LRA Ukulele Club - WELCOME HAVE UN MAKING MUSIC (PLAYING and/or SINGING) ALL O US HERE ARE LEARNERS ITS OUR CLUB A LOT TO GO THROUGH TONIGHT ASK QUESTIONS RELAX AND ENJOY
PLAN OR TONIGHT LRA UKULELES GETTING TO KNOW THE UKULELE TUNING THE UKULELE IRST CHORDS STRUMMING IRST SONGS HOMEWORK BEORE THE BAR BAR
LRA UKULELES BORROW OR PLAYING AT THE MEETING NO CHARGE TUNERS INCLUDED & ESSENTIAL RENTAL OPTION - 2 PER WEEK TRY BEORE YOU BUY OPTION TO CONVERT RENTAL INTO PURCHASE ROM LRA (LESS RENTAL PAYMENTS)
GETTING TO KNOW THE UKULELE
TUNING THE UKULELE GOOD CHILDREN EAT APPLES * Using a tuner HAVE A GO STRING NOTE 4 G 3 C 2 E 1 A
IRST CHORDS CHORDS PROVIDE THE BACKING TO THE MELODY/SINGERS WE LL START BY LEARNING 4 CHORDS C Am G7 THEN WE LL LOOK AT CHANGING BETWEEN CHORDS DO NOT DESPAIR THE SECRET STICK AT IT AND PRACTICE (OTEN)
LEARNING CHORDS IRST STEP MASTER THE CHORD SHAPE WHICH INGERS TO USE & WHERE TO PUT THEM PICTURE THE CHORD IN YOUR MIND HOW DOES THE CHORD EEL? PRACTICE (OR EACH CHORD) PUT YOUR INGERS IN POSITION (VISUALISE CHORD & EEL) HOLD OR 30 SECONDS THEN TAKE INGERS O REPEAT PRACTICE EVERY DAY TILL YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE CHORD
C (Major) Chord
A Minor (Am) Chord
Chord
G Seven (G7) Chord
LEARNING CHORDS 2nd STEP, CHANGING CHORDS Change between 2 chords to start with (1 to 2) e.g. C to Strum down for 4 beats (count out loud) on each chord Relax hands and fingers Think ahead ready for the next chord (visualise/feel) Repeat Now do the same but going from 2 to 1 i.e. to C Repeat for the chords you are learning (all combinations) DO NOT GET DOWNHEARTED
STRUMMING RHYTHM & TIMING STRUMMING PATTERNS DOWNSTROKES ONLY OR NOW? 4 DOWNSTROKES PER BAR COUNT OUT LOUD
IRST SONGS LEARNING A NEW SONG LISTEN TO IT SEVERAL TIMES (LOOKING AT SONG SHEET) DON T TRY TO SING AND PLAY AT THE SAME TIME LOOK AT THE SONG SHEET AS YOU SING IT AND CLAP OR STAMP YOUR OOT TO GET THE RHYTHM, LOOK OR WHERE THE CHORD CHANGES ARE PLAY THE SONG THROUGH (RHYTHM AND CHORD CHANGES) TRY BOTH TOGETHER
Achy Breaky Heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byqipdhmpjc [] Well you can tell the world you never was my girl You can burn my clothes up when I m [C] gone You can tell your friends just what a fool I've been And laugh and joke about me on the [] phone [] You can tell my arms... go back to the farm Or you can tell my feet to hit the [C] floor You can tell my lips to tell my fingertips They won't be reaching out for you no [] more Chorus: But [] don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart I just don't think he'll under[c]stand And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this [] man [] You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas Or you can tell your dog to bite my [C] leg Or tell your brother Cliff whose fist can tell my lip He never really liked me any [] way [] Or tell your Aunt Louise, tell her anything you please Myself already knows I'm not [C] ok Or you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind It might be walkin' out on me to [] day Chorus x2 End
Jambalaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnkovpxhlne C Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh. Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou. C My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh. Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. CHORUS C Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio. C Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo, Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. C Thibodaux, ontaineaux, the place is buzzin', kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen. C Dress in style and go hog wild, and be gayo. Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. CHORUS x 2
Singing in the Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1zyhvpdxbq I'm singing in the rain Just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling C I'm happy again Let the stormy clouds chase Everyone from the place Come on with the rain C I've a smile on my face I'm laughing at clouds So dark up above 'Cause the sun's in my heart And I'm ready for love I'll walk down the lane With a happy refrain 'Cause I'm singing Just singing in the rain.
HOMEWORK PRACTICE 15-30 MINUTES PER DAY LEARN ALL 4 CHORDS PRACTICE CHANGING CHORDS KEEP RHYTHM GOING LEARN SONGS BE READY TO STRUM ALONG TO ROCK-A-HULAS
BEORE THE BAR WARRINGTON GUARDIAN PHOTO-CALL THE REGISTER YOUR DETAILS MEMBERSHIP CARDS RENT AN LRA UKULELE? RECEIPT DAWSONS 10% O WITH MEMBERSHIP CARD TICKETS OR NEXT WEEK SONG BOOKS INTERNET STU (Incl. LRA website & email) DATES O MEETINGS COMPETITION OR CHOOSING A NAME
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