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Selecting Your Ul<ulele. . . . . 3 lntroducing the Quarter Note . . . . 2/

Parts of the Ul<ulele 4 Clap and Count Out Loud
Caring for Your Ul<ulele Notes on the First String: lntroducing A 2B
TuningYour Ukulele. . . . . . . 5
Abby, the Armadillo
How to Hold Your Ul<ulele 6
Strumming the Strings 7 The Note A with Chords .29
Strumming with a Pick Note and Strum
Scrumming with Your Fingers Notes on the First String: lntroducing B .30
Time to Strum! Up-Down-Up
Strumming Notation 8
The Notes A and B with Chords 3'1
Beats :i

Notes on the First String: lntroducing C. . . . . 32

ntroduci ng the Quarter-Note SIash
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The Staff and Treble Clef The l\4ountain Climber

Bar Lines, Measures, and Time Signatures The Notes A, B, and C with Chords 33
l\4ore Time to Strum Brave in the Cave
UsingYourLeftHand .....9 Notes on the Second String: lntroducing E. 34
Hand Position
Two Open Strings
Placing a Finger on a String
How to Read Chord Diagrams Two-String htlelody

The C Chord. 1 0 Jumping Around 35

hly First Chord Notes on the Second String: lntroducing F. 36
TheQuarterRest ...11 Ping Pong Song
Three Blind Mice
Soccer Came
The Cz Chord .....12
The Half Rest.
Ir4y Second Chord
Troubadour Song. . 13 When I Feel Best
The F Chord 14 Notes on the Second String: lntroducing G 38
Ir4y Third Chord A-Choo!
Three Chords in One Song .. 15
The Half Note . .39
Rain Comes Down
Hot Cross Buns
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LondonBridge. .....17 Notes on the Third String: lntroducing C. . 40
TheRepeatSign ....18 Three Open Strings
lt4errily We Roll Along Little Steps and Big leaps
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The Gz Chord 20
Notes on the Third String: lntroducing D. .
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N4y Fourth Chord
lntroducing the Whole Note
Using Gz with Other Chords. . 21
A-Tisket, A-Tasket. 22 D ls Easy!
Aloha 'Oe (Farewell to Thee) . . . 23 Takinga Walk
When the Saints Go Marchingln . 24 Ode toJoy 43
Yankee Doodle 25
Jinfle Bells . 44
Cetting Acquainted with Music Notation . . . . 26
l\lary Had a Little Lamb. 45
N otes
The Staff Over the Rainbow 46
The Music Alphabet Music Matching Games 47
Clefs Certifi cate of Promotion 48

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Caring for Your Ukulele

Cet to know your ukulele and treat it like a friend. When you carry
it, think of it as part of your body so you don't acc¡dentally bump
it against walls or furniture, and be especially sure not to drop it!
Every time you are done playing, carefully dust off your ukulele
with a soft clorh, and be sure to put it away in its case. lf you
don't have a case, always put it in a safe place where it won't be
in the way.

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Hold your ul<ulele in the position that

is most comfortable for you. Some
positions are shown below.

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Rest the ukulele gently

on your thigh.

Cradle the ul<ulele

with your right arm by
gently holding it close
to your body. Your
right hand should be
free to strum it.
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own or want to play just for
fun, you might feel comfortable
sitting cross-legged on the floor
or on your bed. Just be sure to
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Each strum you play is equal to one beat. lntroducing the
Beats are even, like the ticking of a clock. Quarter-Note Slash
slash

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A slash with a stem is called a
tick-tick-tick-tick quarter-note slash. Each quarter-
beat-beat-beat-beat note slash equals one beat.

The §taff and Trehle §tef Treble clef

Ukulele music is usually written on +

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and Time §igmatures Bar lines Double bar line
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called measures . A double bar line is used at
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Measures are always filled with a certain - ->
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beats are in each measure by looking at signature
the time signature, which is always at the - ¿Time
beginning-of the music. A ft timesignature
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More Time to §trum ffi Tracl< 4

§trummlng all four strlngs

Play this example in fttime.lc will sound the same as
"Time to Strum," which you played on the previous page.
Keep the beats even and count out loud.

Scrum all four strings as you did before

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2 on the 1st and 2nd frets behind finger 3 until you are able to play
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Strum the four-string C chord on

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sure your strums are even. Count
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Use finger 1 to press the 1st str¡ng at the 1st fret

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3rd fret

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This is the first time you are pressing two fingers

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the 4th string at the 2nd fret. Press both fingers
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To change quickly from Cz to F in
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Remember to move your lst finger to the 2nd string

and then put your 2nd finger on the 4th string to
play the F chord on the next beat.
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