Author: Herb Ohta (Jr.)
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781588499851
Category : Ukulele
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this introduction to the ukulele, international recording artist Herb Ohta, Jr., and six-time Grammy(R) award-winner Daniel Ho present their unique perspectives on this wonderful instrument. Following a brief history of the ukulele, they share their ideas on technique, how to play scales and chords, and effective practicing. Also includes 14 traditional Hawaiian and original songs written in tablature and notation for your study and enjoyment. Free MP3 audio files of the music are available at www.DanielHo.com.
Discovering the Ukulele
Author: Herb Ohta (Jr.)
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781588499851
Category : Ukulele
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this introduction to the ukulele, international recording artist Herb Ohta, Jr., and six-time Grammy(R) award-winner Daniel Ho present their unique perspectives on this wonderful instrument. Following a brief history of the ukulele, they share their ideas on technique, how to play scales and chords, and effective practicing. Also includes 14 traditional Hawaiian and original songs written in tablature and notation for your study and enjoyment. Free MP3 audio files of the music are available at www.DanielHo.com.
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781588499851
Category : Ukulele
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this introduction to the ukulele, international recording artist Herb Ohta, Jr., and six-time Grammy(R) award-winner Daniel Ho present their unique perspectives on this wonderful instrument. Following a brief history of the ukulele, they share their ideas on technique, how to play scales and chords, and effective practicing. Also includes 14 traditional Hawaiian and original songs written in tablature and notation for your study and enjoyment. Free MP3 audio files of the music are available at www.DanielHo.com.
How to Play Ukulele
Author: Dan Scanlan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507207506
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner’s guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge. What do George Clooney, Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Gosling, and James Franco all have in common? Answer: they all play the ukulele and now, with this easy step-by-step guide, you can too! With just this book and your ukulele in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, how to care for your instrument, and how to play some simple tunes. Whether you’re looking to impress your friends with spontaneous sing-alongs, or just want to strum solo, How to Play Ukulele is the perfect entryway to the wonderful world of ukulele.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507207506
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner’s guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge. What do George Clooney, Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Gosling, and James Franco all have in common? Answer: they all play the ukulele and now, with this easy step-by-step guide, you can too! With just this book and your ukulele in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, how to care for your instrument, and how to play some simple tunes. Whether you’re looking to impress your friends with spontaneous sing-alongs, or just want to strum solo, How to Play Ukulele is the perfect entryway to the wonderful world of ukulele.
Ukulele Exercises For Dummies
Author: Brett McQueen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118506944
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating music in no time that include: • Creating rock-steady strumming patterns and rhythms • Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises, and solo fingerpicking pieces • Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos • Playing actual songs on the ukulele - everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12 bar blues! • Downloadable audio files of the exercises found in the book, providing you with a self-contained practice package No matter if you're a beginning ukulele player or you're wanting to stretch and improve your chops, Ukulele Exercises For Dummies puts you on your way to becoming a ukulele extraordinaire!
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118506944
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating music in no time that include: • Creating rock-steady strumming patterns and rhythms • Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises, and solo fingerpicking pieces • Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos • Playing actual songs on the ukulele - everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12 bar blues! • Downloadable audio files of the exercises found in the book, providing you with a self-contained practice package No matter if you're a beginning ukulele player or you're wanting to stretch and improve your chops, Ukulele Exercises For Dummies puts you on your way to becoming a ukulele extraordinaire!
Jake Shimabukuro - Peace Love Ukulele (Songbook)
Author: Jake Shimabukuro
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1458439534
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
(Ukulele Transcriptions). Deemed "the Hendrix of the ukulele," Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro is a uke virtuoso whose music has revolutionized the world's perception of this tiny instrument. Showcasing his complex finger work, his songs combine elements of jazz, rock, classical and traditional music. Our sought-after songbook features note-for-note transcriptions with ukulele tablature of Jake's masterful playing on all the CD tracks: Bohemian Rhapsody * Boy Meets Girl * Bring Your Adz * Hallelujah * Pianoforte 2010 * Variation on a Dance 2010 * and more. Also includes two bonus songs that are not on the CD: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" a Shimabukuro sensation on YouTube, and his hit song "Hula Girl."
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1458439534
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
(Ukulele Transcriptions). Deemed "the Hendrix of the ukulele," Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro is a uke virtuoso whose music has revolutionized the world's perception of this tiny instrument. Showcasing his complex finger work, his songs combine elements of jazz, rock, classical and traditional music. Our sought-after songbook features note-for-note transcriptions with ukulele tablature of Jake's masterful playing on all the CD tracks: Bohemian Rhapsody * Boy Meets Girl * Bring Your Adz * Hallelujah * Pianoforte 2010 * Variation on a Dance 2010 * and more. Also includes two bonus songs that are not on the CD: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" a Shimabukuro sensation on YouTube, and his hit song "Hula Girl."
