Genius Hour 

Today I picked my genius hour question. The question I chose was "How can I learn to play the ukulele in order to best implement music in my placement and future classroom?". I chose this question because I think being able to play a musical instrument is a good tool for teachers to have. I wanted to learn the ukulele so that I could facilitate sing alongs in my classroom. I also hope to one day teach my students how to play the ukulele. I think the arts are very important so I think it is important to provide our students with experiences in music, drama, dance and visual arts.  I wanted to choose a genius hour question that would be beneficial to me as a future educator. 

     Tam Tam. (2005, April 1). Ukulele [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2jVNgts

My goals for my genius hour are to learn how to tune a ukulele. I also want to learn how to play chords and transition quickly between chords. Finally throughout this genius hour project I want to learn how to play at least 5 different songs on the ukulele. 

My experiences so far include borrowing a ukulele, tuner and pick. I have also done some research about the songs that I would like to learn how to play. I will choose songs that will be appealing to different age groups. My next steps are to learn how to play chords. I will watch videos and also find diagrams to explain the chords. I am very excited to share with you my experiences of learning to play the ukulele.