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New - from #1 best-selling music author Ben Parker ! This book is the perfect introduction to the Ukulele for kids of all ages ! With no sheet music to follow, kids can easily follow the clear and simple diagrams and photos to learn their first chords, play fun tunes and gain confidence playing their first Uke! * Easy to follow instructions and illustrations * Simple exercises to follow and practice * Learn at their own pace * Fun and easy songs, chords and tunes to play * Simply follow the lessons in the book and kids will be playing ukulele in no time ! Check out Ben's Author page for his other best-selling kids and adult tuition books for: Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Banjo, Ukulele, Recorder and Harmonica!
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Kyle Craig Publishing (November 8, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1908707119
ISBN-13: 978-1908707116
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #7,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Instruments > Strings > Ukuleles #94 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Instruction & Study #2296 in Books > Reference
This is a lovely book and just what we wanted to get my nephew up and running with his new uke. Fun songs, easy to follow and I even had a little look and was surprised to see that ukulele is actually much easier than I first thought. Very happy with this purchase, and it was half the price of the other kids books ( which is why I initially chose it !). Recommended.
My grandson is 6 years old, in very early stages of learning to read. Loves music. Has "played" several instruments - all tuned to an open-G. Thought it was time for him to begin training the left hand, and so...gave him a uke for Christmas. Got this book to to assist in the left hand training. Looking through it, I believe it will be an excellent tool to help him (with my assistance) learn the mechanics of to chording an instrument. This book reminds me of the book that came with my first stringed instrument - a Silvertone (Sears) ukelele, about mid-1950's. Excellent!
I'm a ukulele instructor. *This comment is mainly for teachers who are looking to use this as a method book for their students. I've been using this book with my first grade student since this February, and she now has one more song left to learn before completing the book. This book is good for learning simple children's songs- Old Mac Donald, Wheels On the Bus, Hickory Dickory Doc, Yankee Doodle are a few of the songs. This book has a really simple way to teach kids strumming patterns & rhythm-- uses up and down arrows for quarter notes and eighth notes. The book is based around learning 3 chords (C, F, and G7 and for the very end of the book Am), which is great for reinforcing muscle memory/memorizing chords and working on smooth chord transitions. Although G7 is an important basic chord, young children may struggle with finger placement via this chord. The chord charts are listed on most pages. The songs don't always have written instructions or helpful tips/ directions for self-checking correct technique. The font is super tiny for the up and down arrows depicting strumming patterns. It may be hard for the student to read from afar. It's a thin little book. I liked this book for teaching the basics. There are a handful of things that could be added to make the book more dense in content, but if you like books where you can write in your own directions and helpful tips, this is the book for you. I'd love to see more songs and simple chords in a newer edition.
The instructions were easy and clear! I appreciate the fun and familiar song choices. This book will surely offer a good base for the beginning uke player!
This little Uke book is a great way to get started on the instrument. The basics are clearly and simply broken down into sections and a nice selection of kids songs are provided to get you strumming. Everyone in my little family has enjoyed picking up the uke, thanks to this book!
I really like this book, but it would be even better if it would include a little more information and songs.
I got the physical book for my Godchild. . Then offered me the Kindle version for .99 which i took advantage of. .While the book does have large print when explaining things once you get to the actual songs you are presented with teeny writing. For the kindle version you cannot adjust the font. So if you think it is teeny in the book wait until you try it on the Kindle.My biggest problem is the section on strumming. I do get the down and up arrows but on the actual songs there is a small line next to some of the down arrows. I have no idea what that means. I have spent a couple of hours on line trying to contact the author and looking at other books and even going to youtube to watch people playing the wheels on the bus. Finally I realized that I shouldn't have to fight this hard to figure out a kiddie book which is why I am giving it 1 star.Found out what the little lines are for got this from the author: The lines are bar lines - these encapsulate the 4 beats of each bar (marked by the 4 down arrows.Confusing but what i take away from this is that it is not part of the strum pattern.
I bought 2 copies but returned them because the book does not have any information in it for baritone ukes. Baritones are tuned to a different pitch from the other types, so it would have been confusing and useless for me to give it to my grandson and my wife's granddaughter with the handmade baritone ukes I built and gave them for Christmas.
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