Clay Zotta - Guitar/Vocals. Passionate, energetic, and funky, their roots ensure that the Nikita family tree is ready to grow. Nikita has an undeniable energy onstage and in the studio that has had audiences dancing and singing along since day one.

Basing lessons around fifteen authentic folk songs/games that children love to sing and play, these teaching strategies can be used in multiple contexts and with numerous instruments, in order to connect with other aspects of your music teaching. This is a book that is grounded in the fundamentals of good teaching and a most welcome addition to our profession.Murchison Professor of Music Education, Trinity UniversityLoreli Batislaong and Roger Sams have co-authored another fabulous edition to theВ Purposeful PathwaysВ collection withВ Elemental вЂUkulele: Pathways and Possibilities. The engaging folksong repertoire, movement activities, Orff accompaniments, and classroom-tested teaching suggestions that blend rote learning with literacy all makeВ Elemental вЂUkulele: Pathways and PossibilitiesВ a unique and compelling instruction book.

A personal story from Batislaong tops off this outstanding and novel approach to teaching the prized instrument from HawaiвЂ™i вЂ“ the вЂukulele. Multiple ways to practice, electronic files including iconic visuals, chord charts, and music notation, as well as printable manipulatives assist your teaching and studentsвЂ™ learning. From preparing strum patterns with the body, through reference chords, anchor fingers, chord transitions, to singing and strumming, and all the way to barre chords and fingerpicking, Batislaong & Sams motivate your students through these experiential pathways, all the while assisting you in helping your musicians combat fatigue.

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