Fingerstyle Ukulele
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1480348309
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
(Ukulele). If you want to take your ukulele playing to the next level, you need to start using your fingers! The sample songs and patterns found in this book/audio pack will get you started both playing solos and accompaniment fingerstyle. You will learn how to use your picking-hand fingers and thumb to play chord melody solos on the ukulele, mixing chords and single notes like a pianist or a guitarist. You will also learn fingerpicking accompaniment patterns for a variety of textures and rhythmic grooves. Because fingerstyle playing works for all genres, folk, jazz, blues and country songs are included in this collection! Songs include: After You've Gone * Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * C.C. Rider * I Ride an Old Paint * The Red River Valley * St. Louis Blues * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * The Wabash Cannon Ball * Will the Circle Be Unbroken * and more.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1480348309
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
(Ukulele). If you want to take your ukulele playing to the next level, you need to start using your fingers! The sample songs and patterns found in this book/audio pack will get you started both playing solos and accompaniment fingerstyle. You will learn how to use your picking-hand fingers and thumb to play chord melody solos on the ukulele, mixing chords and single notes like a pianist or a guitarist. You will also learn fingerpicking accompaniment patterns for a variety of textures and rhythmic grooves. Because fingerstyle playing works for all genres, folk, jazz, blues and country songs are included in this collection! Songs include: After You've Gone * Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * C.C. Rider * I Ride an Old Paint * The Red River Valley * St. Louis Blues * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * The Wabash Cannon Ball * Will the Circle Be Unbroken * and more.
21 Songs in 6 Days: Learn Ukulele the Easy Way
Author: Rebecca Bogart
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502760272
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn How to Play the Ukulele in DAYS & Master 21 Songs! Ready to learn how to play the ukulele...today? With Ukulele For Beginners, you can, even if you've never touched an instrument before! Don't fret about what came before; now that you're in the capable hands of Ukulele For Beginners: 21 Songs in 6 Days, no ukulele chord is out of reach. And that's just the beginning... This book is the simplest, easiest, and most efficient way for beginner musicians to learn ukulele and master a whole set-list worth of songs. Here's why: Instruction AND videos are provided free with your purchase of this music book. No matter your learning style, you can read, listen, or watch as you play along with your ukulele. You're learning from a Grammy Award nominated educatorand former Harvard Master Class piano teacher. All songs are well-known, easy-to-learn folk songs so you can up your confidence and play with ease, eliminating the learning curve. AND all songs (from Row Row Row Your Boat to Three Blind Mice to Frere Jacques) include: strum patterns, chord diagrams, sheet music, and lyrics - everything you need to make your 1st-and 21st-song sound perfect. So whether you read music already or are just searching for your personal Ukulele For Dummies, look no further! The 21 Songs in 6 Days songbook allows you to sing along, go back to review, and learn at your pace with the FREE bonus online video instructions! Make it easy to master the ukulele... grab your copy of this Amazon Best Seller today. Complete Songlist: Are You Sleeping? Row, Row, Row Your Boat Three Blind Mice Have You Seen the Ghost of John? Hey, Ho, Nobody Home Ah, Poor Bird Frere Jacques Chatter With the Angels A Ram Sam Sam Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me (in F) Hush, Little Baby (in F) Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow (in F) C, then G7 Etude Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me (in C) Hush, Little Baby (in C) Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow (in C) He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Polly Wolly Doodle Jingle Bells This Land Is Your Land For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Oh, When the Saints I've Been Working on the Railroad Red River Valley
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502760272
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn How to Play the Ukulele in DAYS & Master 21 Songs! Ready to learn how to play the ukulele...today? With Ukulele For Beginners, you can, even if you've never touched an instrument before! Don't fret about what came before; now that you're in the capable hands of Ukulele For Beginners: 21 Songs in 6 Days, no ukulele chord is out of reach. And that's just the beginning... This book is the simplest, easiest, and most efficient way for beginner musicians to learn ukulele and master a whole set-list worth of songs. Here's why: Instruction AND videos are provided free with your purchase of this music book. No matter your learning style, you can read, listen, or watch as you play along with your ukulele. You're learning from a Grammy Award nominated educatorand former Harvard Master Class piano teacher. All songs are well-known, easy-to-learn folk songs so you can up your confidence and play with ease, eliminating the learning curve. AND all songs (from Row Row Row Your Boat to Three Blind Mice to Frere Jacques) include: strum patterns, chord diagrams, sheet music, and lyrics - everything you need to make your 1st-and 21st-song sound perfect. So whether you read music already or are just searching for your personal Ukulele For Dummies, look no further! The 21 Songs in 6 Days songbook allows you to sing along, go back to review, and learn at your pace with the FREE bonus online video instructions! Make it easy to master the ukulele... grab your copy of this Amazon Best Seller today. Complete Songlist: Are You Sleeping? Row, Row, Row Your Boat Three Blind Mice Have You Seen the Ghost of John? Hey, Ho, Nobody Home Ah, Poor Bird Frere Jacques Chatter With the Angels A Ram Sam Sam Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me (in F) Hush, Little Baby (in F) Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow (in F) C, then G7 Etude Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me (in C) Hush, Little Baby (in C) Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow (in C) He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Polly Wolly Doodle Jingle Bells This Land Is Your Land For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Oh, When the Saints I've Been Working on the Railroad Red River Valley
