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At the end of our ukulele unit, every student will have the tools and instruction to play at least one melody and three chords. This will allow the class to play simple melodies and folk songs, as a group.

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4 strings, 4 fingers, 4 fun! Keep Uke'in'.

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School:
Golden Terrace Elementary  
Subject:
Music 
Teacher:
Jose Cordero Andrade 
Students Impacted:
90 
Grade:
5 
Date:
September 13, 2022

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

 

Lucie Jenny MacCarthy Music Fund of the Collier Community Foundation - $1,440.00

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 165

This instrument grant project was an amazing opportunity for students to experience ukuleles in an elementary school setting. It was a challenge for them as playing these instruments provided opportunities for the development of hand-eye coordination, getting a clear sound out of the four strings, strumming, learning how to read and identify chord symbols, and learning strumming patters with rhythms. Students also learned the parts of the ukelele and how they influenced its sound.

 

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4th grade class.

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Students collaborating.

 

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Student-teacher leading the class with a finger-pi

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Another photo of our student-teacher of the day.

 

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

At the end of our ukulele unit, every student will have the tools and instruction to play at least one melody and three chords. This will allow the class to play simple melodies and folk songs, as a group.
 

 

What will be done with my students

Students will learn the proper care and handling of the instrument so that instruments will last for many years to come. This will include the correct playing position and a brief history of the instrument.
For the next weeks, students will learn about proper plucking and strumming technique, left hand placement, the purpose of frets, playing a melody, and playing different chords. I will check each student, as we move through these components for understanding and ability to play each example.
 

 

Benefits to my students

I would like the students at Golden Terrace Elementary to enjoy the experience of learning how to play the ukulele. The ukulele has the unique benefit of being able to play a melody with one string, or a chord with all four strings. A ukulele is also just the right size for 5th graders (and possibly 4th) to play comfortably! 

 

Budget Narrative

The cost for this budget will cover these great quality instruments that, with proper care, will last for many more generations of students at this school. 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 32 Amahi Penguin Ukuleles $1,440.00
  Total: $1,440.00

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