(Essential Elements Ukulele). Playing the ukulele is an enjoyable, easy,
and inexpensive way to get involved in music. It provides a way to learn
musical concepts and skills that can apply to any instrument you decide
to study. Moreover, it will give you a great opportunity to share the
joy of making music with other people. This book will help to provide
you with the basic skills and musical background you need to get
started. The online audio contains demonstrations of all the songs and
examples available for download or streaming using the access code
printed inside the book. This carefully crafted method emphasizes chord
strumming skills; teaching students HOW to practice; note reading
exercises; "chord challenges" to learn how to figure out chord
progressions; tab reading; and more. It also includes nearly 30 familiar
songs that students can play while still learning, including: All My
Loving * Home on the Range * Hound Dog * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) *
La Bamba * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * The Rainbow Connection * Take Me
Out to the Ballgame * and more! Practice, experiment, and have fun
playing the ukulele! Named "The Best Ukulele Method for Beginners" by
Wirecutter: "... Essential Elements for Ukulele Book 1 emerged as our
clear favorite. Surprisingly, it's one of the few books that start out
by explaining chordal playing instead of single-note playing and playing
chords is what almost all beginners really want to do on uke, since that
gets them directly into playing songs. We like that Essential Elements
for Ukulele includes some useful, unintimidating lessons on music
theory, and that it offers chord and strum charts in the back..."