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

Alfred's Basic Ukulele Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the ukulele easy and fun. This book covers how to hold your ukulele, tuning your ukulele, right- and left-hand techniques, the basics of reading music, chords, strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB. The included DVD features MP3 audio demonstrations and video lessons to accompany all of the topics in the book. The video and audio can also be streamed online or downloaded. / Ukulélé

Par BOW LORRAINE. Ukulele Basics is a landmark ukulele method for young beginners. Carefully designed for use in both individual- and group-learning contexts, Ukulele Basics supports players and teachers through the early stages of learning, providing the ideal foundation for budding musicians. From how to hold your Ukulele, through basic chords and strumming patterns, to playing accompaniments and simple tunes, this carefully paced method provides a complete resource for aspiring players. Suitable for absolute beginners aged 6+. Gradually introduces key musical concepts, tab and stave notation, simple chords and strums and tunes topluck. CD containing demos for all songs and chords as well as numerous backing tracks. Notes./ Méthode / Ukulélé

Trucs et tunes de Jumpin ' Jim lui-même, y compris toutes vos normes américaines préférés ! Ukulele Tips 'n' Tunes est une introduction progressive aux plaisirs de jouer l'ukulele - c'est une leçon privée d'imprimer ! Chacune des 29 chansons est un arrangement spécial ukulélé. Beaucoup comprennent les accords de base et les accords plus difficiles d'apprendre que vous avancez. Les caractéristiques comprennent une vue d'ensemble des rudiments de la musique, des illustrations et des photos, une histoire de l'uke, un graphique de transposition et un graphique complet corde ! Ecrit spécialement pour le débutant, vous apprendrez: * comment organiser et de régler l'uke * comment jouer des accords * Comment transposer * comment jouer à de nombreux Strum / Ukulélé / 64 pages / Partition

Based on his top-selling Uke'n Play series, Mike Jackson has now put together an even easier edition - a collection of well-known songs using just two chords per song.This is a book for the beginner (any age) or for those who play a little and need some extra easy songs to practice what they know. Basic information is given and relevance of the Ukulele to the Guitar is included - to show the connection for those who already play Guitar.The CD has recordings of all the songs - with lead vocals, ukulele and full band accompaniment. Playing along helps keep the beat and gives confidence to the player as technique is being refined.With this simple 'Instant Play Method' you will be able to play every song in the book in no time! / Ukulélé

American Folk Tunes for Ukulele presents a collection of 37 pieces for solo fingerstyle ukulele playing. Drawn from the rich tradition of American folk music the collection covers a range of styles including some popular, as well as lesser known pieces. Experienced ukulele player and teacher Colin Tribe provide notes on all of the pieces, as well as technical aspects of the playing style. This volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8. / Ukulélé

Here are 28 all-time favourite that are ideal for Ukulele accompaniment! Complete with lyrics and chord boxes, this collection is the ideal way to improve your Uke skills by playing real songs that everyone can sing! / Ukulélé