Lesson 16 of 100 · Instruments

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Hand Drum Patting

🎵Stage Brief #16

A ukulele is a small guitar with four strings.

🎯 Your mission

Hold it right. Hit it clean.

⚡ The twist

Posture is half the battle.

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Listen for this

🎧 Notice when the player breathes (or pauses) — that's part of the music too.

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Yo-Yo Ma started playing cello at age 4. By 7, he played for two US presidents.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The violin was so loud and clear when it was invented, churches banned it.

Learn about hand drum patting: read a simple part and play it in an ensemble

What You'll Learn

A ukulele is a small guitar with four strings. It makes a happy, bright sound!

Read a simple part and play it in an ensemble

Listen and blend with other instruments

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

Is a tuba sound high or low?

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Where you hear this in real life

Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Play one note (on anything) 10 times in a row. Each time, try to make it sound a little better.

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For the dinner table

“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

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