- Ukulele 2: Introduction to Melody
- Focus: Understanding the relationship between melody and harmony, and exploring the concept of dissonance.
- Skills: Creating a melody over given chord progressions.
- Application: Composing a unique top-line melody.
- Categories: General Music, Modern Band
- Ukulele 2: Vamps
- Focus: Learning to play ukulele vamps with specific chords (A7, C7, D, D7, G7) and strumming patterns.
- Skills: Playing vamps fluently on the ukulele.
- Application: Practicing strumming patterns and chord sequences.
- Categories: General Music, Modern Band
- Ukulele 2: Bringing It Together!
- Focus: Integrating knowledge of melody, chords, and vamps through chord progression exploration.
- Skills: Combining different musical elements into cohesive playing.
- Application: Practicing and blending learned concepts.
- Categories: General Music, Modern Band
- Ukulele 2: Covers and Originals
- Focus: Finalizing a cover song and completing an original song composition.
- Skills: Understanding song form, chord progressions, and melodic patterns.
- Application: Writing and refining an original song.
- Categories: General Music, Modern Band
- Ukulele 2: Expressive Intent
- Focus: Exploring how musical concepts like tempo, dynamics, timbre, articulation, and phrasing convey emotion and intent.
- Skills: Applying musical concepts to enhance expressive intent in performance.
- Application: Performing an original piece with expressive techniques.
- Categories: General Music, Modern Band
- Ukulele 2: Proudly Presenting...
- Focus: Showcasing everything learned in the module through final performances.
- Skills: Performing both a cover and an original song.
- Application: Presenting a culmination of the module's learnings in a performance setting.
- Categories: General Music, Modern Band
This course aims to deepen students' musicality, creativity, and technical skills on the ukulele, preparing them for more advanced playing and personal artistic expression.