Beautiful American Ballads. Par SAREK ONDREJ. With the same arranging expertise shown in his other Mel Bay solo ukulele collections, Ondrej Sarek presents these 25 lyrical North American melodies. The selections are derived from popular themes by known and unknown composers from the Colonial Era to the 21st century, including folk ballads, Civil War melodies, songs by Stephen Foster, a 19th century piece by Edward MacDowell, and a half-dozen clearly modern but lyrical compositions by William Bay. Written in standard notation and tablature for the soprano or concert ukulele tuned gCEA. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Recueil / Ukulélé

The 2020 Ukulele syllabus extends Rockschool's offering to a full suite of grades. The syllabus has been designed in conjunction with their new Ukulele Method books giving students a comprehensive pathway from absolute beginner stages through to entry into the graded system and subsequently following a progressive pathway through to grade 8. The syllabus features six tracks for each grade that have been meticulously benchmarked to support students as they learn the instrument. At each grade two of the pieces offer the students an opportunity to perform without full band backing exploring the sound and resonance of their instrument. These include duet parts from Debut toGrade 3 which give further opportunities for teaching and group learning. The remaining tracks are â??session styleâ?? backing tracks performed with full backing band and including vocal accompaniment which is also shown in the notation as a melody line and lyric over the main ukulele part. The 2020 Ukulele syllabus extends Rockschool's offering to a full suite of grades. The syllabus has been designed in conjunction with their new Ukulele Method books giving students a comprehensive pathway from absolute beginner stages through to entry into the graded system and subsequently following a progressive pathway through to grade 8. The syllabus features six tracks for each grade that have been meticulously benchmarked to support students as they learn the instrument. At each grade two of the pieces offer the students an opportunity to perform without full band backing exploring the sound and resonance of their instrument. These include duet parts from Debut toGrade 3 which give further opportunities for teaching and group learning. The remaining tracks are â??session styleâ?? backing tracks performed with full backing band and including vocal accompaniment which is also shown in the notation as a melody line and lyric over the main ukulele part.

Starting Ukulele: The Next Step is the Ukulele tuition book to take you beyond the basics and on to full enjoyment of your instrument. This book also comes complete with an audio CD featuring demonstrations andbacking tracks for each song covered so you can hear exactly how things should sound. Following on from Steven Sproat's best-selling Starting Ukulele this brand new tuition book builds on thebasics with introductions to several new techniques. Mastering new strumming patterns alternative chord shapes and fingerpicking will add colour and flair to your basic playing skills. The book is for people who are no longerbeginners and are looking to progress from the absolute basics onto new and more exciting ways of expressing yourself through the Uke. Sproat takes you through common chords to refresh yourmemory then launches into new strumming styles like the Flamenco strum and other patterns. His friendly manner and personable style will make you feel like you have your own personal tutor as you learn new techniques andconcepts that you won't have heard before.  All the while Steven Sproat guides you through some traditional Ukulele songs and some of his own compositions to demonstrate each techniquewithin a tuneful and melodic context. The accompanying CD comes in handy here with demonstrations of each song and backing tracks as well to help you practise and solidify your learning. So if you'vepicked up the basics of playing the Ukulele and you want some fresh ideas for inspiration or to try and experiment to reinvigorate your practising Starting Ukulele: The Next Step is the quintessentialUkulele tutor book for you. 

25 church favorites arranged for uke including: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) â?¢ Blessed Be Your Name â?¢ Come Now Is the Time to Worship â?¢ Everyday â?¢ God of Wonders â?¢ Here I Am to Worship â?¢ How Great Is Our God â?¢ Lord I Lift Your Name on High â?¢ Mighty to Save â?¢ Open the Eyes of My Heart â?¢ Sing to the King â?¢ We Fall Down â?¢ You Are My King (Amazing Love) â?¢ You're Worthy of My Praise â?¢ and more.

