Essential Elements for Ukulele – Method Book 1 Comprehensive Ukulele Method Essential Elements Ukulele Softcover Audio Online

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Essential Elements for Ukulele – Method Book 1 Comprehensive Ukulele Method Essential Elements Ukulele Softcover Audio Online

Series: Essential Elements Ukulele
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Format: Softcover Audio Online
Author: Marty Gross

Building Blocks of Music

Are you interested in learning the ukulele? Did you recently purchase that cool uke you've been eyeing? Or maybe you're a music teacher looking for a comprehensive course to help students get started? You're in the right place! Essential Elements for Ukulele – Method Book 1 is an excellent place to start. This educational method book gradually introduces new concepts in a clear format, followed by effective reinforcement exercises. Designed for beginners, this music book is a creative approach that enhances students' understanding while making learning fun.

Enable Learning & Spark Creativity

The Essential Elements books are reliable resources utilized by music educators for classroom instruction and private lessons. Beginner ukulele players will find the tools they need to develop a foundation of basic skills and musical concepts they can apply to any instrument. The EE series includes traditional workbook pages and features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, familiar songs, basic improvisation, and more. Concepts covered in Book 1 include: 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.

Popular Music Provides Instant Motivation

The Essential Elements method uses popular songs to reinforce concepts and motivate students to keep learning. Book 1 includes such hits as: All My Loving • Hound Dog • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) • La Bamba • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • Rainbow Connection • Stand by Me • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • You Are My Sunshine • and more!

Audio Access Included

Whether you're just beginning your musical journey, or strengthening your foundational knowledge, the Essential Elements for Ukulele method books follow a practical and proven approach to learning. This edition includes a unique access code to quality demonstration and backing tracks online–available for download or streaming. The accompanying online audio is enhanced with Playback+ tools that let you loop sections, adjust tempo and pitch, and tailor your practice experience.

Start your musical journey with a method you can trust!

All My Loving
Amazing Grace
Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Home On The Range
Hound Dog
Jamaica Farewell
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
La Bamba
Li'l Liza Jane (Go Li'l Liza)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Marianne
Michael Row The Boat Ashore
Octopus's Garden
Ode To Joy
On Top Of Old Smoky
Rainbow Connection
Rockin' Robin
Shortnin' Bread - Pick A Bale O' Cotton
Simple Gifts
Skip To My Lou
Stand By Me
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
This Land Is Your Land
When The Saints Go Marching In
Yankee Doodle
You Are My Sunshine

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Product Details

Inventory: #HL 00116015
ISBN: 9781480321694
UPC: 884088880897
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
Page Count: 48 Pages

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Series: Essential Elements Ukulele
Format: Digital Book/Online Audio
Author: Marty Gross

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 online audio contains demonstrations of all the songs and examples available for download or streaming using the access code printed inside the book. 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 also includes 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!

Named “The Best Ukulele Method for Beginners” by Wirecutter: “...Essential Elements for Ukulele Book 1 emerged as our clear favorite. Surprisingly, it's one of the few books that start out by explaining chordal playing instead of single-note playing and playing chords is what almost all beginners really want to do on uke, since that gets them directly into playing songs. We like that Essential Elements for Ukulele includes some useful, unintimidating lessons on music theory, and that it offers chord and strum charts in the back...”

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