Ukulele Chords
Practice the following songs for our Spring Concert!
Check in every week for supplementary material and activities to each week’s lesson. You’ll also be able to submit a video of your weekly practice for personal feedback from our instructors.
Mr. Eli's Classes
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
- Musette- page 17
- This Old Man- page 18
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Beginning Violin 2:15
- French Fries- page 12
- Soccer Champ- page 13
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Beginning Winds 2:45
- Mary Had a Little Lamb- page 9
- Bad News Bears- page 9
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
- My Dog and Me- page 19
- Are you Sleeping- page 18
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Ukulele 3:45
- Eleanor Rigby- page 11
- This Land is Your Land- page 23
- Superhero Blues
- Traffic Jam
Yellow Submarine:
Hokey Pokey:
Eleanor Rigby:
Watchin the Waves:
Three Little Birds:
Ain’t too proud to beg:
Helpful Videos:
Previous Weeks:
What we practiced this week- January 19th
Mr. Eli’s Classes
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- Please practice Spring Theme and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
- Focus on accurate rhythm!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed our 5 note scale
- work on 5-note scale and songs 32-33!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- Please practice 5-note scale (lowest to highest notes)
- work on good sound.
- Also practice song 17!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- Practice Twinkle Twinkle with left hand C’s and pages 17-18!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- please practice new B flat chord
- work on Stair Climbing on page 17!
What we practiced this week- December 15th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- practiced Spring Theme on page 14.
- Please work on this over break, and practice good rhythm!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- worked on songs 28-30 on page 10.
- Please practice these songs over break!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- worked on our first 5 notes and learned our 5 note scale this week!
- Work on long tones on these notes and songs 11-17 in the book over break!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- practiced Spring Theme and Finger Fun on pages 14-15.
- Please work on these songs over break!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- practiced our chords and played the chords for jingle bells.
- Keep working on finding the G chord, practice taking your hand off and finding the chord again.
What we practiced this week- December 8th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- worked on songs 19-22
- went on to page 13.
- Please keep practicing the Cabbage and Lettuce Songs for duets next week!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- worked on Hit Cross Buns on page 10.
- Please practice this song,
- work on finding your E and F sharp on D string!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
reviewed rhythm and worked on songs 5-8.
Please practice all three notes
work on songs 9-11 on page 4!
- learned how to clean and maintain our instrument!
- Flutes, use the cloth around your cleaning rod to clean each piece,
- trombones give your instrument a soap bath when needed (don’t forget to rinse without soap after!)
- trumpets use valve oil and slide grease as needed!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed the Cabbage and Lettuce Songs
- worked on song 25, Spring Theme.
- Please practice Spring Theme this week, it’s tricky!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- learned the B flat chord and started writing our own song!
- Please try to get G and B flat chord under your fingers comfortably!
What we practiced this week- December 1st
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
reviewed page 11
went on to page 12.
Please practice songs 19-22!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed our loose bow hold
- worked on songs 20-23.
- Practice playing new notes low e and f sharp with your first and second fingers on finger tapes,
- work on songs 24-27 this week!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
reviewed rhythm and worked on songs 5-8.
Please practice all three notes
work on songs 9-11 on page 4!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed page 12
- practiced the Cabbage and Lettuce songs in duet on page 13.
- Please work on the beginning of Spring Time!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- practiced our G chord
- read the notes A B and C.
- Please practice Seasick on page 17 this week!
What we practiced this week- November 17th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
we reviewed songs 14-15 on page 9,
went on to page 11.
Practice songs 17-18 this week!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
practiced finding our new note E on the D string,
practiced songs 20-21 (with and without the bow).
Please practice songs 20-25 on pages 8-9!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
practiced getting a nice even sound.
worked on songs 1-4, and went on to pages 5-6.
Please practice songs 5-8 this week on pages 2-3. Make sure you count your rests!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
reviewed songs 19-22 on page 12,
went on to page 13.
Please practice songs 23-24 this week on page 13 so we can do duets next time!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the C F Am C7 and G chords
- practiced Eleanor Rigby and Three Little Birds.
- went on to play Aint Too Proud to Beg on page 14.
- Please practice page 14 and finding the G chord!
What we practiced this week- November 10th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed the notes C through G,
- reviewed the songs on page 6.
- For this week please practice songs 14 and 15 on page 9!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- practiced holding our violin in play position,
- practiced putting our first finger down on the D string to play a new note (low E).
- Please practice songs 20-23 on page 8!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- we practiced keeping tight corners in our mouth and taking a deep breath to get good sound.
- We reviewed our first two notes.
- Please practice songs 1-4!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed songs on page 9
- practiced the notes C through G.
- Please practice songs 19-22 on page 12!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the chords C, F, C7 and Am.
- We also tried the G chord, the finger position is tricky!
- Please get comfortable on the G chord for next week, and review Eleanor Rigby!
What we practiced this week- November 3rd
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed curved piano hands and found C.
- worked on songs 3-4 (pg. 4)
- started song 8 (pg. 6).
- Please work on songs 8-11 this week!
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- practiced a good play position,
- practiced songs 13-15 (pg. 5).
- then went on to song 16.
