Building music literacy skills with the ukulele

Original kid-friendly songs and memorable characters to inspire a love for music making and music reading. Classroom and studio tested!
Edited by JAMES HILL.

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2024 Ukulele Clinics with Christina

Learn about School Workshops or Teacher Clinics

February 3 - Arizona Music Education Conference, Mesa AZ
February 9 - Tanbridge Academy (private workshop)
February 14 - Lacombe Christian School (private workshop)
February 23 - PDTCA Teacher’s Convention, Calgary AB
March 25 - Champion School (private workshop)
March 29 - Kanile’a Ukulele Lessons at Ala Moana Mall
May 17th - Teacher Clinic “Pop Goes the ‘ukulele”
Sept 20 and 27 - Edge School (private workshops)
Oct 25 - BCMEA, Vancouver BC
Oct 26 - MCA, Edmonton AB
Dec 6 - Christmas Uke Night, Springbank, AB
Jan 31 - Arizona Music Education Conference, Mesa AZ
Feb 21 - PDTCA Teacher’s Convention, Calgary AB

A fun pop song arrangement for you to use with your students. Check out our performance of this piece for the #CBCMusicClass Challenge 2023. Already using Ukulele for Children: Book A? Your students will be able to play “part 4” in this arrangement right away!

COMMUNITY. That’s one of the main reasons I do what I do, and why I am passionate about music. Music has the unique ability to bring people together. Making music TOGETHER gives everyone a common goal to work towards. No matter your part, you b
How do you group kids in your elementary music classes when it comes to practice time? Do you like to keep levels/abilities together, or do you put more experienced musicians with those who are less experienced? Or maybe you let the kids decide? Eith
I’m super excited to be heading back to Richmond BC to work with the fantastic music teachers @bcmusiced. Huge thanks to @tapestrymusicstore for sponsoring TWO SESSIONS at this 2024 Music Education Conference. I’ll be showing teachers how
This colourful expanding ball is a great way to teach the concept of DYNAMICS. To build a foundation of key music concepts, I like to teach that PITCH moves vertically (high and low) and RHYTHM moves horizontally (long and short). When it comes to DY

Ukulele for Children provides teachers an opportunity to develop music literacy skills with their young students while using clever kid-friendly songs that introduce new concepts one step at a time.

 

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