Ukulele Exercises For Dummies
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You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you’re ready to do something with it. You’re in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating music in no time that include:
• Creating rock-steady strumming patterns and rhythms
• Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises, and solo fingerpicking pieces
• Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos
• Playing actual songs on the ukulele – everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12 bar blues!
• Downloadable audio files of the exercises found in the book, providing you with a self-contained practice package
No matter if you’re a beginning ukulele player or you’re wanting to stretch and improve your chops, Ukulele Exercises For Dummies puts you on your way to becoming a ukulele extraordinaire!
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (5 April 2013), For Dummies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 272 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1118506855 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1118506851 |
| Dimensions | 20.83 x 2.03 x 27.43 cm |
by Alisha Jade
Fantastic little learners book! Would recommend to anybody who is starting out or even been playing for some time! My partner is very pleased with it, it was a Christmas gift for someone but he’s been sat down with it doing a few of the activities before giving it to them haha!
by aehall
A bit technical, as I’m not naturally a very musical person. Bought a ukulele to learn along with my 13year old Grandson. I’m sure with this book I can eventually produce a tune, it seems a very comprehensive guide book and the exercises are essential and learning is made fun. With this book I WILL persevere and learn to play my Ukulele.
by Mr. C
I bought this as a present. I already own a copy. It deserves 5 stars for content but unfortunately this particular copy has been printed on inferior paper to my own copy and I’m not sure why it has been tampered with in that way.
It is an excellent book and I recommend it on that basis. It is useful to beginners/inexperienced players and more proficient players alike.
I’ve enjoyed playing the classical pieces because that’s introduced me to an entirely new area of uke playing. I’ve been teaching a small group (5) people fingerstyle uke and they’ve all now bought their own copies.
by Chris B
This book contains exercises to improve your playing, as per it’s title.
It is not a basic Ukulele tutorial, neither is it a book of tunes. It never claims to be.
The audio files are easily downloaded from the “Dummies” site, details of which are included in the book itself.
If you have the basics of playing, but want to improve, get this it’s ideal.
by Fred Weimer
I bought this by accident. But I’m glad I did. I wanted to improve my knowledge of scales and the Uke fretboard, and this book fits the bill. I have the Kindle version and I can magnify the illustrations which is a plus.
by Kensden
A lot of information for both beginner and more experienced ukulele player. Covers strumming and finger picking techniques with additional information on practicing and performing.
Presented in easy ‘chunks’ that can either be followed in sequence or dipped in and out of.
Goes well with the online ukulele course by the author.
by Sean D.
I started learning to play the Ukulele recently, and wanted to expand my knowledge and skills further.
Specifically. I am currently working on improving my strumming, which is why after some research. I purchased this book.
It’s really well laid out, with lots of great information all easily explained in plain language. You can work your way through the book from beginning to end, or go to a specific section, which is what I have been doing.
All of the examples and exercises are available online also.
Great value for money book, which I will be using and referring to for a long time.
by Jo L.
This book is great if you’re a beginner player on the ukulele or more advanced. I’ve just bought a ukulele after being a guitar player for some years and needed some guidance and instructions and this book is perfect for my requirements.