SKU: BT.MUSAM1011637
ISBN 9781785582585. English.
This Easy songbook edition of the bestselling Uken Play Ukulele series will get beginners of any age strumming easy chords and playing popular songs in no time. Written by professional player and educator Mike Jackson, the book features his instantplay method together with downloadable play-along audio. The book begins with how to tune up, before detailing Jacksons innovative instant play method that helps you easily remember where to put your fingers for different chords. Once youvemastered this, Uken Play Easy Ukulele teaches you the 6 chords you will need to play all the 25 songs included in this book. The songs get progressively more challenging and each feature chord diagrams, lyrics and chord symbols, helping you tolearn to play the Ukulele by practising strumming the chords while also playing 25 famous tunes. Songs include I Walk The Line, Banks Of The Ohio, Achy Breaky Heart, and many more. The accompanying audio downloads will let you tune up, hear thesongs how they should sound, then let you play along with a full backing band. Some songs feature Mikes handy hints so learning the Uke goes as smoothly as possible. If youve struggled to learn to play the Ukulele because you cant remember thechords, or you want to learn some great songs with a minimum of chords, such as Goodnight Irene and Streets Of Laredo, Uken Play Easy Ukulele is a beginners instant play method that truly does work. Mike Jackson is a professional Ukulele playerand multi-instrumentalist who has sold over 250,000 albums and performed extensively across Australia and the rest of the world.
SKU: BT.9781408186985
ISBN 9781408186985. English.
Ukulele Magic is the perfect tutor for children and for teachers. Rock to ragtime, bluegrass to swing, tango, calypso and the blues - they're all here in instantly accessible songs to play straight away ~ whether solo, withfriends, or with the whole class. Fully supported by video tutorials and audio performances and backings.
The pupil's edition, BOOK CD, contains full audio performance and backing support and website video tutorials, makingit ideal for individual practice. The 25 pieces carefully progress from playing open strings (eg Stringalong Rag) to songs with one chord (Shortnin bread, A minor miracle, F major march) to two chords (Baboushka, Tab tango,Calypsostrum) and finally three chords (In South Africa, Playing the blues).
Finger-picking and strumming styles are all introduced step by step in pieces which are fun and stylistic. This is a thoroughly musical introduction toan immensely popular instrument, opening the way to independent music-making for all.
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