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Lesson Plans

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................... 3

Tuning ........................................................................................... 4

MusicPlus Digital Checklist ................................................................ 5

How to use MusicPlus Digital ............................................................ 6

MPD Mnemonics explained ............................................................... 7

Lesson 1 - Learn the Ukulele ............................................................ 8

Lesson 2 - Strings ......................................................................... 10

Lesson 3 – Banjo Style Ukulele ....................................................... 12

Lesson 4 – Chords ......................................................................... 14

Lesson 5 – The Bug Ball ................................................................. 16

Lesson 6 – Minor Chords ................................................................ 18

Lesson 7 - New Techniques ............................................................ 20

Lesson 8 – Giuseppe...................................................................... 22

Lesson 9 – Switching Chords Part 1 ................................................. 24

Lesson 10 – The Glastonbee Festival ............................................... 26

Lesson 11 – Caterpillar .................................................................. 28

Lesson 12 – Switching Chords Part 2 ............................................... 30

Lesson 13 – Melody ....................................................................... 32

Lesson 14 – End of the Road .......................................................... 34

Lesson 15 – The Ukulele Concert ..................................................... 36

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Introduction

The ukulele is a fantastic instrument to facilitate good music making at

Key Stage 2. It is small, versatile, cheap to purchase, and offers a brilliant starting point for students’ musical development. Above all, it is

fun and easy to play, allowing all students to be involved in an ensemble

regardless of any barriers to learning. MusicPlus Digital (MPD) allows children to learn the ukulele in a fun exciting way, allowing more children

to learn, whilst addressing and complementing all aspects of the national

curriculum Key Stage 2 programme of study.

After one year of learning with MPD, most Key Stage 2 children will be able to:

1. Play at least 4 chords and accompany instrumental and vocal performances

2. Sing with confidence

3. Read and interpret basic rhythmic and pitch notations, e.g. TAB &

rhythm mnemonics

4. Understand and use appropriate musical vocabulary including the

inter-related dimensions (pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure)

5. Compose original compositions both individually and in groups

6. Perform confidently in front of a range of audiences

7. Recognise a variety of musical styles and genres through listening.

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Tuning The ukulele is tuned as follows:

With practise, 30 ukuleles can be tuned in about 5 minutes.

Tuning tips:

It’s better to carry on with a lesson than stop every few minutes to

re-tune

If the instruments are brand new, the strings will need to be

stretched before they are tuned. This involves pulling the strings

towards you and sliding your finger the full length of the strings to take out the slack

If you don’t have time before the lesson, get the children to sing the Green Caterpillar song with the backing track as you go around

and tune each ukulele

G C E A

Don't get too worried about this - the instruments can go out of tune pretty easily so as long as they are roughly in tune, the children can still have a great time learning!

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MusicPlus Digital Checklist

Check:

Is your teaching space ready?

All the students should be able to see you and any displays (e.g. in a circle, semi-circle or curved rows etc.).

There should be no tables or chairs in the way of the children playing.

Are all of your resources ready before the students arrive?

Ideally the ukuleles will be tuned and out ready to play. Make sure the computer and whiteboard is working and that you’re logged into MPD!

Do you know and use the students’ names?

Greet your students and target them to answer questions; having a seating

plan or name tags can make this easier.

Avoid too much talking, but get as much music and singing in there as possible.

In the recap lessons, start with musical activity as soon as possible and make music the target language throughout the lesson by avoiding too much talk.

Demonstrate and musically model everything you want students to do.

Are you using simple and consistent behaviour management and teaching strategies?

For instance, establish a signal to stop playing, and count into songs at the

correct speed to allow students to start playing together and in time with each other.

Are all of your students getting involved?

Get to know your students’ individual needs and strengths and use appropriate strategies to support and challenge them.

Are the students making independent musical decisions?

Encourage the children to make musical choices by asking them open

questions and giving them the opportunity to engage in creative activities such as improvising.

Do the children know what they have learnt in that lesson?

Ensure that your students are clear about what they have learnt and that you keep a record of what has been achieved in the lesson. This is useful for the

teachers to know in future lessons, and also great for the children to go away

and practise!

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How to use MusicPlus Digital

There are a variety of ways to use MPD and the different methods are

outlined in the MPD Overview document downloadable from www.musicplusdigital.com. The MPD ukulele programme is designed to

cover 30 weeks of learning.

