Counting the beat - Ukuleles

This week in counting the beat, we have been learning about ukuleles and recorders, ukuleles are a type of stringed instrument, it more looks like a mini guitar.

What I know about ukuleles...

• Stringed instrument

• 4 strings - nylon

• Instrumental art piece

• Related to the guitar family

• Came from Hawaii

• It has a sound hole

• There are lots of different types and sizes

There are 4 types of ukuleles the saprano, the concert, tenor, and the baritone each of these ukuleles have a diffrent type of sound and tone, the saprano is your usual and common type of ukulele to be found and is the smallest, the concert, the concert is a bigget type of ukulele sort of like a saprano, but the sound doesnt change much between the saprano and the concert, the tenor is a much larger version of all the other ukuleles and sounds deeper than the other two.

The baritone, the baritone is the largest ukulele you can find it is a much deeper and bigger ukulel than the other one, much people will mistake it for a guitar or a small bass guitar for its 4 strings.

Quick facts about the ukulele: 

1. The ukulele has 4 strings 

2. The ukulele strings are made out of nylon, nylon is much more kinder to your fingers other than metal strings like on guitars.

Here are 3 glossary terms of the ukulele...

The head, the head is the top part of the ukulele which is wear the tuning heads are and where the strings connect at.

The neck, the neck is the part that goes up - towards the head of the guitar, the neck is allso where all the strings are aswell

The strings, the strings are on the neck and the strings are made out of nylon which is kinder to your finger tips.