Series: Baritone Ukulele Method
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard; Pap/Com edition (June 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1458404870
ISBN-13: 978-1458404879
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.2 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
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Good guide on chords and strum patterns. songs are same you always find in beginner books but the instruction and playing tips are good to get started with. Much better book than Mel Bay Easy Baritone by Mary Dempler. DON"T get that one. It's very lame. Once I got the figuring and strum and chords down I found playing very easy and have moved on to regular guitar songs.
I play guitar and this book was a good introduction to the Baritone Ukulele for me, got me use to the instrument quickly, kind of like an overview tutorial. It is also a great book if you are a beginner with no experience at all. Well done, clear and setup well. The CD will get you use to playing along.
In a fit of mid-life crisis.., I decided I wanted to play an instrument. I thought "Hey, the Ukulele, four strings, about two octaves... how hard can it be." Well, I have no musical talent (that I know of) unless you count making farting noises with my armpit in Junior High.This is a basis book, that starts with This is a Ukulele!. I found it a challenge, but each exercise, builds on the one before it, and that helps. The book includes both notes and TABs which is a big help if you want to read music. The CD that comes with it is useful, if only to hear it done right.I gave it four stars as I have no other books to compare it to, But, overall, I have no complaints.., and I'm better than I was a week ago.
Excellent beginning book for introduction to the baritone ukulele. The fundamentals of both fingerpicking and strumming are introduced as well as an introduction to basic scales. Simple songs that incorporate these skills are introduced in a timely manner to give the student a sense of accomplishment.
I have followed music books for years, not to mention music charts. Still, I found it difficult to play the guitar, learning on my own. This book turned everything around. Simplistically done, thoroughly written to give the learner appropriate drills to master notes and fingering. This will not be the last book I order. Hal Leonard is here to teach you how to play and you will learn with his method which is the best.
Got this for my 6 year old son along with a baritone ukelele (also from ). He is really enjoying these. I had to help explain the beginning of the book (I have some music background but not with stringed instruments) and the process but once I explained the vocabulary and general premise he was off on his own. Absolutely worth the $ and will get us through until he can start lessons :)
Bought a uke, then a case, then I decided i needed to figure out how to play it. This is a great starter book...songs, chords, just what the doctor ordered. Highly recommended.
This is the first book I purchased since deciding to learn how to play a baritone uke. It does provide some basic instruction and tunes to get you going, but could be a little more detailed in application.
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