We're so thrilled to be on this musical journey with you! We are looking forward to continuing helping you learn the beautiful and melodic ukulele and develop skills to teach the "uke" to children ages 10+. If you already have some intermediate ukulele skills, you're in the right place. If you need a primer, be sure to check out 'How to Play and Teach the Ukulele to Beginners!' or if you need an intermediate lesson or two, head over to 'How to Play and Teach the Ukulele - Intermediate.'
Through this course, you'll build upon your existing ukulele skills with new chords, strumming patterns, tablature (TAB), music theory and fingerpicking lessons! This entire system is built to help you enhance your playing skills while also learning how to teach more advanced skills to students.
To get started, please look at the introductory information in this section for material suggestions, supply requirements, contact information, and more!
We can't wait to join you on your ukulele journey and help you share this lovely instrument with your corner of the world!
Enjoy!
Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter
Introduction – general info
Goals for the entire course
Revise – string names and numbers
Revise strumming patterns
Revise finger picking accompaniments (FPA) with TIMR fingers
Different strums and good technique
New songs with actions, movement, body percussion, solfa, and hand signs
Techniques – canon (round), partner songs
Revise how to read chord diagrams and chord charts
Look at red belt review and begin brown belt
Revise Dm chord
New chords – E diminished, A7 and D
New ‘tango’ strum
Revise finger picking accompaniments (FPA) with TIMR fingers
New songs with actions, movement, body percussion, solfa, and hand signs and percussion instrument accompaniment
Techniques – imitation, echo, ostinato, canon
Read new chord charts
Continue with brown belt
Revise Dm, E dim, A7 and D chord
New chords – E diminished, A and Gm
Revise strumming patterns
Revise finger picking accompaniments (FPA) with TIMR fingers
New songs with actions, movement, body percussion, solfa, and hand signs and percussion instrument accompaniment
Techniques – imitation, echo, ostinato, canon, harmonies
Read new chord charts
Read a new kind of tablature – melody only with no rhythm
New chord - Bb
New strum – chicken chk
Gospel songs
Scales – F doh and D lah pentatonic
Improvise over F doh and D lah pentatonic
Revise TAB – tablature
Revise strumming patterns
Revise finger picking accompaniments (FPA) with TIMR fingers
Finger pick melodies with thumb
New songs with movement, body percussion, solfa, and hand signs, percussion arrangements, recorder and harmonies
Continue to read chord charts
New chord – Em
Revise all chords
Improvise over E lah pentatonic & E phrygian scales
Revise TAB – tablature
Revise strumming patterns
Revise finger picking accompaniments (FPA) with TIMR fingers
Finger pick melodies with thumb and TIMR fingers
New songs with movement, body percussion, solfa, and hand signs, percussion arrangements, recorder and composition
Techniques – echo, ostinato, canon and riffs
Continue to read chord charts
Play a riff
You're done! Once you've completed the course, sign up for your professional development certificate. Please note there are two certificates available depending on where you are located.
Teachers within Australia, please fill out the certificate for AUS teachers.
If you are outside of Australia, you can download your certificate, just choose the non-AUS teacher certificate.
We hope you've enjoyed these sessions, and we'd love to hear from you! Feel free to message us here, leave feedback on the certificate evaluation, or email us at info@welcometomusic.net!
Yours in Music,
Susie & Phil
www.welcometomusic.net