In brief, some schools will use what is called ‘The Alternate Week

Method’, which involves a specialist music teacher and class teacher delivering alternative digital and teacher led lessons. Other schools may

simply use MPD as a stand-alone resource week by week with one

teacher delivering.

The lesson plans are split into two colours for ease of use:

Green for digital lessons:

Blue for teacher-led recap lessons:

MPD has been designed so that each digital lesson is then recapped the following week using a combination of videos, backing tracks and scores

from the resource. These are downloadable from the 'Resources' and

'Teacher' areas of www.musicplusdigital.com.

All the scores are available to download from the ‘Teacher’ area once you are logged into the site.

For extra practice and performance, backing tracks for all the songs are available to stream at www.musicplusdigital.com/resources

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MPD Mnemonics explained

MPD uses mnemonics to teach the students how to read and interpret

rhythm. Here are the mnemonics used and the characters that fit with them:

Crotchet – 1 beat note =

Mnemonic = “Bug”. Character = Bob the Bug

Minim - 2 beats =

Mnemonic = “Fly”. Character = Fly the Singer

Pair of Quavers 1/2 beat each =

Mnemonic = “Spider”. Character = Spider the Drummer

Four semiquavers - ¼ beat each =

Mnemonic = “Caterpillar”. Character = The Hungry Caterpillar

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Lesson 1 - Learn the Ukulele

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: sing 2 songs; learn

how to hold the ukulele; learn how to strum crotchet

and quaver rhythms.

Video Name

Starter Activity

Watch the performance of Bug Gang Bug Gang Song

Main part of lesson

Learn how to hold the ukulele Part 1

Learn The Ukulele Blues:

Listen to Jake

Call and response line by line

Perform the whole song

Part 2

Learn about ‘bug’ and ‘spider’ rhythm mnemonics

(crotchet and pair of quavers)

Strum ‘bug’ and ‘spider’ rhythms

Part 3

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game Part 4

Learn the Bug Gang song:

Listen to Jake



Part 5

Plenary: Reinforce ‘bug’ and ‘spider’ rhythms in a creative

composition Part 6

Expectations

by end of the lesson:

All students will be able to: Strum the ukulele & sing the songs with

some confidence; understand crotchet and quaver rhythms

Most students will be able to: Strum the ukulele with some sense of

pulse & sing the songs with secure intonation; use crotchet and quaver

rhythms in a composition

Some students will be able to: Strum the ukulele with a strong sense of

pulse & sing the songs with good intonation; use crotchet and quaver

rhythms innovatively in a composition

Gain assessment evidence throughout the lesson of how these

expectations have been achieved.

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Lesson 1 - Learn the Ukulele

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: recap a song; recap

how to hold the ukulele; recap how to strum crotchet

and quaver rhythms, create extended compositions.

Resource

Starter activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game as demonstrated in

the video The Forbidden Rhythm Game but just

clapping (no ukulele) and with a new rhythm devised

by the teacher

Scores.pdf

Main part of lesson

Recap how to hold the ukulele

Strumming, do some copying patterns with open

strums. Get students to lead once confidence is built.

Recap learning The Ukulele Blues - call and response

Encourage students to sing with a good posture, and

with control

Class performance of The Ukulele Blues

Repeat this several times if necessary

Video - Part 2

Get students to work in groups of 4 to devise more

extensive compositions using ‘bug’ and ‘spider’

strumming patterns. Ensure that students notate using

‘bug’ and ‘spider’ pictures. The more able pupils could

be challenged to notate using crotchet and pair of

quavers symbols.

