Kids Guide to Learning the Ukulele E-Book

Emily Arrow

• Herausgeber: Happy Fox Books
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 42

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

The benefits of music are monumental! Ukuleles are the perfect first instrument for kids to learn to play, and this book will show them why and how. Filled with basic instructions for holding positions, tuning, basic chords, and more, children will then learn and practice 24 songs, games, and activities. From songs about counting to songs about yoga, each exciting musical activity provides a rich and playful learning experience kids will love! Also included are helpful, easy-to-learn chord stickers! Kid's Guide to Learning the Ukulele is a must-have musical journey for children and parents or teachers alike – no prior experience or knowledge needed! Author Emily Arrow has over 10 years of experience working with children and teachers in music education. An award-winning children's songwriter, an official Kala Brand Music Co. artist, and popular YouTube personality, her work has also been featured on SiriusXM's Kid's Place Live, as well as Sesame Street Studios.

Leseprobe

Kids’ Guide to

by Emily Arrow

Photography by Alex Crawford

Kids’ Guide to

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A special thank you to Kala Brand Ukulele

© 2020 by Emily Arrow and Happy Fox Books, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc.,

903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

Kids’ Guide to Learning the Ukulele

is an original work, first published in 2020 by Fox Chapel Publishing Company,

Inc. Reproduction of its contents is strictly prohibited without written permission from the rights holder.

ISBN 978-1-64124-048-2

eISBN 9781607657965

Project Team

Technical Reviewer: Mika McDougall

Editors: Jeremy Hauck, Laura Taylor

Cover design: Llara Pazdan, David Fisk

Interior page design: Llara Pazdan

Indexer: Jay Kreider

Library of Congress Control Number:2019953931

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Shutterstock: ANURAK PONGPATIMET (girl on 47); balabolka (food illus. on 51); Fancy Graphics (box bursts on 10, 15, 23, 28,

53, 63, 65, 68, 75); Fourleaflover (white decoration around head on back cover; halo/bursts on 5, 8, 9, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25,

25, 37, 48, 57); HopeBy (top right girl on front cover); Istry Istry (ukulele illus./music notes on back cover, 3, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16,

19, 23, 31, 32, 37, 41, 45, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 73); Jacob_09 (color wash on front/back covers); Juan Pablo Patti (blue arrows on

10, 21, 27, 29, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74,

75, 76, 77, 78); Krolja (bands at top/bottom of front/back covers, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24,

28, 31, 37, 57, 58,

59); Littlewitz (hand strumming ukulele on front cover); mahatzapa (music notes on 34); mayura benjarattanapakee (girl on

55); MShev (boy on 60); New Africa (boy on 33, girl on 37); Nikolaeva (music notes on 78); NITI JUNKAVEEKOOL (girl on 75);

paulaphoto (girl on 12); pimchawee (shhh woman illus. on 34); pujislab (boy left center on front cover, boy on 3); Ronnachai

Palas (girl on 62); samui (watercolor background on 7, 10, 26, 32, 38, 70); telinunu (boy illus. on 8, 51); Vera Serg (socks on 31);

XtianFer (boy on 34); yanami (girl on 19)

Designed by Freepik: apple illus. (16); blue ukulele (90, 91, 92, 93); circle (30); clock (37); hand pat illus. (34, 35, 40, 44, 47, 50,

51, 56, 61, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 72, 76, 77); pencil (78); pinched hand illus. (20); question mark (30); rainbow (21, 41, 51, 65, 67, 69,

76, 77); ukulele bullet points (24)

Designed by macrovector/Freepik: book illus. (42)

Designed by myriammira/Freepik: creatures (16); creatures (73)

Hello!

Hello!

I’m Emily Arrow. I create songs, stories, and YouTube videos with my ukulele named Bow (get it? Like bow

and “Arrow”!). Being a musician is my way of learning more about myself and sharing who I am with the

world. I love performing with my ukulele at theaters, libraries, bookstores, and radio stations to share my

music with kids all over the country.

Why am I so obsessed with the ukulele?

I started playing the piano when I was seven years old . . . but it was not very easy for me! I already loved to

sing, so my goal was to sing and play songs on the piano. I was impatient and wanted to learn faster. If you

have ever been impatient with something you really wanted, you will understand what I mean.

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KIDS’ GUIDE TO LEARNING THE UKULELE

INTRODUCTION

But no matter what, something inside me knew I