A couple of the kids taking ukulele lessons were siblings of the kids taking piano lessons, so it looks like we’re going to have some musical families at The Redwood! We got acquainted with the ukulele and learned how to hold it properly. Tuning took a bit longer than expected, but it’s better that they take the time to learn how to do it properly on their own so that things can sound great down the line. Once we got more or less in tune, we found our first chord and practiced strumming to a click track. Some of the kids were more keen to pluck the strings a bit aggressively, but that was a learning opportunity for proper strumming technique. I could see the kids’ eyes light up as soon as they got some nice full chord sounds out of the instrument. Hopefully that enthusiasm extends to tuning practice throughout the week!