Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical
knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. 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 CD includes beautiful recordings of all the music in
the book and can be played on your CD player or downloaded to your
iPod(R) or other mp3 player.
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.