Steven Sproat: Absolute Beginners Ukulele Omnibus Edition: Ukulele: Instrumental

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track. Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time. A look andlearn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to get playing fast! CD audio tracks to show you how things should sound plus full lengthaccompaniment tracks to play along with. Written by Steven Sproat who is a Ukulele player with considerable experience. He has broadcast on many radio stations including BBC Radio 2 and BBC Scotland. Stevenhas played at prestigious venues such as Ronnie Scott’s in London the Cheltenham Festival and the New York Ukulele Festival and is also a teacher – his most famous pupil being comedian Harry Hill! ForUkuleles in standard GCEA tuning. As well as the printed score this book is supported by SoundWise: eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device.  

Starting Ukulele: The Next Step is the Ukulele tuition book to take you beyond the basics and on to full enjoyment of your instrument. This book also comes complete with an audio CD featuring demonstrations andbacking tracks for each song covered so you can hear exactly how things should sound. Following on from Steven Sproat's best-selling Starting Ukulele this brand new tuition book builds on thebasics with introductions to several new techniques. Mastering new strumming patterns alternative chord shapes and fingerpicking will add colour and flair to your basic playing skills. The book is for people who are no longerbeginners and are looking to progress from the absolute basics onto new and more exciting ways of expressing yourself through the Uke. Sproat takes you through common chords to refresh yourmemory then launches into new strumming styles like the Flamenco strum and other patterns. His friendly manner and personable style will make you feel like you have your own personal tutor as you learn new techniques andconcepts that you won't have heard before.  All the while Steven Sproat guides you through some traditional Ukulele songs and some of his own compositions to demonstrate each techniquewithin a tuneful and melodic context. The accompanying CD comes in handy here with demonstrations of each song and backing tracks as well to help you practise and solidify your learning. So if you'vepicked up the basics of playing the Ukulele and you want some fresh ideas for inspiration or to try and experiment to reinvigorate your practising Starting Ukulele: The Next Step is the quintessentialUkulele tutor book for you.