NEW! Ukulele Strumming Practice Tool

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NEW! Ukulele Strumming Tool

No more searching for the perfect ukulele play-along! With our new customizable tool, you can choose exactly the chords you want students to learn and review. Select one, two, or four chords, then press play to begin with a four-beat count-in. As the progression repeats, the rests between chord changes decrease, helping students build confidence and fluency. Scroll down to learn more about this exciting new resource!

Ukulele - Strumming Practice Tool

Step One: Choose 1, 2, or 4 chords to practice.

Step Two: Select the chords.

Step Three: Choose a tempo before starting to play.

Step Four: Click on the fingering chart to preview how it sounds.

Step Five: Tap the "Play Icon" or use "Spacebar" to play/stop. There will be a 4 beat countdown when starting to play.

Students should use a downstroke for each chord, or try a combination of up/down strokes for variety!

Click on the image below to watch a video about this new tool!

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Musicplay Team Updates:

We wanted to take the opportunity to share some updates from the team:

Content Updates:

• Check again next week for future updates! 

Development Updates:

• New Drum Machine interactive
• New Staff Lesson bass resources
• Support for 2 beat rhythms in Word Rhythm Composition tool
• Added the ability to disable student codes 
• Navigation now remembers the last open state.
• Notifications can now be dismissed more easily