Fundamentals of Classical Ukulele (Ode to Uke)Course Goal: Each student will be able to play an arrangement of Beethoven's Ode to Joy for Solo Fingerstyle Ukulele incorporating many fundamental classical techniques.Fundamentals of Classical Ukulele offers a structured, active, and comprehensive entrance into the world of classical ukulele, and is a perfect fit for students with pick-style electric and acoustic guitar backgrounds or any other fretted instrument/stringed instrument. The course will explore many variations of Ode to Joy that will apply and highlight a certain technique. By the end of the course, you will be able to play an arrangement of Beethoven's Ode to Joy and demonstrate the following fundamental classical techniques: • fingerpick complex arpeggio patterns for the right-hand• play exercises, scales, and melodies using multiple right-hand finger combinations• develop an extensive repertoire of techniques, including tremolo, harmonics, slurs, harmonization, and making variations on the melody • continue to teach themselves more songs and techniques

The ukulele is a wonderful instrument for kids - cheap and cheerful, and ready-made for kids' small hands. Most ukulele books introduce chords from the first page, but chords can be difficult and frustrating for child beginners. This book and accompanying audio gets kids playing recognizable tunes right from the get go. The material includes both standard notation and tablature clefs. This book is written in ukulele tablature to make learning fun and easy. The arranger (with 25 years of teaching experience) has laid the foundations for good fingerstyle technique. This book is therefore both fun and educational. Includes access to online audio.

Music Theory Illustrated on Ukulele for Beginners is an easy to understand text on the basics of music theory, colored stickers to place on your ukulele and two colorful, laminated chord wheels that make learning the basics of music theory applied to the ukulele easy.

Music Theory Illustrated on Ukulele: Advanced is an easy to understand text on advanced topics of music theory, colored stickers to place on your ukulele and two colorful, laminated chord wheels that make learning the ukulele chords of the 12 major scales and other advanced music theory topics on the ukulele easy.

(Fretted). The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is designed for anyone just learning to play ukulele. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by acclaimed performer and uke master Lil' Rev includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. The accompanying CD contains 46 tracks of songs for demonstration and play along. Includes: types of ukuleles, tuning, music reading, melody playing, chords, strumming, scales, tremolo, music notation and tablature, a variety of music styles, ukulele history and much more.

10 Classical Essentials for the Ukulele Volume 1 In Tablature and Standard Notation Easy to Advanced Level Arrangements for Solo Ukulele Selected, Transcribed, Arranged by Stephanie Yung http: //fingeruke.blogspot.com/ http: //www.youtube.com/user/fingeruke52 Song List Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G major (Prelude) Bach - Minuet in G major Beethoven - Fur Elise Beethoven - Ode to Joy Boccherini - The Celebrated Minuet Brahms - Brahms's Lullaby Chopin - Tristesse, Etude Op. 10, No. 3 Chopin - Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

(Ukulele). 25 jazz standards are presented in arrangements for the ukulele, including: As Time Goes By * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * How High the Moon * Isn't It Romantic? * The Lady Is a Tramp * My Foolish Heart * A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square * On the Sunny Side of the Street * Summertime * Tangerine * What'll I Do? * and more. Includes a bonus mouth trumpet lesson because playing uke is even more fun when you add the melody on trumpet, using only your voice!