Plenary: Get students to perform their compositions, whilst

other pupils to assess the accuracy of their notation

Expectations by end of the

lesson:

All students will be able to: Strum the ukulele & sing the songs with some

confidence; understand crotchet and quaver rhythms

Most students will be able to: Strum the ukulele with some sense of

pulse & sing the songs with secure intonation; use crotchet and quaver

rhythms in a composition

Some students will be able to: Strum the ukulele with a strong sense of

pulse & sing the songs with good intonation, use crotchet and quaver

rhythms innovatively in a composition



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Lesson 2 - Strings

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: sing a song; learn

about the individual strings, perform on the voice and

ukulele

Video Name

Starter

Activity

Sing along with Bug Gang Bug Gang

song

Main part of

lesson

Learn the names of the strings Part 1

Play the ‘String Group’ game

(Students need to split into 4 groups: GCEA)

Part 2

Learn how to play ‘rest strokes’

Part 3

Learn the Green Caterpillar song

Listen to Jake



Part 4

Part 5

Play the ‘Individual String’ game Part 6

Plenary: Reinforce individual strings in a creative composition Part 7

Expectations


All students will be able to: Pluck the individual strings with some

confidence

Most students will be able to: Pluck the individual strings with some

confidence, and sing the song with a degree of control.

Some students will be able to: Pluck the individual strings with some

confidence, and sing the song with control



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Lesson 2 - Strings

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: recap a song; recap

the individual strings; perform on the voice and

ukulele

Resource

Starter Activity



clapping (no ukulele) and with a new rhythm devised

by the teacher

Scores.pdf

Main part of lesson

Strumming, call and response warm up with open

string ukulele strums

Recap the names of the strings

Recap how to play ‘rest strokes’, use a student to

demonstrate

Call and response with ‘rest strokes’ on different

strings

Recap the Green Caterpillar song

Listen to Jake


Practise performance of the whole song

Record the children performing. NB Recordings can

very easily be made on most mobile phones, iPads,

laptops, etc. but make sure you comply with any

school policy on audio video recording before

proceeding

Video - Part 4

Video - Part 5

Plenary: Make extended creative compositions using individual

strings, incorporating ‘bug’ and ‘spider’ rhythms

where possible

Expectations


All students will be able to: Pluck the individual strings with some

confidence

Most students will be able to: Pluck the individual strings with some

confidence, and sing the song with a degree of control

Some students will be able to: Pluck the individual strings with some

confidence, and sing the song with control



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Lesson 3 – Banjo Style Ukulele

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn a new song; learn

how to play ‘banjo style’ on the ukulele Video Name

Starter Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Listen to the new song Bopping Bug Part 1

Learn Bopping Bug

Call and response learning

Part 2

Perform Bopping Bug

Part 3

Learn how to play ‘banjo style’:

Thumb and first finger practice

Learn ‘banjo style’ with the ukulele

Part 4

Part 5

Perform Bopping Bug with the ukulele

One half of class strumming, the other half ‘banjo

style’

Switch the halves and perform again

Part 6

Plenary: Work in pairs and make creative compositions using a

combination of ‘banjo style’ and strumming Part 7

Expectations


All students will be able to: Play ‘banjo style’ with some confidence

Most students will be able to: Play ‘banjo style’, and sing the song with a

degree of control

Some students will be able to: Play ‘banjo style’ and sing the song with

control, and contribute to an extended composition



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Lesson 3 – Banjo Style Ukulele

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: recap Bopping Bug;

recap how to play ‘banjo style' on the ukulele Resource

Starter activity



clapping (no ukulele) and with a new rhythm devised by

the teacher

Scores.pdf

Main part of lesson

Strumming, call and response warm up with individual

strings

Recap ‘banjo style’

Start with finger and thumb tapping, then use the G

and A strings

Recap Bopping Bug

Perform Bopping Bug, with the ukulele

One half of class strumming, the other half ‘banjo style’

Switch the halves and perform again

Record the class performance

Video - Part 6

Plenary: Work in pairs and make extended creative compositions using a combination

of ‘banjo style’ and strumming

Expectations by end of

the lesson:

All students will be able to: Play ‘banjo style’ with some confidence

Most students will be able to: Play ‘banjo style’, and sing the song with a

degree of control

Some students will be able to: Play ‘banjo style’ and sing the song with

control, and contribute to an extended composition



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Lesson 4 – Chords

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn 2 new songs;

learn how to play the C major chord on the ukulele Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Learn about the strings and frets with MC Uke

