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
Yellow Submarine:
Hokey Pokey:
Eleanor Rigby:
Watchin the Waves:
Three Little Birds:
Ain’t too proud to beg:
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).