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All fifth graders at South Elementary will be learning and making music with the ukulele, including at the Holiday Program and the Fifth Grade Showcase at the end of the year.
The ukulele is:
Portable and small enough for young students
Excellent as a solo or ensemble instrument
An exceptional tool for developing ear-training and teaching music theory
Relatively inexpensive compared to other instruments
An instrument that students can play while singing
Exciting and fun to play for years to come
Participation in the ukulele program does not require that you purchase a ukulele for your child, as we have ukuleles that the students can play when they are in music class. However, I highly recommend that you consider the option of buying your child a ukulele so that he or she may practice at home. Music class is only one or two times a week, and since our class set of instruments cannot go home, the ability to practice outside of class would be very beneficial.
Ukuleles are a wonderful way to make music and are designed to be a “forever” instrument for your child, meaning that he or she can continue to play for years to come. The popularity of the instrument has increased in recent years and ukuleles can be heard in all kinds of music today.
To see and hear examples of fifth graders playing ukuleles at South, please view past 5th Grade Showcase performances.
If you wish to order a ukulele for your child, please read the following information carefully. You may purchase an instrument directly from Sweetwater.com and have it delivered to your house (free shipping). The instrument you will receive is a quality student ukulele. Please do not buy your child a “toy-quality" ukulele from a less reputable source because these instruments are often harder to play in tune and your child may become frustrated while trying to play correctly.
Purchase a ukulele here:
Purchase a ukulele here:
Click the link above to see a selection of quality ukuleles on Sweetwater.com. I have filtered the list to only include the approved sizes (soprano, concert, and tenor) and to show what’s in stock. It’s also sorted from lowest priced to highest priced.
The most affordable ukulele on the list above is the Kala Ukadelic in solid colors. If you keep scrolling, you’ll see other quality ukuleles in various price ranges. Please choose any ukulele from the list.
Purchase a ukulele tuner here:
Purchase a ukulele tuner here:
Click the link above to purchase a tuner. Your student will need to tune their ukulele every time before they play it. Purchasing a tuner like this is a great option. However, if your child has a technology device (tablet, phone, etc.) available to them, there are many free tuning apps that would work well to tune their ukulele instead of purchasing an actual tuner. One of my favorite tuning apps is the insTuner Free. On your device, a search for "free tuner" in your app store will yield several results.
Purchase a padded case here:
Purchase a padded case here:
Although your ukulele might come with a drawstring bag, it is not padded and cannot protect your ukulele from bumps and scratches as efficiently as a padded bag or case. If you would like to purchase a padded gig bag for your ukulele, click the link above. Make sure to select the correct size for the ukulele that you purchase.
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