King John (Edited And Arr.). Par KING JOHN. Célèbres Solos et duos pour le Ukulele présente de la musique ukulele comme vous n'avez jamais vu ou entendu parler avant. Une anthologie de morceaux choisis parmi les plus anciennes méthodes connues et recueils publiés pour l'ukulele entre 1909 et 1920, célèbre Solos et duos nouvellement gravée dans la notation standard et de tablature et contient des instructions doigté et performance vaste. Edité, arrangé et interprété par le virtuose du ukulélé et historien John King, cette collection rend le répertoire original, classique de cet instrument peu charmant disponibles au public pour la première fois en près d'un siècle. La préface, instructive et bien documentée, place l'ukulélé et sa musique dans un contexte historique, de ses débuts à Hawai ' I, sa popularité généralisée sur le continent. Mettant en vedette des pièces qui sont difficiles et de beauté, au début de Solos et de duos comporte la musique de la Reine Lili'uokalani, King Kalakaua, Ernest Ka'ai, Henry Kailimai, George Awai, George Kia Nahaolelua... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Solos / Méthode / Ukulélé Soprano

Written by established educator David Harrison The Complete Ukulele Player is the most in-depth and comprehensive introduction to playing this fantastic instrument. Taking you from being an absolute beginner toplaying scales harmony and your first tunes this is the essential volume for anyone interested in learning the Ukulele. If you have no prior experience with musical instruments or you do but not on theUkulele then The Complete Ukulele Player is the ideal book for you. With comprehensive advice clear diagrams numerous photographs and invaluable tips this book will take you from not even knowing how tohold the Ukulele to feeling right at home.  The Complete Ukulele Player begins your journey with an introduction a short history of the instrument and how to choose one. When you'vegot your first Ukulele you'll find out the anatomy of the instrument which accessories you might need how to hold it and how to tune it. After you've mastered the practicalities it'll be time to make music! This tuition bookbegins by using easy 3-chord songs like Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind Love Me Do by The Beatles before moving on to songs with diminished chords like Patsy Cline's Crazy transposition withJambalaya and more advanced strumming techniques with Norwegian Wood.  The benefit of using popular songs in this way is to enhance musicality at the same time as teachingtheoretical concepts. It's easy to pick up a Ukulele and strum a few chords but with The Complete Ukulele Player chords and harmony are explored in much more depth and detail than in other books. Different chordvoicings and techniques are explained and made clear in relation to songs making learning easier and more enjoyable. Van Morrison's Brown-Eyed Girl is used as an introduction to tablature and by the end of the book

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles. Par SAREK ONDREJ. In this collection of 23 melodies from the British Isles, award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Ondrej Sarek treats the soprano ukulele as the lyrical solo instrument it can truly be. Along with fingerstyle arrangements of traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing, and the timeless melodies of Irish harpist Turlough O?Carolan, the book includes settings of a few original tunes by Mel Bay Publications president, William Bay.All arrangements appear in gCEA tuning in standard notation and uke tablature with suggested backup chords and occasional light fingering. / Date parution : 2022-06-08/ Recueil / Ukulélé

Par . When kids start to play the ukulele, they want to start playing their favorite songs as soon as possible! This collection features 50 songs for children who are ready to step into songbooks, with melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams. / Date parution : 2022-02-10/ Recueil / Ukulélé

This huge collection of 64 Easy Songs For Ukulele is perfect for the pluckers and superb for the strummers. Featuring pop and rock hits from nearly every decade over the past half-century all of these songs soundgreat on the humble Uke and have been specially arranged in easy keys with easy chord shapes. Ukuleles are brilliantly versatile allowing you to give nearly any song a fresh and upbeat summery sound. If it'san old favourite like (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Love Will Tear Us Apart or Blowin' In The Wind the Ukulele can breathe new life into it making it sound bright andreinvigorated.  You might be more inclined to put a new spin on some of today's best tunes from Pharrell's Happy to Passenger's Let Her Go or even the instant Uke classic Lavaby Kuana Torres Kahele from the short film of the same name that preceded Pixar's brilliant film 'Inside Out'. Every song in this bumper songbook features lyrics Ukulele chord boxes and rhythm patterns for simple strumming.With a great mix of old and new tunes from a variety of genres 64 Easy Songs For Ukulele is a brilliant collection of songs for all Ukulele lovers. Whether you want a quick strum inthe park at a party or you just want to learn some fantastic songs and give them a new sound this collection of easy Ukulele songs will keep any Uke enthusiast playing for a long time.