Ukulele For Dummies, Enhanced Edition
Author: Alistair Wood
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119976049
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music! The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukulele For Dummies covers all the basics—from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger-picking. The print version of the book includes a CD with audio tracks of the entire musical notation in the book—creating a total musical instruction package Offers instruction in a variety of styles—including pop, folk, holiday favorites, and Hawaiian music Features a buying guide for the novice—with tips on purchasing a ukulele plus other necessary accessories With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, Ukulele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making beautiful music—as they tiptoe through the tulips—in no time. Note: CD files are available to download after purchasing the e-Book version
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119976049
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music! The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukulele For Dummies covers all the basics—from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger-picking. The print version of the book includes a CD with audio tracks of the entire musical notation in the book—creating a total musical instruction package Offers instruction in a variety of styles—including pop, folk, holiday favorites, and Hawaiian music Features a buying guide for the novice—with tips on purchasing a ukulele plus other necessary accessories With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, Ukulele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making beautiful music—as they tiptoe through the tulips—in no time. Note: CD files are available to download after purchasing the e-Book version
The Ukulele
Author: Jim Beloff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780879307585
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
(Book). The Ukulele A Visual History is a fun, photo-filled look at the ongoing story of this diminutive instrument. This revised edition includes a new chapter on recent pop-culture visibility, new photos, and updated information throughout. It features breathtaking color photographs of the finest and most unique ukuleles, the history of the ukulele, the greatest players, the great makers, and the uke in popular culture. Beautifully designed and presented in a deluxe hardcover edition ... uke can't go wrong with this book!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780879307585
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
(Book). The Ukulele A Visual History is a fun, photo-filled look at the ongoing story of this diminutive instrument. This revised edition includes a new chapter on recent pop-culture visibility, new photos, and updated information throughout. It features breathtaking color photographs of the finest and most unique ukuleles, the history of the ukulele, the greatest players, the great makers, and the uke in popular culture. Beautifully designed and presented in a deluxe hardcover edition ... uke can't go wrong with this book!
UKEtopia!
Author: Jim Beloff
Publisher: Backbeat Books
ISBN: 9781493060993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The book presents a series of delightful vignettes--amazing stories, anecdotes, articles, original songs--stitched together with a collection of images.
Publisher: Backbeat Books
ISBN: 9781493060993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The book presents a series of delightful vignettes--amazing stories, anecdotes, articles, original songs--stitched together with a collection of images.
The Complete Ukulele Method -- Beginning Ukulele
Author: Greg Horne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739095485
Category : Ukulele
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The First Book and DVD in The Complete Ukulele Method! Perfect for beginning ukulelists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge, Beginning Ukulele teaches everything you need to know to get started on the instrument, including chords, strumming, picking, basic music theory, and reading tablature (TAB) and standard music notation. Guitarists wanting to expand their musical horizons will also find this to be the perfect introduction to playing the ukulele. The book features lots of fun songs in a variety of styles, including rock, blues, Hawaiian, fiddle tunes, and fingerstyle. On the DVD, Daniel Ho's friendly, easy-to-understand explanations and demonstrations make learning to play the ukulele fun and easy. Featuring practice tips and other important issues for the beginning ukulelist, Beginning Ukulele is the most thorough method available for beginning ukulele students. Features: * Examples in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation * Songs and solos to practice * Special ukulele strums and other right-hand techniques, such as fingerstyle and picking * Left-hand techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides * Topics such as music theory, improvising, and how to practice * Lessons on ukulele styles, including folk, Hawaiian, rock, blues, and more!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739095485
Category : Ukulele
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The First Book and DVD in The Complete Ukulele Method! Perfect for beginning ukulelists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge, Beginning Ukulele teaches everything you need to know to get started on the instrument, including chords, strumming, picking, basic music theory, and reading tablature (TAB) and standard music notation. Guitarists wanting to expand their musical horizons will also find this to be the perfect introduction to playing the ukulele. The book features lots of fun songs in a variety of styles, including rock, blues, Hawaiian, fiddle tunes, and fingerstyle. On the DVD, Daniel Ho's friendly, easy-to-understand explanations and demonstrations make learning to play the ukulele fun and easy. Featuring practice tips and other important issues for the beginning ukulelist, Beginning Ukulele is the most thorough method available for beginning ukulele students. Features: * Examples in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation * Songs and solos to practice * Special ukulele strums and other right-hand techniques, such as fingerstyle and picking * Left-hand techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides * Topics such as music theory, improvising, and how to practice * Lessons on ukulele styles, including folk, Hawaiian, rock, blues, and more!