SKU: HL.49046470
ISBN 9781847615008. UPC: 840126931365. 9.0x12.0x0.136 inches.
English Folk Tunes for Ukulele presents a collection of 37 pieces for solo fingerstyle ukulele playing. Drawn from the rich tradition of English folk music with tunes covering a range of styles, including some popular, as well as lesserknown pieces, experienced ukulele player and teacher Colin Tribe provides notes on all of the pieces, as well as technical aspects of the playing style. Tablature staves are included alongside standard notation for each tune to simplify the reading of the music and show fretting. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for both beginners as well as more experienced ukulele players. Part of the best selling World Music series, which also includes music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea.
SKU: HL.581260
ISBN 9780876392256. UPC: 196288077046. 9.0x12.0x0.199 inches.
Learn the ukulele! Berklee Basic Ukulele is an easy-to-follow, funintroduction to the ukulele--the perfect guide for the beginning ukulele enthusiast! The book begins with the basics of reading music notation (traditional notation, ukulele tablature, and chord diagrams), which can serve as a review or a handy primer for those with noprior reading experience. You will then learn a variety techniques for playing melodies, strumming chords, and accompanying yourself singing, with many tunes in a diversity of styles as examples. You will learn various rhythms and strum patterns, starting from very basic strumming and then slowly incorporating more complex right hand techniques, and learn to strum along with your favorite (ororiginal) songs. Each chord, strum pattern, and concept is coupled with exercises and songs to give you ample opportunities to absorb the material, with demonstration and play-along audio tracks. Includes: â?¢ How to hold the ukulele, play with healthy hand/body position, and produce a good tone. â?¢ The notes of the ukulele fingerboard. â?¢ The basics of music theory, which you will then use to help learn songs and develop an overall intuitive sense for how to play the ukulele. â?¢ Essential chords and chord strumming patterns for different styles. â?¢ Melodies and chordal accompaniment parts to songs such as â??Aloha 'Oe,â? â??Amazing Grace,â? â??Bound for South Australia,â? â??Hi'ilawe,â? â??Hinei Ma Tov,â? â??Londondeery Air,â? â??Simple Gifts,â? â??When the Saints Go Marching In,â? â??Will the Circle Be Unbroken?,â? and others!
SKU: MB.30037M
ISBN 9780786692064. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This book features twenty superb arrangements of traditional Old Time American tunes by ukulele maestro Rob MacKillop. Includes classics such as Wildwood Flower, Man Of Constant Sorrow, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Angeline The Baker, and many others. All the music is playable with a pick or finger style, and the tunes are presented in both tablature and standard notation. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: MB.30926
ISBN 9781513465890. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Lively Ukulele Tunes is a collection of 38 lively, up-tempo tunes arranged for ukulele solo. The collection includes fiddle tunes, reels, hornpipes, jigs, sea chanteys, bluegrass, old-time melodies and some original compositions?an ideal collection for adding to repertoire, improving picking technique or just having fun playing the uke. Backup chords and tablature are included.
SKU: DZ.DZ-3375
ISBN 9782897952921.
SKU: HL.14044454
ISBN 9788850705863. French.
Play-backs, Exercices, Technique, Histoire, Theorie, Astuces. Le ukulele n'a jamais ete aussi populaire qu'aujourd'hui. Avec plus de 100 ans d'histoire et une popularite croissante au cours du 20eme siecle, le ukulele (Uke pour les intimes) est uninstrument qui a une longue tradition. Aujourd'hui le ukulele reste un des instruments les plus populaires, a la mode aussi bien dans la musique qu'au cinema. Cet ouvrage vous permettra d'apprendre tres facilement a jouer du Ukulele et vous donneraen plus une multitude de trucs et astuces. Il aborde les sujets les plus importants pour un debutant ; l'accompagnement rythmique, les structures et les techniques de strumming, les techniques de pincement des cordes et l'art de jouer les melodies.Les conseils sont vraiment tres simples et vous pourrez jouer soit en dechiffrant les partitions soit en lisant les tablatures. Cet ouvrage vous donne egalement des notions de bases de solfege, des exercices sur les accords et leurs enchainements.Enfin, le CD propose plusieurs exercices et pas moins de 11 morceaux populaires a ecouter et a jouer. Cet ouvrage fait du Ukulele un compagnon musical de poche pour toutes les occasions.