Listen to new song The Ukulele Blues

Part 1

Learn The Ukulele Blues line by line

2 bar chunks, then in 4 bar chunks

Part 2

Perform The Ukulele Blues Part 3

Learn how to play C major chord Part 4

Learn to play Green Caterpillar with the C major chord

Listen to Jake

Play along with Jake using ‘bug’ strums

Perform Green Caterpillar choosing either C major

chords or ‘rest strokes’, GCEA

Part 5

Part 6

Plenary: Make creative compositions using a combination of

‘bug’ and ‘spider’ strums with the C major chord Part 7

Expectations


All students will be able to: Play C major

Most students will be able to: Play C major with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Play C major with a clear tone whilst

singing in time



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Lesson 4 - Chords

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: recap 2 songs; recap

how to play the C major chord on the ukulele Resource

Starter Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using open strums

on the ukulele Scores.pdf

Main part of

lesson

Recap The Ukulele Blues, sing it line by line and get

the students to copy Scores.pdf

Perform The Ukulele Blues

Backing tracks at Musicplusdigital.com/resources

Ukulele warm up using open string call and response

strumming

Recap how to play the C major chord

Do call and response ‘bug’ and ‘spider’ rhythms with

the class using C major

Recap the Green Caterpillar song, using ‘bug’ strums

on C major and ‘rest strokes’ Scores.pdf

Perform Green Caterpillar choosing either C major

chords or ‘rest strokes’, GCEA

Record a class performance of Green Caterpillar

Video - Part

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Plenary: Make extended creative compositions using a

combination of ‘bug’ and ‘spider’ strums with the C

major chord

Expectations by end of the lesson:

All students will be able to: Play C major

Most students will be able to: Play C major with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Play C major with a clear tone and whilst

singing in time



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Lesson 5 – The Bug Ball

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn a new song, and

learn new performance techniques on the ukulele. Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Learn the new techniques needed for going on the ‘Bug

Journey’ Part 1

Go on the journey with Jake and play the new

techniques when they are needed

Part 2

Learn a new song Bug Waltz

Listen to Jake

Part 3

Learn how to sing Bug Waltz Part 4

Learn how to play Bug Waltz Part 5

Plenary: Perform Bug Waltz with the backing track Part 6


All students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play some of the

chords.

Most students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play some of the

chords in time

Some students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play all of the

chords in time with a clear tone



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Lesson 5 – The Bug Ball

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: Learn a new song, and

recap new performance techniques on the ukulele Resource

Starter Activity



Main part of

lesson

Open string strumming warm up, call and response

C major recap, focus on getting fingers standing up

straight and a clear tone

Bug Waltz, recap the vocal lines in each section

Scores.pdf

Bug Waltz, recap how to strum the C major chord and

the open strum in time with the backing track


Practise performance of Bug Waltz Backing tracks at Musicplusdigital.com/resources

Plenary: Record the class performance of Bug Waltz Backing tracks at Musicplusdigital.com/resources


All students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play some of the

chords.

Most students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play some of the

chords in time


chords in time with a clear tone



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Lesson 6 – Minor Chords

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn 2 new songs, and

how to play the A minor chord on the ukulele Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Listen to the new tune Sobbing Bug, compare it with

Bopping Bug Part 1

Learn how to play the A minor chord

Call and response strumming

Part 2

Recap the C major chord


Part 3

Meet Fly (minim note), a new member of the Bug

Gang. Strum with ’fly’ strums Part 4

Learn how to sing and play the new song Bug Band,

first with voice then the ukulele Part 5

Perform the Bug Band song Part 6

Plenary: Compose a short creative piece that uses A minor

chords with ‘bug’, ‘fly’ and ‘spider’ strums Part 7

Expectations


All students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play the A minor

chord

Most students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play the A minor

chord with a clear tone


chords in time with a clear tone and in time



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Lesson 6 - Minor Chords

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: Recap the new songs,

and how to play the A minor chord on the ukulele Resource

Starter Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using C chord

strums on the ukulele Scores.pdf

Main part of

lesson

Call and response strumming using the C major chord

and ‘fly’ strums.

