Hey everyone! It saddens me to say that this will be my last music blog post for the semester. I have had an amazing experience taking EDCI 306 A, and have learnt so much in just a few short months. I truly feel that not only have my ukulele skills improved but my confidence in teaching music in elementary classrooms as well. Over the past 3 months, I have learnt 6 new songs (with a variety of chords) and 3 different strumming patterns that can be taught in the classroom.

Photo by Christy Ash on Unsplash

This past week, I have worked on my final two songs “Mamma Mia” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World”. I decided to not sing during my final song as the original version is sung in a lower key and trying to alter it to my vocal range was not working out. For these two songs, I focused on maintaining a steady tempo and having smooth chord transitions. I feel I have done a good job with all of my songs this semester and I could possibly teach them in the future. 

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Since I have travelled back to my hometown, I have found I have had a lot more time to practice the ukulele. I have always had a love for music and it has been an amazing experience combining passion and purpose throughout this course. I plan to continue learning more songs on the ukulele and can’t wait to see where my musical journey will take me! 

Check out the video above to see my final video for the semester!

– Ms. G 🙂