Perform 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'

What can we use instead of a metronome or a ukulele if we don't have them?

For the 'set the metronome' step use a metronome app or a phone timer and for the ukulele or keyboard you can substitute a guitar, piano, or a recorded backing track to practice chord shapes and accompaniment.

My chords sound muffled and I keep running out of breath — what should I try?

Tune the instrument, slow down and practice the chord shapes 'until each chord sounds clean', use simpler chord shapes or lighter fingertips, and revisit the 'three slow deep belly breaths' plus re-mark quick breaths with your pencil so you take them at the ends of phrases.

How can I adapt this activity for younger or older kids?

For younger children shorten it to humming the siren, reading a single line, clapping the basic rhythm with a slow metronome and singing one phrase at a time, while older kids can work on full chord progressions, expression shaping, mirror stage presence, and combining singing with playing one chord per measure.

How can we personalize or improve the performance before sharing on DIY.org?

Personalize by arranging a simple ukulele accompaniment, adding a short spoken intro or costume from your mirror stage-presence practice, record the full song, implement one piece of feedback from an adult or friend, then upload the polished take to DIY.org.