Essential Elements for Ukulele - Method Book 1

Essential Elements Ukulele Book 2 is a great next step for players who are ready to expand their knowledge of music and further develop their skills on the ukulele. This comprehensive method book uses familiar and popular songs to introduce more advanced strumming options and fingerpicking techniques. A combination of traditional notation and tablature are used to illustrate new ideas. As in Book 1 the ukulele is used to explore concepts that apply to any instrument and can provide a basis for future musical experiences. The accompanying online audio provides demonstrations of songs and play-along accompaniments making this method a nice framework for individual practice or groupinstruction. This book also includes many well-known songs including: Amazing Grace Rock Around the Clock This Little Light of Mine the Beatles' Eight Days a Week and Yellow Submarine Bruno Mars' Count on Me Jack Johnson's Upside Down and Somewhere Over the Rainbow as made popular by Israel Kamkawiwo'ole.

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 CD contains demonstrations of all the songs and examples. 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 alsoincludes 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! .