From: Hawaii, USA
Born: Sometime in the 1880s, Kingdom of Hawai’
Creators: Manuel Nunes, Augusto Dias,
& Jose do Espirito Santo
Family: String
Close Relatives: Guitar
‘Machete (Portugal)
Rajao (Portugal)
Cavaquinho (Brazil)
Cuatro (Venezuela)
Did You Know?
= The Hawaiian word ‘ukulele is pronounced “oo-koo-LEH-eh?”
Ukuleles come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors.
% The inventors of the ukulele were Portuguese, not Hawaiian.
% The ukulele was once more popular than the guitar in America
= You can play over 20 notes and 100 different chords with the ukulele.
AUkulele Playlist
3 Look for these video or audio recordings for a sample of different music featuring the ukulele:
£2 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / (3 “Crazy G ilive)”
What a Wonderful World” performed by Jake Shimabukuro
performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
JB "Hey Soul Sister”
22 *Super Mario Theme (live)” performed by Train
performed by James Hill
"tm Yours"
A1"Flight of the Bumblebee" performed by Uke3453
performed by The Langley Ukulele Ensembleof the ukulele
Knowing these names Nut
will make it easier to
follow directions and
ask questions when
learning how to pay.
Sound Hole
BridgeMy Uketlele:
DIRECTIONS:
1. Give your ukulele a name, and write it
at the top of the page.
2. Inside the rectangles, write the names
of the correct parts of the ukulele,
3, Decorate or color in the body
of the ukulele.