This PowerPoint is for primary school students. Includes audio files with listening exercises on different techniques (strumming, plucking), as well as a video I created myself on the history of the instrument (it comes from the island of Madeira non Hawaii!). Works well in a music lesson but can also be part of an interdisciplinary unit that includes geography and learning about different cultures. The children do not necessarily need a ukulele to complete this activity.

This Powerpoint includes a 7 minutes long podcast episode I recorded myself + 10 question to test the students’ understanding of the podcast and therefore also their ability to listen and concentrate. The topic in question is the waltz. In the podcast, I talk about both the history and the musical characteristics of this dance. For example, I mention the Landler and the Viennese ballrooms, as well as explaining the rhythmic and melodic features of the waltz.