Uke Can Do It!: Developing Your School Ukulele Program - Paperback

by Philip Tamberino (Author)

Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs. Uke Can Do It! is a guide for teachers who may be at various stages of developing school ukulele programs. This second edition includes vital updates and a page-by-page teacher's guide to the classroom method book, Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method.

The book includes:
-A guide for first-time ukulele buyers
-Beginner instruction in how to play the ukulele
-Extensive guide to the start-up process
-30 ukulele-specific classroom management tips
-Strategies for maximizing the benefits of the ukulele's gentle learning curve in instruction
-Technical sequence detailing right-hand and left-hand skills from simplest to most complex
-Guidance in choosing or creating arrangements and making performance and accompaniment decisions
-Support for use with special learners
-Scales and chord charts with fingering

Author Biography

Philip Tamberino is a school leader and music educator who developed the first known classroom ukulele programs in the New York metro area. He subsequently conducted seminal workshops promoting the ukulele as a school instrument for the National Association for Music Education, the New York State School Music Association, and area school districts. He is also the author of Uke Can Do It 2!: Classroom Ukulele Method.