Thursday, 9 March 2017

Week 5 - Learning Through Videos and Sheet Music


This week I learned another fun song for children, Hakuna Matata. This song is familiar for most students because they saw the original Lion King Movie.  There is a remake of the Lion King coming out and I think the songs will be popular once again.

Here's a tutorial I found helpful!





This video was very helpful. But I felt that it was difficult to keep up with the chords. These were new chords that I had never learned before so it was difficult to play in time with this performer. So I decided to download the sheet music so I look at the ukulele tabs so I could visualize the chords. Therefore this week I discovered that I learn best by using a combination of video demonstrations and sheet music.

I chose to learn the song “I'se the B'y” because this song is fast paced and I thought it would help me practice playing at a faster tempo. I thought this would be a fun song to incorporate in the classroom and use with rhythm band instruments. Rhythm band instruments often include tambourines, triangles, drums and shakers. Therefore this song would be an effective way to promote student involvement in music exercises.

This week has helped me progress by gaining a larger repertoire of chords and songs I can play. I am so excited to learn more! Stay tuned!



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