Ukulele – Module 1

Lesson 3 - Chord of F major

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In this lesson students will:

  • Perform a Body Percussion warm up to help focus your attention ready for learning
  • Learn how to play the chord of F major on ukulele using call & response and rhythm patterns

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Key Information

Learning Outcomes

Musical skills:

  • Responding to signals for start and stop
  • Feeling the pulse
  • Marking the beat by counting
  • Marking the beat by following a simple graphic score
  • Marking the beat with body actions
  • Developing a shared musical vocabulary e.g. beat, pulse, crotchet, quaver
  • Encouraging listening to one another and if necessary to stop, listen and re-join the group

Performing using body percussion actions:

  • Maintaining a simple rhythmic part in time to the beat
  • Tap or clap the body percussion rhythms to the given video playalong (We Will Rock You)
  • Say the rhythms while counting 1 and 2 and etc
  • Count the beat aloud/in thinking voice when performing body percussion rhythms
  • Maintain a steady beat when performing body percussion rhythms
  • Link notation with body percussion rhythms

Performing with others:

  • Find/stay on (or re-find) the beat when performing along with others
  • Maintain rhythms when performing with others

Being a Musician:

  • Take turns as appropriate
  • Be respectful of others when turn-taking i.e. keeping still or silent. Listen carefully to the ideas of others
  • Be supportive, positive and constructive when working with others. Listen carefully to the sounds made
  • Consider the overall effect of sounds when arranged and combined
  • Reflect on own work and that of others
  • Identify targets for improvement

Key Language

Check your musical understanding of the following:

  • Finding and keeping the pulse
  • Crotchet
  • Quaver
  • Pulse
  • Beat
  • Metre of 4-strong

Warm-Up

Limber up with a Body Percussion Playalong to help you focus at the start of the lesson. In this warm-up, play along to In The Hall Of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.

Clap Only

Clap along to each of the rhythms in the video below. Play each rhythm 8 times before moving on to the next.

Once you’ve mastered clapping, you could try an alternative body action, like finger snaps, stomps, pats or nods.

Learn F major

Look closely at the image below and try to match it.

To help get to grips with the chord of F, try playing the chord to the audio track below:

  • Play the chord on beat 1 of every bar (1 rest rest rest)
  • Play the chord on every beat of every bar (1 2 3 4)
  • Call & response – with your teacher taking the lead, play the F backing track and copy the rhythms that your teacher plays
  • Alternatively, you could work in pairs. Can you copy the strumming pattern that your partner plays using the chord of F?

Rhythm Patterns

Can you now try strumming the chord of F to the rhythms highlighted in the videos below?

The audio in the Rhythm Practice video contains a click track and ukulele strums that match the rhythms. Play each rhythm 8 times before moving on to the next.

Then, focussing on the same rhythms, use the Rhythm Performance video to try and play the chord in time to the backing track without the ukulele guide sounds.

Rhythm Practice

Play to a click track and ukulele guides only

Rhythm Performance

Play to the backing track without ukulele guides

Compose Your Own Rhythm

Use the interactive notation builder below to create your own rhythms! Perform your rhythms to the backing track.

Using the Notation Builder

The interface shows 1 bar in 4/4 time, split into 8 quavers. You can add crotchets (¼ notes) and quavers (⅛ notes) by clicking a box. Use the red ‘X’ to remove a note. Click Check for Errors to see if your bar is complete or needs adjusting. Keep in mind:

  • Crotchet notes and rests last 1 beat and must go on whole beats (1, 2, 3, or 4)
  • Quaver notes and rests last half a beat and can go on any half beat (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +)

You can export your finished rhythm as an image.

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Check for Errors
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Unfortunately our rhythm builder cannot be used on small screens. Please use a desktop, laptop or large tablet (such as an iPad) to view it.

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