SKU: HL.263232

ISBN 9781540021038. UPC: 888680729318. 9.0x12.0x0.586 inches.

Romance, heartbreak, optimism, melancholy, or just a lovely autumn day - it's all been captured by American songwriters. A generation of the country's finest songwriters captured universal feelings and experiences in such an infectious combination of words and music that their songs still inspire today. This collection features 100 classics by treasured composers arranged for ukulele: All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) * Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) * Come Fly with Me (Sammy Cahn) * Georgia on My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael) * Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington) * On the Street Where You Live (Lerner & Loewe) * People Will Say We're in Love (Rodgers & Hammerstein) * Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin) * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Cole Porter) * and more.

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!