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 First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard Jam tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming.Improvisation – Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each book in the series offers the melody for that particular instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab, notation and chord symbols. the accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. the first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

• Teaches absolute beginners how to play the ukulele. • Readers learn musicianship by playing through a graduated program of exercises and songs. • Shows how to hold the instrument, position the hands, strumming techniques, basic chords, and beyond. • No prior musical experience is assumed. • Includes practice CD with audio song tracks.

(Fake Book). Now baritone ukulele players can have fun every day, too! Strum a different song every day with easy arrangements of 365 of your favorite songs in one big songbook! The Daily Ukulele features ukulele arrangements with melody, lyrics and uke chord grids and are in ukulele-friendly keys that are particularly suited for groups of one to one hundred to play and sing. Includes favorites by the Beatles, Beach Boys and Bob Dylan, folk songs, pop songs, kids' songs, Christmas carols and Broadway and Hollywood tunes, all with a spiral binding for ease of use. Also features a Tips & Techniques section, chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos and art throughout. The Daily Ukulele offers ukulele fun all year long!

A fun play along method for learning25 songs that will teach you the basic techniques for playingEach song has an audio and video recording that helps you learn to playGood for absolute beginners Great for private lessons and group classesAuthor Kelly Weeks is a firm believer that learning to play music should involve playing along with music recordings. Playing with a beat is a student's best method of practice. It teaches the student how to play steady time as well as prepares them for playing with other musicians.This is not a comprehensive method for learning the ukulele. It is a method to help you learn to play the basic ukulele techniques with musical recordingsThe audio play-along tracks can be found at: http://kellysmusicbooks.com/media/Watch the video demo here: http://youtu.be/TD_T2TTTJw4

Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs. At the elementary or secondary level, students can use the ukulele to explore everything from music theory, improvisation, composition, and ear training, to repertoire that includes contemporary popular music. At a lesser expense than any other instrument which can do as much, the ukulele is perfect for breathing fresh air into any music program. Uke Can Do It provides everything music educators need to develop a ukulele program in their school, including: * A guide for first-time ukulele buyers * Beginner instruction in how to play the ukulele * Playlists of ukulele music by top performers * Strategies for proposing and outfitting a ukulele program * Classroom management tips * Support for use with special learners * Learning sequences in ukulele technique * Ideas for classroom use and performance * Scales and chord charts with fingering

Recorder From The Beginning: Recorder And Ukulele Duets can be enjoyed both as a standalone collection of songs and as a companion to the best-selling Recorder From The Beginning teaching method. Specially written for young players, this songbook is full of fun pieces carefully arranged for Recorders and Ukuleles to play together. New Recorder notes and Ukulele chords are introduced gradually and each tune is accompanied by useful performance tips, making this book ideal for home and classroom use. Song List: - Ade zur guten Nacht - Amazing Grace - Cameron’s Spaceship - Cascadura Beguine - Chelsea Pensioners - Cielito Lindo - Cudelia Brown - Dear Liza - Dinosaur Stomp - Engine Number Nine - Harrison's Rag - Hollow Elm Tree - Karlino Polka - Little Red Wagon - Manx Lullaby - Michael Finnigan - My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean - Old Macdonald - Oxford Street Rag - Portugese Dance - Ragtime - Santa Lucia - Skip To My Lou - Star Of County Down - Tango Zanjitas - The Animals Went In Two By Two - The Ash Grove - The Gospel Train - The Lorelei - Two Little Angels - Waikaremoana - Wheelie Bin Tango - When The Saints Go Marching - Who Built The Ark? - Witch, Witch - Ye Banks And Braes - Zinga Za Samba