I am at the NW NAfME Music Conference today in Portland, OR, or otherwise known as HOME. I am excited to be presenting 2 sessions today: Incorporating Ukulele Into Your Music Classroom and Building Musicality with Ukulele.
Ukulele Teaching tip for today: Start by teaching your students to strum down with their thumb. Work on strumming patterns later. You will quickly build their confidence by giving them instant success! Put that ukulele in their hands and let them play. They will love it!
Good luck to you and your students!
Lavonna Zeller-Williams-Bratschi
Whokulele? YOUkulele! Ukulele Made Easy
Friday, February 15, 2019
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Gearing up for National NAfME In-Service Conference
I am writing today to share with you the exciting news that I will have the opportunity to present our Whokulele? YOUkulele! Ukulele Made Easy Seminar at the National NAfME In-Service Conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference dates are November 12-15, 2017. My session will be bright and early at 8am on Tuesday morning!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Lavonna Zeller-Williams-Bratschi
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Lavonna Zeller-Williams-Bratschi
Saturday, November 2, 2013
You've got the book, now what?
Just came back from the National NAfME Conference where I had the privilege of meeting some wonderful people and talk about the book. Some had experience playing the Ukulele already, some had none. The great thing is that the book is designed for either type of individual.
If you have a copy of the book, what do you do now?
Try it out. Play through a song yourself. Try using the solfege to help you play the melody of any song in Section I. Present one of the songs to your students.Have them sing through it. Have them play it. They will love it.
If you don't have a copy, here is how to get one. Email me, Lavonna at zellerwear@gmail.com and let me know that you would like a copy of Whokulele? YOUkulele! Ukulele Made Easy. I will then send you information about where to send the $30. You can send it via snail mail, or you can send it via Paypal. It starts with an email. That easy.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
If you have a copy of the book, what do you do now?
Try it out. Play through a song yourself. Try using the solfege to help you play the melody of any song in Section I. Present one of the songs to your students.Have them sing through it. Have them play it. They will love it.
If you don't have a copy, here is how to get one. Email me, Lavonna at zellerwear@gmail.com and let me know that you would like a copy of Whokulele? YOUkulele! Ukulele Made Easy. I will then send you information about where to send the $30. You can send it via snail mail, or you can send it via Paypal. It starts with an email. That easy.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
We want to hear from YOU
I have had a few people share with me how Ukulele playing has been coming for them as they begin to branch out and play it in their classrooms. I would love to hear MORE!
Please share with us how it is going for you, what worked, what didn't work. I am here to HELP. I will be sharing some posts at our TESTIMONIALS page. I would be ever so thankful to add a comment from YOU!
Happy Ukeing everyone!
Please share with us how it is going for you, what worked, what didn't work. I am here to HELP. I will be sharing some posts at our TESTIMONIALS page. I would be ever so thankful to add a comment from YOU!
Happy Ukeing everyone!
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Workshop Time!
Just got done with our workshop at NW NAfME. What a wonderful classroom of people! Thank you all for joining us today!
Please feel free to ask questions if need be and please share with us how things are working for you! You can email Lavonna at zellerwear@gmail.com
Thank you all again for making it such a great session!
Lavonna
Please feel free to ask questions if need be and please share with us how things are working for you! You can email Lavonna at zellerwear@gmail.com
Thank you all again for making it such a great session!
Lavonna
Friday, February 15, 2013
Workshop!
Today is the first day of the NW NAfME Conference here in Portland, Oregon. I am looking forward to seeing good friends, working with the folks from Peripole, helping them sell their Ukuleles, and I am hoping to sit in on a few sessions and perhaps learn a thing or two. :)
Our Workshop, Whokulele? YOUkulele! Uke Made Easy is scheduled for 2:00 on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Lavonna ZWB
Our Workshop, Whokulele? YOUkulele! Uke Made Easy is scheduled for 2:00 on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Lavonna ZWB
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Getting ready...
The presentation of my workshop: Whokulele? YOUkulele! Uke Made Easy for the NW NAfME Conference is in 5 short days. Saturday, February 16th, 2013, at 2:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center.
I am finishing up all of the last minute details over the next few days to prepare; getting sound equipment together and working, handouts completed and printed, powerpoints (thanks to my sister, Aletha), video cameras functional and ready to record (along with teenage camera operators learning to run the equipment) and giveaways all printed and put together. There is still quite a bit to do, but I am very thankful to have teens who have the day off tomorrow with nothing to do because they have already finished their homework. :)
I am greatly looking forward to sharing with all the teachers who will be there, and I am thankful for the privilege to work with Peripole who will be providing me with the use of 30 Ukuleles for my conference. You can see and order their product line HERE.
If you are a teacher, I highly recommend their company to you! They are wonderful people to work with and they have great products for you to use at your school. Even if you aren't a teacher, and would like a great instrument for your own use, I still can recommend them to you!
Much to do, so I must go do it -
I am finishing up all of the last minute details over the next few days to prepare; getting sound equipment together and working, handouts completed and printed, powerpoints (thanks to my sister, Aletha), video cameras functional and ready to record (along with teenage camera operators learning to run the equipment) and giveaways all printed and put together. There is still quite a bit to do, but I am very thankful to have teens who have the day off tomorrow with nothing to do because they have already finished their homework. :)
I am greatly looking forward to sharing with all the teachers who will be there, and I am thankful for the privilege to work with Peripole who will be providing me with the use of 30 Ukuleles for my conference. You can see and order their product line HERE.
If you are a teacher, I highly recommend their company to you! They are wonderful people to work with and they have great products for you to use at your school. Even if you aren't a teacher, and would like a great instrument for your own use, I still can recommend them to you!
Much to do, so I must go do it -
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