(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. 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..."