Draw some ‘fly’ and ‘bug’ patterns on the board, get

the children to play the rhythms

Recap the A minor Chord

Call and response strumming with A minor

Recap the Bug Band song, first the singing, and then

the strumming patterns using A minor Scores.pdf

Perform the Bug Band song with the backing track Backing tracks at Musicplusdigital.com/resources

Plenary: Listen to the class performance of Bug Band, ask the students to find 2

things they enjoyed about it and 2 things they think could be improved

Expectations


All students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play the A minor

chord

Most students will be able to: Sing the new song, and play the A minor

chord with a clear tone


chords in time with a clear tone and in time



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Lesson 7 - New Techniques

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn a new song, how

to change between 2 chords, and how to play a

different tempos

Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Recap the A minor chord and learn how to switch

between A minor and C major using ‘fly’ strums Part 1

March along with Jake learning the March song,

changing chords between A minor and C major,

gradually getting quicker

Part 2

Learn about Allegro and Andante

Play the ukulele at these different speeds

Part 3

Learn about musical rests, play different patterns with

rests and bugs Part 4

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game, this time using the

A minor chord on the ukulele Part 5

Recap Bug Waltz song

Learn how to insert the A minor chord into Bug Waltz

instead of open strums

Part 6

Plenary: Use Allegro and Andante speeds to practise Bug Waltz

at different speeds, each group should pick a leader to

choose a speed

Part 7

Expectations


All students will be able to: Play the A minor and C major chords

Most students will be able to: Play the A Minor and C major chords

switching between chords when appropriate

Some students will be able to: Play the A Minor and C major chords

switching between chords in time at various tempos



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Lesson 7 - New Techniques

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: Recap the new songs,

and how to switch between A minor and C major Resource

Starter Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using A minor chord

strums on the ukulele Scores.pdf

Main part of

lesson

Call and response strumming using the A minor chord

and ‘fly’ strums

Recap what a rest is

Draw some ‘fly’ and ‘bug’ patterns with rests on the

board, get the children to play the rhythms

Recap how to change between A minor and C major on

the ukulele

Practise changing slowly then fast

Scores.pdf

Recap the March song changing between Am and C at

different tempos Scores.pdf

Recap and perform the new version of Bug Waltz

Record the class performance


Plenary: Listen to the class performance of Bug Waltz, ask the students to find 2

things they enjoyed about it and 2 things they think could be improved


lesson:

All students will be able to: Play A minor and C major

Most students will be able to: Play A minor and C major and switch

between chords

Some students will be able to: Play A minor and C major and switch

between chords in time whilst singing



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Lesson 8 – Giuseppe

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn a new song, how

to play F major, and some new words for dynamics Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of lesson

Conduct along with Giuseppe, learn some new musical

words for dynamics: forte, piano, crescendo,

diminuendo

Part 1

Lean how to play F major chords, call and response

playing

Part 2

Play F major using different dynamics on the ukulele Part 3

Learn a new song Giuseppe the Cook

Learn how to sing the song call and response

Part 4

Learn how to play the new song with the new F major

chord Part 5

Perform Giuseppe the Cook Part 6

Plenary: Make creative compositions making new lyrics to

Giuseppe the Cook, perform them to the class Part 7


All students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct position for F

major

Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct position for

F major, and play it with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct position for

F major, and play it with a clear tone, and in time



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Lesson 8 – Giuseppe

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: recap a new song, how

to play F major, and some new words for dynamics Resource

Starter Activity



Main part of lesson

Recap of how to play the F major chord

Call and response strumming using F major

Lean how to play F major chords, call and response

playing

Recap the new dynamic words (forte, piano,

crescendo, diminuendo), call and response strumming

using these words

Recap the new song Giuseppe the Cook, just the lyrics

Recap the song with the chords

Scores.pdf

Learn how to play the new song with the new F major

Practise playing the song all the way through


Perform Giuseppe the Cook with the backing track Backing tracks at Musicplusdigital.com/resources

Plenary: Recap and extend from last week the creative

compositions making new lyrics to Giuseppe the Cook,

perform them to the class


lesson:

All students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct position for F

major

Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct position

for F major, and play it with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct position

for F major, and play it with a clear tone, and in time



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Lesson 9 – Switching Chords Part 1

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn how to switch

between C major, F major and A minor and learn a

new song

Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Recap the F major chord, call and response strumming

Learn a way to check good finger technique

Part 1

Learn how to change between chords C and F

Practise changing between C, F and A minor

Part 2

Learn the brand new song Grooving

Listen to Jake

Learn the words call and response

Part 3

Learn how to play the chords to Grooving using the

ukulele and voice Part 4

Play Grooving the whole way through Part 5

Explanation of how to practise the chords at home Part 6


lesson:

