pieces (Spoiler alert: It's identical!)

Don't forget that if you don't have a UKULELE at home you MUST sign in for a practise at school TEN MINUTES every week. 
(Two 5 minute practices)

Helpful video to tune your ukulele:

Songs to learn for your Easter exam:

This is your basic song that you will need to learn for your March exam. 
Level 5: Be able to find chord C, Am, F and G on the Ukulele and play it. 
               Be able to play each chord in a smooth pattern with straight down strums in time with     
               the lyrics.
Level 6: Play the chords smoothly and at a good tempo. 
              Add a G7 instead of an F chord. 
              You can tune your ukulele unaided.
Level 7: You can play Stay with me and you have started working on Ho Hey. 
               You can play the correct strumming pattern for Ho Hey.
               You move smoothly between the C and F chord of the verse without stopping.
Level 8: You have gone on www.youtube.com or www.ukutabs.com and learnt a song of your choice after learning 'Stay with me'. This song has chords other than C,  Am, F and G.
You can play this song smoothly and sing to it (or accompany someone who sings). 

               

Resources for extension:

Here is the ukulele chord chart to help you to learn other songs of your choice: