Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Ukulele fingerboard chart * Complete ukulele chord dictionary The accompanying DVD provides live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, on-screen music and MP3 audio for every song and lessons hosted by performer and educator, Julia Jordan. This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé

This DVD serves as accompaniment to Alfred\'s Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele and provides live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, on-screen music and MP3 audio for every song and lessons hosted by performer and educator, Julia Jordan. When used alongside the book, beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Ukulele fingerboard chart * Complete ukulele chord dictionary This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred\'s Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé

Have even more fun learning to play the ukulele with your all-time favorite Christmas songs! The arrangements in this book correlate to Alfred's Kid's Ukulele Course, Books 1, 2, and Complete, plus Alfred's Teach Your Child to Play Ukulele---with handy page references throughout to help you integrate them directly into your lessons. The accompanying CD contains professional performances of every song for listening and playing along. / Ukulélé

Have even more fun learning to play the ukulele with 14 familiar sacred songs! The arrangements in this book correlate to Alfred's Kid's Ukulele Course, Books 1, 2, and Complete---with handy page references throughout to help you integrate them directly into your lessons. Plus, the accompanying CD contains every song performed by a professional ukulele player for listening and playing along. / Ukulélé

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart* Dictionary of tablature techniques* Ukulele fingerboard chart* Complete ukulele chord dictionaryThis book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé

The easiest ukulele method ever for kids ages 5 and up. This fun method teaches you to play songs on the ukulele right away. The accompanying online audio and video always lets you see demonstrations and hear how the music should sound on any computer or handheld device. Three irresistible ukulele experts guide students along---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They focus attention by pointing out what's important on each page and make learning music fun! Parents can be effective guides through this course, even if they've never had any musical training. This course is also perfect for the classroom. Songs include 'Aloha Oe,' 'Over the Rainbow,' 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' and many more. / Ukulélé

Chansons pour enfants pour guitare est conçu pour être jouable en commençant et novice musiciens. Il est parfait pour les enfants et les parents qui veulent Jouez et chantez ces superbes chansons avec leurs enfants. De plus, ukulélé correspondant, mandoline, banjo et livres sont disponibles --- juste pour le fun! / Ukulélé

This book contains over 80 holiday songs arranged to be easily playable on ukulele. Ranging from classic carols such as 'Silent Night? and 'O Christmas Tree,? to popular tunes like 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? and 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town,? right on through music from yuletide movies such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, this book is perfect for holiday get-togethers and sing-alongs! Titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory * Angels We Have Heard on High * As Lately We Watched * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger (Murray) * Away in a Manger (Cradle Song) * The Babe * A Babe Is Born in Bethlehem * Believe (from The Polar Express) * The Bells of Christmas * Boar's Head Carol * Born Is He, This Holy Child * Bright and Joyful Is the Morn * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You) * Carol of the Birds * Celebrate Me Home * A Child This Day Is Born * Christ Was Born on Christmas Day * Christmas Comes Anew * Christmas Vacation (from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) * The Coventry Carol * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * Deck the Halls * Emmanuel * The First Noel * The Friendly Beasts * Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * The Gift * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good Christian Men, Rejoice * Good King Wenceslas * A Great and Mighty Wonder * Hallelujah Chorus (from The Messiah) * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here We Come A-Wassailing * The Holly and the Ivy * Holy Night, Peaceful Night * Hush, My Babe, Lie Still and Slumber * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I Saw Three Ships * I Wonder as I Wander * I'll Be Home for Christmas * In the Bleak Midwinter * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * Joy to the World * The Little Drummer Boy * March of the Toys * Mary Had a Baby * Mele Kalikimaka * Noel! Noel! * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Come, Little Children * O Come, O Come Emmanuel * O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) * O Little Town of Bethlehem * On Christmas Night All Christians Sing * Once in Royal David's City * Patapan * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Simple Gifts * Sleigh Ride * Stand Beneath the Mistletoe * Star of the East * The Twelve Days of Christmas * Ukrainian Carol (Carol of the Bells) * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Welcome Christmas (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) * What Child Is This? * When Christmas Comes to Town (from The Polar Express) * You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!). / Ukulélé

The easiest ukulele method ever for kids ages 5 and up. This fun method teaches you to play songs on the ukulele right away. The accompanying online audio and video lets you see demonstrations and hear how the music should sound on any computer or handheld device. Three irresistible ukulele experts guide students along---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They draw attention to what's important on each page and make learning music fun! Parents can be effective guides through this course, even if they've never had any musical training. This course is also perfect for the classroom. Book 2 picks up where Book 1 leaves off and teaches new songs, including 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm,' 'Aura Lee,' 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket,' and many more. / Ukulélé

Just for Fun: Christmas Ukulele contains over 40 classic Christmas songs. Most of the songs in the book feature three arrangements: the melody in notation and TAB, an easy rhythm option with a simple strum pattern and chords, and an intermediate-level rhythm option written in full notation and TAB. The intermediate rhythm option often combines full melody and chords, making it perfect not only for accompanying a singer and but also for solo performances for friends, family, and recitals. There's even a ukulele chord dictionary in the back of the book. Plus, this book correlates to the matching guitar, mandolin, and banjo editions, so you can have family Christmas jams and sing-alongs. / Ukulélé