All students will be able to: Play all three chords

Most students will be able to: Play all three chords with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Play all three chords with a clear tone,

and be able to sing and play in time



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Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: Recap how to switch

between C major, F major and A minor and recap a

new song

Resource

Starter Activity



Main part of lesson

Recap how to play F major, and recap how to test of

the finger position is good

Recap how to change between chords C and F

Recap changing between C, F and A minor

Recap new song Grooving

Start by recapping the lyrics; call and response

Recap changing between the chords

Scores.pdf

Practise playing the song all the way through with the

backing track


Record a performance of Grooving

Listen to the performance of Grooving, ask the class

for suggestions of 1) what they like about the

performance 2) what they think could be improved

Expectations


All students will be able to: Play all three chords

Most students will be able to: Play all three chords with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Play all three chords with a clear tone,

and be able to sing and play in time



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Lesson 10 – The Glastonbee Festival

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn several new

songs and techniques, perform an extended song. Video Name

Starter Activity


song

Main part of

lesson

Learn how to play reggae, using C major chords and

off beats with Tristan Part 1

Perform a new song using 'banjo style' plucking, sing

along

Part 2

Learn how to play power chords using different strings

and perform a new song with Rick the Rock God Part 3

Learn how to incorporate body percussion into a

performance with MC Uke Part 4

Plenary Final performance of Grooving Part 5


lesson:

All students will be able to: Play along with the new songs

Most students will be able to: Play along with the new songs and play

most of the chords

Some students will be able to: Play along with the new songs and play

most of the chords in time



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Lesson 10 – The Glastonbee Festival

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn several new

songs and techniques, perform an extended song Resource

Starter Activity



Main part of lesson

Recap how to play reggae off beats using C major

Play reggae off beats using F major and A minor

Recap how to play power chords, then play the song

with Rock God, Rick

Video: Part 3

Learn how to play power chords using different strings

and perform a new song with Rick the Rock God

Practise the Grooving track with a backing track Backing tracks at Musicplusdigital.com/resources

Plenary Final performance of Grooving to another class or in an

assembly.




most of the chords





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Lesson 11 – Caterpillar

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn the new chord

G7, learn the new ‘caterpillar’ rhythm (semiquavers) Video Name

Starter

Activity


song

Main part of lesson

Introduction to G7 chord, recap F major Part 1

Learn how to play G7 by changing from F


Check finger position in pairs

Part 2

Check that every string is sounding great by plucking

each string Part 3

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using G7 Part 4

Learn how to play the new ‘caterpillar’ rhythm with up

and down strums Part 5

Play ‘caterpillar’ rhythms along with MC Uke Part 6

Plenary Make up your own words to the Green Caterpillar,

perform them to the rest of the class Part 7


All students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for G7

Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for G7

and play with a clear tone

Some students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for

G7 and play with a clear tone, can also play up and down strums



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Lesson 11 – Caterpillar

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn the new chord

G7, learn the new ‘caterpillar’ rhythm (semiquavers) Resource

Starter

Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using F strums on

the ukulele Scores.pdf

Main part of lesson

F major call and response warm up, focus on making a

clear sound on all the strings Video: Part 2

Recap how to play the G7 chord

Focus on checking that every string sounds clearly

Recap the ‘caterpillar’ rhythm with up and down

strums

Call and response ‘caterpillar’ rhythms using all the

different chords

Plenary Performance of Green Caterpillar with the backing

track

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most of the chords





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Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn how to switch

between chords, and how to play the chords to The

Ukulele Blues

Video Name

Starter Activity

Sing along with Bug Gang Bug Gang song

Main part of lesson

Recap C major chord, call and response strumming Part 1

Learn how switch between C and F chords

Part 2

G7 recap

Learn how switch between G7 and F chords

Part 3

Learn how to switch between C, F and G7 chords Part 4

Learn how to play The Ukulele Blues tune with C F and

G7 chords

Perform the song (twice round)

