Instrument Fundamentals

Important!

If you or your class has not yet played any of the instruments listed, you should spend some time watching the relevant video (click the blue buttons below) which explain the basic techniques:

Hand Percussion:

Guiro Fundamentals
Clave fundamentals
Maracas Fundamentals
Tambourine Fundamentals
Egg shakers fundamentals

Tuned Percussion:

Glockenspiel Fundamentals

Stringed instruments

Ukulele:

Ukulele: Holding the instrument and playing strings
Ukulele: note references for tuning
Teachers - tuning new ukuleles straight out of the box