Ukulele Underground University

Music Theory for Ukulele

 

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Objective:

By the end of this course, students will be able to break down simple chords and their extensions, their scales, and apply them to the ukulele

Focus on:

Scales
Chords
Fretboard
Using different strings for enharmonics
Circle of fifths

When:

Saturdays: 2pm HST (5pm PST, 8pm EST)

I. Week 1 – Knowing your fretboard

• A. All notes on G,C,E,A
• B. Explain flats and sharps
• C. Treble clef and the notes on a Staff

II. Week 2 – Major scales

• A. WWHWWWH
• B. Figure out C, G, and A minor scales
• C. Other strings to use for scales

III. Week 3 – Minor scales

• A. WHWWHWW
• B. Figure out C, G, A minor scales
• C. Other strings to use for scales

IV. Week 4 – Major triads

• A. Figure out major chords
• B. Figure out Inversions

V. Week 5 – Minor triads

• A. Minor chords
• B. Minor chord inversions

VI. Week 6 – Simple chord extensions

• A. 7 chords
• B. Major 7ths
• C. add chords

VII. Week 7 – Chord families

• A. Chord families in relation to songs
• B. Simple chord progressions
• B. Modulations

VIII. Week 8 – Diminished and augmented chords

• A. Dim triads
• B. Aug triads
• C. Usage in relation to songs

IX. Week 9 – Rhythm and time

• A. Whole, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests
• B. 4/4 3/4 2/4 6/8 time signatures

X. Week 10 – Circle of fifths

• A. Circle of fifths diagram
• B. Changing key
• C. Finding chord families