Part 5

Plenary Make a creative composition in groups using 4 chords Part 6

Expectations


All students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for C, F

and G7

Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for C F

and G7 and play with a clear tone


G7 and play with a clear tone, and can sing in time whilst playing



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Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: Recap how to switch

between chords, and how to play the chords to The

Ukulele Blues

Resource

Starter Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using F strums on


Main part of lesson

G7 recap call and response strumming

Recap how to change chords between C and F, call and

response strumming

Recap how to change chords between F and G7, call

and response strumming

Recap how to change chords between all three chords,

call and response strumming

Recap how to play The Ukulele Blues with C F and G7

chords Video: Part 5

Plenary Performance of Green Caterpillar with the backing

track





most of the chords





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Lesson 13 – Melody

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: learn and new song,

and how to play melodies using string one and TAB Video Name

Starter Activity

Sing along with Bug Gang Bug Gang song

Main part of lesson

Copy Pierre the Mime with your body and your voice Part 1

Learn about what a melody is

Watch how Jake plays the melody on the ukulele

Part 2

Learn how to read TAB notation

Practise individual TAB lines

Part 3

Learn how to play Pierre's song using TAB notation

Line by line learning

Part 4

Plenary Perform Pierre's song all the way through. Part 5

Expectations


All students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for the

individual melody notes

Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for the

individual melody notes, and play them with a clear tone


the individual melody notes, and play them with a clear tone with the

correct rhythm



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Lesson 13 – Melody

Learning Objectives


and how to play melodies using string one and TAB Resource

Starter Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using G7 strums on


Main part of

lesson


Recap how to change chords between C and F and G7,




Video: Part 5



Video: Part 4

Perform and record Pierre's song all the way through

using the backing track


Plenary Listen to the performance of Grooving, ask the class


performance and 2) what they think could be improved

Expectations




Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for

the individual melody notes, and play them with a clear tone



correct rhythm



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Lesson 14 – End of the Road

Learning Objectives

In this lesson students will: Recap a new song,

using melodies and chords Video Name

Starter

Activity

Play the ‘Forbidden Rhythm’ game using G7 strums on


Main part of

lesson

Practise changing chords between C, F G7 and Am

Recap the new song End of the Road, listen to the

backing track

Scores.pdf

Recap how to play the chords section

Recap the singing line by line

Recap the melody section using TAB notation Video: Part 5

Practise the individual sections one more time

Play the song all the way through

Video: Part 6

Plenary Continue choosing and practising which pieces to

perform at the final performance Video: Part 7

Expectations



individual melody notes and chords, and sing the melody

Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for the

individual melody notes, and chords and play them with a clear tone, and

sing the melody



correct rhythm and singing confidently



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Lesson 14 – End of the Road

Learning

Objectives


using melodies and chords Resource

Starter Activity

Main part of lesson


Recap how to change chords between C and F and G7,




Video: Part 5



Video: Part 4

Perform and record Pierre's song all the way through

using the backing track


Plenary Listen to the performance of Grooving, ask the class


performance and 2) what they think could be improved




Most students will be able to: Put their fingers in the correct place for

the individual melody notes, and play them with a clear tone



correct rhythm



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Lesson 15 – The Ukulele Concert

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: Play all the songs they

have learned throughout the year Video Name

Main part of

lesson

Play The Ukulele Blues with Billy Bob Song 1

Play the Pizza song with Giuseppe Song 2

Play the Grooving song with Tristan Song 3

Play Green Caterpillar Eat Apples with MC Uke Song 4

Play the End of the Road song with Jake Song 5


lesson:

All students will be able to: Play the songs with some of the chords and

melodies and whilst singing

Most students will be able to: Play the songs with all of the chords and

melody notes whilst singing

Some students will be able to: Play the songs with all of the chords and

melody notes whilst singing confidently



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Lesson 15 – The Ukulele Concert

Learning

Objectives

In this lesson students will: Play all the songs they

have learnt throughout the year to either another class

or in an assembly

Resource

name

Starter Before the performance, warm up the voices, and also

practise changing chords on the ukulele. The children

can play all or some of the following songs using the

backing track provided


Main part of

Lesson

Play the Pizza song with Giuseppe

Play the Grooving song with Tristan

Play Green Caterpillar with MC Uke

Play the End of the Road song with Jake

Play The Ukulele Blues


lesson:

All students will be able to: Play the songs with some of the chords and

melodies and whilst singing

Most students will be able to: Play the songs with all of the chords and

melody notes whilst singing

Some students will be able to: Play the songs with all of the chords and

melody notes whilst singing confidently



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