Mark Kailana Nelson: Learn to Play Slack Key Ukulele: Ukulele: Instrumental

Hawaiian slack key guitar is one of the world???s great guitar traditions. Called ki ho???alu in Hawaiian it developed in the 19th century. Legend has it the first guitars were brought by cowboys imported from Alta California to deal with wild cattle. By day the paniolo taught the Hawaiians to rope and ride by night they serenaded them with the soft sounds of Spanish guitars...Written in tablature and standard musical notation Old-Time Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar features 24 of the essential instrumentals every aspiring slack key player should know. These are the classic melodies with a couple originals played just as you???d hear them in a backyard party kani kapila full ofinteresting twists and turns sometimes richly complex but always nahenahe as natural and refreshing as an ocean breeze.Mark Kailana Nelson is an entertainer musician and educator. His love for slack key guitar led him to travel to Hawai???i and study with many of the masters of the art. Along with Keola Beamer he is the author of Mel Bay???s Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar the first widely-available slack key instruction manual. Famed Hawaiian educator Aunty Nona Beamer gave him the Hawaiian name Kailana Gently Floating on the Sea and encouraged Mark to continue to teach Hawaiian music to all who wish to learn.Includes: - Tablature and standard notation - Notes on tunings reading music and tablature - Newly revised and correction transcriptions Learn to play: Pua Lena/Kealoha/E Huli Ho???i Mai/Hula O Makee Mauna Loa/Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua Kowali Paniolo Slack Key Ku???u Lei Awapuhi Melemele (My Yellow Ginger Lei) Ahe Lau Makani Nanea Kou Maka i ka Le???ale???a Moloka???i Waltz Moana Chimes Old Timer???s Hula/Slack Key Hula Hula Blues Taro Patch Blues Tiare Tahiti Kaulana Na Pua Playful Popoki ???Ulupalakua Kanaka Waiwai Kimo???s Slack Key Papakolea Suitable for intermediate guitarists. Includes access to online audio.

With Online Audio-While the Ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland in the land of its birth it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the jumping flea right from the start creating music of stunning beauty andversatility. Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs folk songs standards - even a few pieces from the classical Guitar repertoire.The book offers 27arrangements from around the world written in standard notation and tablature playable on any Ukulele. Songs are grouped according to level of difficulty starting with simple arrangements well within the grasp of dedicatedbeginners and intermediate players and leading through more challenging songs featuring unusual chord voicings inversions up the neck tricky fingerings and 'all the fun stuff' the author could muster. To aid the student thecompanion audio download available online includes all of the songs taught. Includes chord charts inversion studies introductory material on finger-picking and making the transition from strumming to melodic playing.

From the author of Mel Bay's best selling Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele and Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele we are proud to present Fingerstyle Duets for Ukulele. This book and companion audio offer 21great songs arranged in 18 duets for fingerstyle Ukulele. The songs come from around the world: European waltzes classic Hawaiian songs folksongs Victorian parlor pieces and classical guitar and piano transcriptions.Nothing in this book will be out of reach of the advancing beginner or intermediate player. Even advanced players will find something to tickle their fancy. The book includes tips on technique and fingerpicking exercises.Many of the songs include lyrics adding to the flexibility of the arrangements. Included are four etudes - basic duets featuring scaled down melodic parts for the lead Ukulele and simple pattern picking for the accompaniment.More advanced duets feature modulations chord inversions up the neck and different rhythmic approaches for the right hand in both parts. The book concludes with an arrangement of Erik Satie's haunting solo Piano piece Gymnopedie#1. Includes access to online audio.