Book/Online Audio Ukulele
SKU: HL.581260
Berklee Guide.
Instruction, Method.
Softcover Audio Online.
80 pages. Published by
Berklee Press
(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!
