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Learning Outcomes – Ukulele

	Learning Outcome: *The student will…*
Ukulele Foundation One	Develop rudimentary musical knowledge and instrumental skills to enable the playing of melodies and chords Develop understanding of standard notation and tablature as found in the pieces performed. Acquire instrumental and underpinning knowledge to enable further development Develop own musical interest and needs
Ukulele Foundation Two	Develop rudimentary musical knowledge and instrumental skills to enable the playing of melodies and chords Develop understanding of standard notation and tablature as found in the pieces performed. Acquire instrumental and underpinning knowledge to enable further development Develop own musical interest and needs Transfer of instrumental skills and underpinning musical understanding to enable advancement
Ukulele Grade 1	Develop musical knowledge and instrumental skills to enable the playing of melodies and chords Develop understanding of standard notation and tablature as found in the pieces performed. Acquire instrumental and underpinning knowledge to enable further development Develop own musical interest and needs Transfer of instrumental skills and underpinning musical understanding to enable advancement
Ukulele Grade 2	Develop musical knowledge and instrumental skills to enable the playing of melodies and chords Develop understanding of standard notation and tablature as found in the pieces performed. Acquire instrumental and underpinning knowledge to enable further development Develop own musical interest and needs Transfer of instrumental skills and underpinning musical understanding to enable advancement
Ukulele Grade 3	Develop musical knowledge and instrumental skills to enable the playing of melodies and chords Develop understanding of standard notation and tablature as found in the pieces performed. Acquire instrumental and underpinning knowledge to enable further development Develop own musical interest and needs Transfer of instrumental skills and underpinning musical understanding to enable advancement
Ukulele Grade 4	Develop skills to perform musicDevelop accompaniment skills Understand musical theory including construction of major & minor chords, suspensions, modulation, compound time, triplets and symbols Transfer of instrumental skills and musical knowledge Develop own musical interest and needs Develop related aural skills; tuning a Ukulele
Ukulele Grade 5	Develop skills to perform music Develop own musical interest and needsUnderstand musical theory including harmony, chords, musical form and intervals Transfer of instrumental skills and musical knowledge Develop related aural skills; tuning a Ukulele
Ukulele Grade 6	Develop skills to perform music Develop own musical interest and needs Understand musical theory of chord progression and cadences, construction of dominant and major 7 chords, intervals one harmonic of the harmonic minor scale, triads formed on each degree of the harmonic minor scale, sequences, construction of the major and minor pentatonic scale Transfer of instrumental skills and musical knowledge
Ukulele Grade 7	Develop skills to perform music Develop own musical interest and needs Demonstrate understanding of musical theory by oral communication covering construction of the diminished seventh chord, enharmonic, compound intervals, the difference between root and bass notes, minor 7^th chords and major 6^th chords, and modulate & transpose, signs applied to chord symbols Transfer of instrumental skills and musical knowledge
Ukulele Grade 8	Perform and make music Develop own musical interest and needs Develop skills for instrumental performance from memory Demonstrate understanding of musical theory by oral communication covering circle of fifths, dominant seventh chords, digital tuners, chord substitution, action adjustments, vibrato, tremolo, roll stroke, shuffle boogie, vellum and lapped heads

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