Ukulele Teacher Training: Dandelion Joy Music Ukulele Certification
Welcome! Come and learn with us how to engage your ukulele students with developmentally appropriate pedagogy and engagement methods. Learn how to teach music theory, songwriting, note reading, rhythm and strumming skills. Feel confident using the Ukulele For Everyone method books for the ukulele.
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Overview of Pedagogy: Positive Youth Development & Music Lessons
Our pedagogy is based on the concept that as music teachers, we are engaging in important youth development work. Because of this, we will focus on the five key areas of Positive Youth Development. These are: competence, confidence, connection, character.
Our pedagogy is based on the concept that as music teachers, we are engaging in important youth development work. Because of this, we will focus on the five key areas of Positive Youth Development. These are: competence, confidence, connection, character.
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Audiation
Our pedagogy is based on the idea that sound before sight is important, ear training and note reading go hand-in-hand, and the ukulele is the ideal instrument to teach these skills!
Our pedagogy is based on the idea that sound before sight is important, ear training and note reading go hand-in-hand, and the ukulele is the ideal instrument to teach these skills!
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Movement and Rhythm
When teaching rhythm, strumming and note values, movement it essential. This lesson will go through strategies and activities to teach and improve student rhythm as they develop their chord-playing and fingerstyle skills.
When teaching rhythm, strumming and note values, movement it essential. This lesson will go through strategies and activities to teach and improve student rhythm as they develop their chord-playing and fingerstyle skills.
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Songwriting for Beginners
This lesson will dive into incorporating songwriting into your private and group lessons.
This lesson will dive into incorporating songwriting into your private and group lessons.
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Practice & Performance Strategies
In this lesson, we will review practice & performances strategies based in Positive Youth Development.
In this lesson, we will review practice & performances strategies based in Positive Youth Development.
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Books One & Two
In this lesson, we will dive into how to get the most of our Books 1 and 2 of Ukulele for Everyone!
In this lesson, we will dive into how to get the most of our Books 1 and 2 of Ukulele for Everyone!
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