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Fundamental ... is a picture of humanity which sees mistakes as the starting point for further learning and, with respect to the idea of inclusion, takes into account the affiliation of each person.

Christin Tellisch1)

Rhythm

There are always children who can not keep the rhythm. Nevertheless, in my lessons, all children always play along, those „playing wrong“ are simply carried along. Simply seat them in a way that does not irritate others too much. Sooner or later they too can keep the rhythm.

Friedhelm Patzelt2)

Chords

It is possible to support less abled children by asking them to play one of the chords in a song rather than changing between the chords. They can stop playing when a different chord, or a quick set of chord changes, occurs. Alternatively, they could be asked to tap the beat gently on the back of the ukulele and sing along to the song.

Tim Lewis3)

Singing

In all my time teaching I have not had one student who couldn’t learn to „carry a tune.“ Maybe there are people out there who are truly „tone deaf,“ but I have NEVER met one. In my experience, if a student can hear a musical note and it is within their vocal range, they can eventually learn to sing it. It takes some work to do it. But, it can be done and it’s worth it. …
Play a note on your uke, or on the piano if you have one. After the note stops ringing ask yourself, „Can I still hear that note in my head?“ You may need to relax and try this a few times but you will soon realize that you can retain and replay pitches in your head. …
Find three or four notes that are well within your speaking range. Play one of the notes on your instrument, project it in your head, and then try to sing it. Change notes and try it again. Remember to continue to sustain the thought of the note in your head as you try to sing it. …
When you are trying to learn to carry a tune it’s important that the notes in a song be as close as possible to your spoken range. If the song is in a key that’s really difficult for you to sing it’s not appropriate to use it for learning to carry a tune. It would be a good idea to change the key of the song.

Guido Heistek4)

Making Use of Mistakes

I always make sure to talk about the importance of mistakes. Not just that mistakes are okay, but that they are actually really valuable learning tools—if you can hear yourself making a mistake, that means you have a picture in your head of what you are trying to do but your fingers aren't there yet. And that's actually a pretty good place to be because you have to be able to picture what you are after before you can actually do it (not to mention the fact that many mistakes actually sound interesting and they can be stored away to be used later when you want that sound!).

Eve Goldberg5)


3)
Lewis, Tim: School Ukulele Orchestra: Teacher. Suffolk: Kevin Mayhew. 2008, 15
4)
Heistek, Guido: Carrying a Tune! In: Ukulele in the Dark #65, 15.10.2016
5)
Interview, Ukulele Yes! 10:3 (2011)