Woodland Hills

Fridays (2:45PM - 4:30PM)

Practice the following songs for our Spring Concert!

Ukulele Chords

Check in every week for supplementary material and activities to each week’s lesson. You’ll also be able to submit a video of your weekly practice for personal feedback from our instructors.

Mr. Eli's Classes

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

  •  Spring Theme- page 14
  •  Twinkle Twinkle – page 16
  • Superhero Blues
  • Traffic Jam

Ukulele 3:20

  • Eleanor Rigby- page 11
  •  This Land is Your Land- page 23
  • Superhero Blues
  • Traffic Jam

Beginning Strings 3:55

  • The Boy Scout- page 14
  • Lightly Row- page 16
  • Superhero Blues
  • Traffic Jam

Helpful Videos:

Previous Weeks:

What we practiced this week- February 10th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • Please work on Spring Theme on page 14!
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • Please keep working on B flat chord and This Land is Your Land on page 23!
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • Please work on your 5 and 8 note scales
  • songs 32-33 on page 12!

What we practiced this week- December 16th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • worked on Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 10.
  • Please work on this song over break, and go on to page 11 if you feel ready!
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • reviewed all our chords and learned C major 7.
  • We started making our own song!
  • Please review the G chord and practice changing between F and G.
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • practiced our 5 note scale (D E Fsharp G A)
  • worked on the song Mary Had a Little Lamb on page 11.
  • Please work on this over break and move on to page 12 is you feel ready!
 

What we practiced this week- December 9th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • worked on pages 8-9.
  • Please practice songs 13-14 this week, and remember to keep fingers curved!
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • practiced getting our G chord comfortable
  • wrote our own song!
  • Please work on Stairclimbing on page 17 this week!
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • reviewed our bow holds
  • practiced our new notes E F sharp and G on D string.
  • Please practice songs 30-31 this week!

What we practiced this week- December 2nd

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • reviewed page 7
  • went on to page 8.
  • Please practice songs 12-13 this week!
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • went over all our chords,
  • practiced reading the A B and C note on lines.
  • Please practice finding the G chord quickly and comfortably!
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • practiced page 8
  • went on to page 9.
  • Please practice finding the notes low E and F sharp on the d string,
  • work on songs 22-27!

What we practiced this week- November 18th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • reviewed songs 6-7 in page 5,
  • moved on to page 6.
  • Please practice songs 8-11 on pages 6-7! Pinky on G!
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • reviewed our chords and played Eleanor Rigby.
  • also played Three Little Birds and Aint Too Proud to Beg,
  • plucked the notes A B and C.
  • Please practice Three Little Birds and the notes A B and C!
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • reviewed page 6, and practiced forming a good bow hold.
  • Please practice finding the E note by putting your first finger down on the D string,
  • practice songs 20-23 on page 8!

What we practiced this week- November 4th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • reviewed our curved piano hands
  • worked on songs 1 and 2 (pg. 3).
  • also started song 5.
  • Please work on songs 5-7 (pg. 5) this week!
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • reviewed the C, F, C7, Am and G chords.
  • practiced Hokey Pokey and Eleanor Rigby.
  • Please practice finding the G chord and work on Three Little Birds (pg. 13)!
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • reviewed songs 16-19 on page 6
  • practice making a good loose bow hold.
  • violins, we practiced holding our violin all the way down by the pegs, and practiced putting our fingers on the string to create new notes.
  • This week, practice good bow control and sound,
  • review songs 16-19 (pg. 6)!

What we practiced this week- October 28th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we

  • reviewed our curved piano hand
  • practiced the notes C through G, using our right hand with thumb on C.
  • talked about 3/4 time signatures,
  • learned songs 14-15 from the book (pg. 9).
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:
  • reviewed the C F and A minor chords,
  • played through Eleanor Rigby.
  • also learned the C7 and G chords.
  • Practice finding the G chord with your first second and third fingers!
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:
  • reviewed our relaxed bunny rabbit bow holds
  • practiced drawing good sound from the string with our plus sign.
  • We learned the Eat Apples Donuts Grapes song, and trying the Mississippi hotdog song on all four strings.

What we practiced this week- October 21st

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we:
  • – Reviewed identifying high notes from low notes
    – Played through pages 2-3 
    – Played “Simon Says” to review parts of the piano
    – Please practice page 3
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:

  • – Tuned ukuleles and reviewed parts of the ukulele
    – Played through pages 6-13
    – Practiced various strumming patterns
    – Please practice the G chord and using it in “Three Little Birds” (pg. 13)
     
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:

    • – Tuned instruments and reviewed parts of the Violin/Cello
      – Played through pages 1-6
      – Worked on counting through difficult rhythms
      – Please practice exercise 18 “Watch those rests”

What we practiced this week- October 14th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we:
  • reviewed finger numbers, and the high and low end of the Piano.
  • learned how to use our curvy piano hands, and put our right thumb on C.
  • got our blue books and learned the first two songs, making sure to keep each finger on a white key.
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:

  • reviewed plucking and strumming, and the C and F chords.
  • practiced finding the chords quickly, and played the first two songs in the ukulele for kids book on pages 6 and 7.
  • also went over some basic strumming patterns.
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:

  • Today we:

    • reviewed rest ready and play position, and how to pluck the strings with our thumb in the corner of our finger board.
    • We also learned the first four songs in the brown book on page 2.

What we practiced this week- October 7th

Piano/Keyboard 2:45

Today we:
  • Reviewed mountains and hills-how to find C and our finger numbers. 
  • We learned a few songs by ear, and talked about rests and curved fingers.
 

Ukulele 3:20

Today we:

  • talked about the different parts of the instrument and how to hold it.
  • also learned how to strum the C and F chords,
  • also tried a few strumming patterns.
 

Beginning Strings 3:55

Today we:

  • talked about the violin hand and bow hand, as well as parts of the instrument and names of the strings.
  • We learned how to pluck the strings (thumb on corner of fingerboard for violins, thumb on side of fingerboard for cellos!)
  • We also learned the D A D song (with rests).