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  • Paramount School of Excellence - Brookside
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The ukulele has been a constant presence in my music classroom for the past 3 years. Many days my students have come in to class and we would learn and sing new songs only accompanied by myself playing on the ukulele. My students have expressed interest in learning how to care for and play the ukulele themselves. Unfortunately, many of the students that attend my school do not have the means to own their own personal instrument at home. In order to encourage my students' growth as musicians and individuals, I want to provide them the chance to learn the instrument as part of my classroom's curriculum. 4th - 8th grade students would be learning the basics of how to care for and tune the instrument. They will also be developing comprehensive musicianship as they apply their knowledge of the building blocks of music to compose and perform music on the ukuleles themselves. I believe that the ukulele is a very accessible instrument that most students will quickly find a level of success with. I believe that putting these instruments in the students hands will not develop critical thinking skills, creativity, independence and cooperation skills. In addition to these fundamental skills, studying and playing the ukulele can be linked to enhancement of core curriculum skills of math, ELA, and social studies.

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The ukulele has been a constant presence in my music classroom for the past 3 years. Many days my students have come in to class and we would learn and sing new songs only accompanied by myself playing on the ukulele. My students have expressed interest in learning how to care for and play the ukulele themselves. Unfortunately, many of the students that attend my school do not have the means to own their own personal instrument at home. In order to encourage my students' growth as musicians and individuals, I want to provide them the chance to learn the instrument as part of my classroom's curriculum. 4th - 8th grade students would be learning the basics of how to care for and tune the instrument. They will also be developing comprehensive musicianship as they apply their knowledge of the building blocks of music to compose and perform music on the ukuleles themselves. I believe that the ukulele is a very accessible instrument that most students will quickly find a level of success with. I believe that putting these instruments in the students hands will not develop critical thinking skills, creativity, independence and cooperation skills. In addition to these fundamental skills, studying and playing the ukulele can be linked to enhancement of core curriculum skills of math, ELA, and social studies.

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