We recently added an after school ukulele ensemble to our Middle School music program. We initially called ourselves the BYOU (Bring Your Own Ukulele) Ensemble. This ensemble was started solely on student initiative and passion for this tiny stringed wonder. However, it has come increasingly obvious that some of our friends want to play the Ukulele and we think that they should learn how! Because not everyone has their own ukulele, the founding members of this group would like to supply ukuleles for them.
Learning to provide instrumental accompaniment is a huge milestone for all music students. Our newly formed ukulele ensemble is learning essential skills to help students become life long independent music learners and lovers! We need a few school instruments to ensure that any student can learn the ukulele regardless of their economical restrictions. This hands-on ensemble will be accompanying our middle school chorus this spring. They will be performing music that they have chosen, and student leaders are leading our rehearsals. The ukulele can be found in many top 40 songs today and it is certainly an instrument that has us all very excited to make music!
In Their Own Words
We would like to get ukuleles so that our fellow students who do not have ukuleles can join us in making music. Our chorus does a "pops" concert every spring and we plan to perform as accompaniment on several of the songs. This is the first time that many of us have performed in this manner and we feel that every student should have a chance to try learning a new instrument.
The BYOU Ensemble has student leaders who are committed to the encouragement and advancement of the ukulele. We think that it is a swell musical instrument and that everyone should have the opportunity to learn how to play it. We have student ukulele tutoring and we will use our new ukuleles to help those students who may not be able to bring their own ukulele to our rehearsals.
We have a very active school music program that performs for our school and community. We would like to become stronger musicians and performers through our knowledge of this instrument. This Spring we are planning to accompany our school chorus on several songs. We would also like to perform as an ensemble at local community festivals. We hope to keep playing the ukulele for ourselves and others for a very long time!!!
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