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Ukulele Primer Book for Beginners with DVD

by Bert Casey Author

(From Amazon): The Ukulele Primer Book for Beginners with DVD by Bert Casey is designed to help the beginner learn how to play the ukulele. This beginning ukulele book can be used with a Soprano, Concert, or Tenor ukulele. These lessons start off with the absolute basics like parts of the uke, tuning (G, C, E, A), left and right hand position, and how to strum. After covering the essentials, you will learn how to play easy chords and different strum patterns in the context of fifteen popular songs. The fifty page music book contains written instruction, music notation, helpful tips, chord charts, and detailed photographs. The 86 minute DVD provides video instruction for all of the techniques and songs covered in the book. The DVD uses split screens so you will be able to clearly see both hands and the music at all times. This is the perfect course and songbook for teaching a beginner how to play the uke. Entertain your friends and family today by learning how to play this great instrument that is soaring in popularity. In addition to the DVD, the video lesson is also available for online access.

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
978-1893907676
Print Status
In Print
Lessons
65
Pages
50
Suggested Grades
Early Years - 12th
Publisher
Watch & Learn, Inc.
Edition
1st
Copyright
2010

Lessons

  • 1 The Ukulele - Page 1, DVD 2
  • 2 Parts of the Ukulele - Page 2
  • 3 Tuning - Page 3, DVD 3
  • 4 Holding the Ukulele - Page 4, DVD 4
  • 5 Left Hand Position - Page 5, DVD 5
  • 6 Strumming - Page 6, DVD 6
  • 7 Our First Chord, C - Page 7, DVD 7
  • 8 Ukulele Notation - Page 8, DVD 8-9
  • 9 The G7 Chord - Exercise 1 - Page 10, DVD 10-11
  • 10 Changing Chords - Exercise 2 - Page 10-11, DVD 12
  • 11 Learning to Strum - Exercise 3 - Page 11, DVD 13
  • 12 Learning to Strum - Exercise 4 - Page 11, DVD 14
  • 13 Learning to Strum - He's Got the Whole World - Page 12, DVD 15
  • 14 Constant Motion - Exercise 5 - Page 13, DVD 16-17
  • 15 Constant Motion - Exercise 6 - Page 13, DVD 18
  • 16 Constant Motion - Exercise 7 - Page 13, DVD 19
  • 17 Constant Motion - Exercise 8 - Page 13, DVD 20
  • 18 Constant Motion - Exercise 9 - Page 14, DVD 21
  • 19 Constant Motion - Exercise 10 - Page 14, DVD 22
  • 20 Constant Motion - Exercise 11 - Page 14, DVD 23
  • 21 Constant Motion - Exercise 12 - Page 14, DVD 24
  • 22 Constant Motion - He's Got the Whole World - Page 15, DVD 25-27
  • 23 Constant Motion - Exercise 13 - Page 16, DVD 28
  • 24 Constant Motion - Exercise 14 - Page 16, DVD 29
  • 25 Constant Motion - Exercise 15 - Page 16, DVD 30
  • 26 Constant Motion - Pay Me My Money Down - Page 17, DVD 31-33
  • 27 The C7 & F Chord - Exercise 16 - Page 18, DVD 34-35
  • 28 The C7 & F Chord - Exercise 17 - Page 18, DVD 36-37
  • 29 The C7 & F Chord - When the Saints Go Marching In - Page 19, DVD 38-39
  • 30 3/4 Time or Waltz Time - Exercise 18 - Page 20, DVD 40
  • 31 3/4 Time or Waltz Time - Exercise 19 - Page 20, DVD 41
  • 32 3/4 Time or Waltz Time - Exercise 20 - Page 20, DVD 42
  • 33 3/4 Time or Waltz Time - Streets of Laredo - Page 22, DVD 43-44
  • 34 The G & D Chords - Exercise 21 - Page 22, DVD 45-47
  • 35 The G & D Chords - Tom Dooley - Page 23, DVD 48-49
  • 36 The G & D Chords - Exercise 22 - Page 24, DVD 50
  • 37 The G & D Chords - The Muted Strum - Page 24, DVD 51
  • 38 The G & D Chords - The Worried Man Blues - Page 25, DVD 52-53
  • 39 The D7 Chord - Exercise 23 - Page 26, DVD 54-55
  • 40 The D7 Chord - Banks of the Ohio - Page 27, DVD 56-57
  • 41 The A Chord - Exercise 24 - Page 28, DVD 58-59
  • 42 The A Chord - The Calypso Strum - Page 28, DVD 60
  • 43 The A Chord - Jamaica Farewell - Page 29, DVD 61-62
  • 44 The A7 & Em Chords - Exercise 25 - Page 30, DVD 63-64
  • 45 The A7 & Em Chords - Exercise 26 - Page 30, DVD 65
  • 46 The A7 & Em Chords - Exercise 27 - Page 30, DVD 66
  • 47 The A7 & Em Chords - Amazing Grace - Page 31, DVD 67-68
  • 48 The B-flat & F7 Chords - Exercise 28 - Page 32, DVD 69-70
  • 49 The B-flat & F7 Chords - Exercise 29 - Page 32, DVD 71
  • 50 The B-flat & F7 Chords - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Page 33, DVD 72-73
  • 51 The B-flat-m6 Chord - Exercise 30 - Page 34, DVD 74-75
  • 52 The B-flat-m6 Chord - Exercise 31 - Page 34, DVD 76
  • 53 The B-flat-m6 Chord - The Sloop John B. - Page 35, DVD 76-78
  • 54 The B & Am Chords - Exercise 32 - Page 36, DVD 79-80
  • 55 The B & Am Chords - The Reggae Strum - Page 36, DVD 81
  • 56 The B & Am Chords - O Mary Don't You Weep - Page 37, DVD 82-83
  • 57 The C & C7 Bar Chords - Exercise 33 - Page 38, DVD 84-85
  • 58 The C & C7 Bar Chords - Exercise 34 - Page 38, DVD 86
  • 59 The C & C7 Bar Chords - Midnight Special - Page 39, DVD 87-88
  • 60 Chord Ornaments - Exercise 35 - Page 40, DVD 89
  • 61 Chord Ornaments - Exercise 36 - Page 40, DVD 90
  • 62 Chord Ornaments - Exercise 37 - Page 41, DVD 91
  • 63 Chord Ornaments - 12 Bar Blues in A - Page 41, DVD 92-93
  • 64 Chord Ornaments - Exercise 38 - Page 42, DVD 94
  • 65 Chord Ornaments - 12 Bar Blues in E - Page 42, DVD 95-96

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