The 2020 Ukulele syllabus extends Rockschool's offering to a full suite of grades. The syllabus has been designed in conjunction with their new Ukulele Method books giving students a comprehensive pathway from absolute beginner stages through to entry into the graded system and subsequently following a progressive pathway through to grade 8. The syllabus features six tracks for each grade that have been meticulously benchmarked to support students as they learn the instrument. At each grade two of the pieces offer the students an opportunity to perform without full band backing exploring the sound and resonance of their instrument. The remaining tracks are ???session style???backing tracks performed with full backing band and including vocal accompaniment which is also shown in the notation as a melody line and lyric over the main ukulele part. The 2020 Ukulele syllabus extends Rockschool's offering to a full suite of grades. The syllabus has been designed in conjunction with their new Ukulele Method books giving students a comprehensive pathway from absolute beginner stages through to entry into the graded system and subsequently following a progressive pathway through to grade 8. The syllabus features six tracks for each grade that have been meticulously benchmarked to support students as they learn the instrument. At each grade two of the pieces offer the students an opportunity to perform without full band backing exploring the sound and resonance of their instrument. The remaining tracks are ???session style???backing tracks performed with full backing band and including vocal accompaniment which is also shown in the notation as a melody line and lyric over the main ukulele part.

Beginning Ukulele, Intermediate Ukulele, and Mastering Ukulele together in one complete, comprehensive instruction book dedicated to revealing the secrets of the ukulele! Anyone interested in playing ukulele can pick up this fun, well-paced method and get started right away. Learn everything you need to know, including chords, strumming, picking, basic music theory, and reading tablature (TAB) and standard music notation. Featuring practice tips and other important issues for the beginning ukulelist, this comprehensive edition takes you from the absolute beginner level up to advanced chords and chord-melody playing. Play classics like 'Amazing Grace,' 'Greensleeves,' 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' and 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' and develop your skills to include jazz improvisation. Whether you are just starting to play ukulele or are an advanced player looking to improve your playing, this is the one book you need. Guitarists looking to expand their musical horizons will also find this to be the perfect introduction to the ukulele. Features * Examples in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation * Large chord and scale diagrams * Plenty of fun examples to play in a variety of musical styles * Lessons on classic ukulele strums, such as the split strum, triple strum, and triple burst strum * All essential left-hand ukulele techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides * Includes an MP3 CD with over 150 minutes of demonstrations by ukulele virtuoso Daniel Ho. / Ukulélé

The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple common tunes to learn. These are standard Jam tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written inthe same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar mandolin banjo ukulele dulcimer or Dobro together grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each book in the series offers the melody for that particularinstrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with themelody line the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek Old Joe Clark Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

The internationally successful guitarist and teacher Justin Sandercoe has become enormously popular for his numerous online publications and Guitar courses. His books have been highly-praised by the press and his fans due to his ability to appeal to beginners, amateurs and advanced musicians alike. This Ukulele Songbook contains 25 songs that are perfect for any aspiring Ukulele player.In his first Ukulele Songbook, Sandercoe has prepared 25 songs in his own inimitable tuition style. The songs all feature clear lyrics, chords and song parts, as well as many hints, tips and background information for a better understanding of each tune. / Ukulélé

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 26-Ukulele Play-Along: Bob Marley will help you play your favourite Bob Marley songs quickly and easily. This songbook includes backing tracks to help you sound like you are skanking with the Wailers. Just follow the written music listen to the audio tracks to hear how the Ukulele should sound and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along.