The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play
By Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger
Ukulele Book & Online Audio
Alfred's Basic Ukulele Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the ukulele easy and fun. This book covers how to hold your ukulele, tuning your ukulele, right- and left-hand techniques, the basics of reading music, chords, and strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB.
For the first time, companion audio tracks that can be downloaded or streamed online are included with the book, so you'll have everything you need in one place. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.
Content:
| Title | |
| SELECTING YOUR UKULELE | |
| THE PARTS OF YOUR UKULELE | |
| HOW TO HOLD YOUR UKULELE | |
| THE RIGHT HAND: STRUMMING THE STRINGS | |
| USING YOUR LEFT HAND | |
| HOW TO TUNE YOUR UKULELE | |
| GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH MUSIC | |
| READING TAB | |
| THE FIRST STRING A | |
| Playing with A, B, C | |
| Extra Credit | |
| SOUND OFF: HOW TO COUNT TIME | |
| REPEAT SIGNS | |
| 1st String Blues | |
| THE SECOND STRING E | |
| Jammin' on Two Strings | |
| Hot Cross Buns | |
| Blues in C | |
| Rockin' Uke | |
| THE THIRD STRING C | |
| Jammin' on Three Strings | |
| Largo | |
| Jingle Bells | |
| Beautiful Brown Eyes | |
| INTRODUCING B-FLAT | |
| Aura Lee | |
| Three-String Boogie | |
| TEMPO SIGNS | |
| QUARTER REST | |
| Three-Tempo Rockin' Uke | |
| THE C7 CHORD | |
| THE F CHORD | |
| Good Night Ladies | |
| KEY SIGNATURES | |
| TIES | |
| Down in the Valley | |
| Ode to Joy | |
| THE C CHORD | |
| INCOMPLETE MEASURES | |
| A-Tisket, A-Tasket | |
| Tom Dooley | |
| EIGHTH NOTES | |
| Jammin' with Eighth Notes | |
| Go Tell Aunt Rhody | |
| DOTTED QUARTER NOTES | |
| Cockles and Mussels | |
| Clementine | |
| THE G7 CHORD | |
| Aloha 'Oe | |
| When the Saints Go Marching In | |
| Love Somebody | |
| The Streets of Laredo | |
| THE DOWN-AND-UP STROKE | |
| THE FERMATA | |
| Michael, Row the Boat Ashore | |
| Frankie and Johnny | |
| THE DOTTED 8TH AND 16TH NOTE RHYTHM BLUES STRUM | |
| Careless Love | |
| THE G CHORD | |
| THE D7 CHORD | |
| INTRODUCING F-SHARP | |
| Little Brown Jug | |
| BLUEGRASS STRUM | |
| D.C. AL FINE | |
| Gimme That Old-Time Religion | |
| CALYPSO STRUM | |
| Mary Ann | |
| The Sloop John B | |
| Over the Rainbow | |
| CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION | |