2. ! Shelbi Busche
! 2014 Graduate of North Central
College (Naperville, IL)
! K-12 Music Education Degree w/
Choral Emphasis but was in Band all
4 years as well
! NAfME Board Secretary,Web Tech
Guru in Women’s Chorale, &Vice
President of Concert Winds
! K-5 General Music Teacher at
Western Avenue Elementary School
& K-1 at Fabyan Elementary
(Geneva, IL)
3. ! In 1879, 400 Portuguese immigrants
traveled 4 months to get to Hawaii
! Originally called the “Machete”
! Changed to “Ukulele” which means
“Jumping Fleas” when landing in Hawaii
! Fun Fact: Hawaiian Music Education
Majors are required to play the ukulele
4. ! The ukulele is extremely inexpensive.
! The ukulele easily engages students
because of how “cool” it is.
! The ukulele allows for quick results.
! The ukulele has the ability to teach every
NAfME Standard.
5.
6. ! IMAGINE: I can come up with my own
musical ideas.
! PLAN & MAKE: I can organize and develop
artistic ideas and work.
! EVALUATE: I can evaluate, improve, and
perform my own artistic ideas.
7. ! UNDERSTAND: I can show I understand
musical concepts through performance.
! REHEARSE: I can evaluate and rehearse to
improve my performance.
! CONVEY: I can communicate the meaning
of a piece through my performance.
8. ! SELECT & ANALYZE: I can select music for
a specific purpose and describe how the
musical concepts fit that purpose.
! INTERPRET: I can identify and explain the
expressive qualities in music.
! EVALUATE: I can evaluate music or a
performance to determine if it fit its
purpose.
9. ! PERSONAL EXPERIENCES: I can combine
and relate knowledge and personal
experiences to make art.
! HISTORY & CULTURE: I can demonstrate
and explain how the music relates to
history and culture.
13. ! Mahalo – Beginner
! Kohala – Beginner
! Luna – Intermediate/Advanced
! Kala – Advanced
14. ! Grants (donarschoose.org)
! PTO
! Music Boosters
! Music Budget
! Note: If you buy 30 Colored Mahalo
Soprano Ukuleles for $35 each from
Amazon, the total is $1080.
18. ! Students use two hands at all times
! We call the ukulele’s “Uku-babies”
! Open case while it is on the ground
! Never touch the tuning pegs
! When placing ukulele on ground, we place it
“string-side down”
19. ! Keep ukulele close to body
! Left-Handed students get to choose
23. Grade Solfege
Plucking
Chords
Strumming
Parts
Kindergarten Mi, So none Unison
1st Grade Mi, So, La none Unison
2nd Grade Do, Mi, So, La none Unison
3rd Grade Do, Re, Mi, So, La C Major Two-Part
4th Grade Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So,
La
C Major, F Major Three-Part
5th Grade Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So,
La,Ti, Do
C Major, F Major,
A minor, G7
Four-Part
24. ! Playing one string at a time with your
fingers & thumb
25. ! Make sure to explain finger numbers
! “Monster Bunny”
27. ! Playing all four strings at the same time
! Strum down with the first finger nail
! Strum up with the pad of the first finger
! Strum where the neck meets the body
29. ! Color Code when students will strum a
certain chord
! Any popular song can be adapted for the
different grade levels
! Here is an example of “When I’m Gone”