- Practice songs 16-19 (pg. 6) this week, and focus on good rhythm!
- Also practice finding a good loose bow hold,
- and practice the Mississippi hot dog rhythm on every string!
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- talked about embouchure,
- Brass-how to keep tight corners for a good focused sound.
- flutes/clarinet- control the air flow not to blow too hard!
- We want to warm up with mouthpieces or headjoints only, and make sure our air is coming from our lungs, and not being forced!
- Practice getting a long even tone by practicing sings 1-4 on page 1.
- Take a look at pages 1-3 and play all of the songs using your notes!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed curved piano hands and found C.
- worked on songs 14-15 (pg. 9)
- started song 16 (pg. 10).
- Please practice songs 16-18 this week!
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the C, F, and C7 chords.
- practiced Hokey Pokey.
- then learned the Am chord and practiced switching from Am to F.
- started Eleanor Rigby,
- Please practice Eleanor Rigby (pg. 6) with the track below!!
- We also learned about the G chord and how to play it, practice this too!
What we practiced this week- October 26th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed the notes C through G
- practiced how to use nice curved piano hands.
- worked on page 9 songs 14-15 and practiced even rhythm.
- also talked about 3/4 vs 4/4 time.
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed good loose bow holds (no banana thumbs)
- how to draw a good sound with the bow (good plus signs, middle of the bow).
- also worked on page 6 songs 16-17 in the brown book
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- practiced getting a good even tone, and talked about concert pitch.
- all sustained a concert D in unison and practiced using our breath for better sound.
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- reviewed the notes C through G
- practiced how to use nice curved piano hands.
- worked on page 9 songs 14-15 and practiced even rhythm.
- also talked about 3/4 vs 4/4 time.
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- reviewed the C and F chords, and learned C 7.
- practiced switching between the chords and learned the songs yellow submarine and hokey pokey (pgs. 8-9).
What we practiced this week- October 19th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- reviewed left and right hands, finger numbers, and mountains and hills.
- reviewed how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
- learned C-D-E-F-G (1-2-3-4-5)
- tried to play together as an orchestra
- remember, we all have to sound like one piano
- play the correct note and at the same time
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
Today we:
- reviewed violin hand and bow hand, rest ready and play position
- talked about our bow wrist, and tried some bow elevators (up and down in front of your face)
- the elbow doesn’t move, but the wrist should bend!
- Everyone had a great bow wrist after the exercise!
- also read songs in the brown violin book on pages 2-4.
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- warmed up with a good sound all around
- We reviewed the first two notes in our books and played through the songs on page 1.
- Making a good sound on our instruments is the hardest part! Make sure to play at least every other day at home!
- try to play the rhythm of one of your favorite songs on just the mouthpiece or headjoint
- play long tones (hold a note as long as you can)
- Once you can play the first two notes, see if you can learn the 3rd note in our books
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- discussed playing as an “orchestra”
- learned 3 types of notes
- Whole Notes- 4 beats of sound
- Half Notes- 2 beats of sound
- Quarter Notes- 1 beat of sound
- clapped an played some tricky rhythms
- started playing Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
Today we:
- we reviewed plucking and strumming, and the C and F chords.
- We practiced changing chords and played Yellow Submarine
- Keep working on the C to F transition, and play along to the songs below!
What we practiced this week- October 12th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- we reviewed left and right hands, finger numbers, and mountains and hills.
- We learned how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
- We worked on the first two songs of the blue piano book on page 3.
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- reviewed violin hand and bow hand, rest ready and play position, and how to pluck the D A D song with our thumb in the corner of our finger board.
- We also learned the first four songs in the brown violin book on page 2.
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- reviewed how to make assemble and hold our instruments.
- also learned how to make a good sound with our instrument, by controlling our mouth shape and airflow
- We also learned the first two notes in our books and played through the songs on our page.
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- we reviewed left and right hands, finger numbers, and mountains and hills.
- We learned how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
- We worked on the first two songs of the blue piano book on page 3.
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- we reviewed plucking and strumming, and the C and F chords.
- We practiced finding the chords quickly, and played the first two songs in the ukulele for kids book on pages 6 and 7.
What we practiced this week- October 6th
Piano/Keyboard 1:45
Today we:
- we learned about our left and right hands and our finger numbers.
- also learned about the mountains and hills on the piano,
- learned how to find a C at the foot of a hill.
- learned the Hot Crossed Buns song on mountains and starting on C
Beginning Violin 2:15
Today we:
- talked about the different parts of the instrument and how to hold it.
- also learned how to strum the C and F chords,
- also tried a few strumming patterns.
Beginning Winds 2:45
Today we:
- learned how to make assemble and hold our instruments.
- also learned how to make a good sound with our instrument, by controlling our mouth shape and airflow
- were all able to make a great sound on our instruments!
Piano/Keyboard 3:15
Today we:
- we learned about our left and right hands and our finger numbers.
- also learned about the mountains and hills on the piano,
- learned how to find a C at the foot of a hill.
- learned the Hot Crossed Buns song on mountains and starting on C
Ukulele 3:45
Today we:
- learned how to hold the ukulele and identify our four strings.
- also learned about plucking and strumming
- learned how to play the C and F chords.