The Bass Clef

Chords of the Week

 There are few chords that possess as much gravitas on the ukulele as these two:

Combine them with the strum we've been learning (down with your thumb, then exploding hand) and you've got the perfect east european feel.

For the experts, add some noodling with this special C minor scale....

 (don't forget - the top line is the bottom string on your ukulele)





.....and you've got the makings of some real foot stomping bolshevik blues.

             

Treasures From the Piano Stool

If you have an old piano at home, you might like to lift the lid of the piano stool. 
Our old piano is 131 years old. The piano stool isn't quite that old, but nevertheless, I found a remarkable collection of old music books inside, including a lovely old book that belonged to my late mother in law which was printed in 1929! 

Inside the book, which is written for a teacher of a young beginner, there are some interesting passages, like this one:

Last week, Rooms 1 and 7 played this tune:

This weeks' tune:

The Treble Clef

Room 3 - The Naked Piano

Last week Room 3 were trying to guess what the inside of a piano looked like.
What makes the sound?
Jacob guessed right - it has strings in it.

A piano also has hammers.
            There's one right there --->


Most pianos have 88 notes.
Some notes have one string,
some have two,
some even have three.

We found three different colours of felt - white, green and red.

Room 1 and 7 - Frere Jacques

Last week we had a go at singing Frere Jacques as a round. This week we learned the melody on keyboard and ukulele.