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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Serie: In A Day For Dummies
- Sprache: Englisch
Who doesn't want to learn how to play the ukulele? The uke is hot. And learning to play this instrument at a basic level is quick and easy for even the most inexperienced musicians - especially with Ukulele in a Day For Dummies! With this great introductory package, readers get the information they need to pick up a ukulele and try it out.
Ukulele in a Day For Dummies:
- Covers ukulele basics
- Introduces readers to basic chords and strumming patterns
- Provides everything needed for readers to play a simple tune or two at the end of the day!
- Comes with access to 29 audio tracks and a half dozen instructional videos so you can read, hear, and see how to play the uke
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Ukulele In A Day For Dummies®
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Ukulele In A Day For Dummies®
by Alistair Wood
Ukulele In A Day For Dummies®
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Introduction
Guitars were invented for people who wanted to strut around on stage and show off. And ukuleles were invented for people who just want to play music and enjoy it.
In that spirit, Ukulele In A Day For Dummies is a no-nonsense guide to getting started with the ukulele so you get confident enough in your playing to start making music and performing. This book doesn’t delve deep into musical theory or discuss standard musical notation. Everything in the book is aimed squarely at getting you playing, enjoying the ukulele and sounding great.
You can take full advantage of the book by using these methods:
Read the charts: Songs in this book are presented in chord charts. These charts are a simplified way of presenting music that is much more immediate than standard notation. They indicate how to play the chords in the song and the strumming rhythm.
Print the photos: The position of your hands is really important for getting a good sound from your ukulele. The photos will give you a better idea of what your fingers should look like than the chord charts alone.
Download and listen to the audio tracks: It’s hard to grasp what something should sound like from the written word, so I’ve posted a few pieces of audio at www.dummies.com/go/inaday/ukulele.
What You Can Do in a Day
As part of the In A Day For Dummies series, I designed this book to contain about a day’s reading and practice. I’m a generous sort, so I’ve included a bit more in the way of instruction than you’ll likely cover in a day. But, at the end of said day, the goal is that you’ll be able to play your first song on the uke – ‘Lil Liza Jane’.
Foolish Assumptions
The only large assumption I make is that you’re using a standard tuned ukulele (soprano, concert or tenor) rather than a baritone ukulele. The baritone ukulele is a different instrument entirely. Other than that, I don’t assume anything else about you, including whether you’ve any knowledge of ukuleles or music theory in general. I don’t assume that you’re a (take a deep breath) heavy-rock ‘grebo’, pierced punk fan or grizzled bluesman with no soul left to trade; a Hawaiian surfer with only vowels in your name, a cool jazz ‘hepcat’, a dreadlocked reggae follower or a tuxedoed concert-going classical aficionado (gasp!). That’s more than enough stereotypes to be going on with . . .
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