Ukulele Skills - Key Terms - Week 1

Other than the ukulele, what other instruments belonging to the 'string' family can you name?

Answer explanation

Orchestral string instruments:

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp

Popular string instruments:

Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin

Which of these can you play on a ukulele?

• Chords

• Harmony

• Melody (The tune)

Answer explanation

It was a trick question, the ukulele primarily plays chords, but it can play melodies (tunes), and harmonies also!

Can you label the different parts to the ukulele?

Answer explanation

Which part of the ukulele vibrates to make a noise?

• The fretboard

• The tuning pegs

• The strings

• The soundhole

Which are the two ways you can play a ukulele?

• Strumming

• Hitting it

• Spiccato

• Arco (with a bow)

• Picking/Plucking

After the introduction and the first verse, what section of the song usually follows on?

What are the pegs on the ukulele for?

• Aesthetics

• Strumming

• Tuning

• Playing chords

When playing a string instrument you put your fingers in between these lines on the neck of the instrument. What are these lines called? F_____

How many strings are on a ukulele?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What chord is being played?

• C

• F

• G

• G7