Alfred's MAX™ Ukulele Method
See It * Hear It * Play It
By Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger
Ukulele Book & DVD
Item: 00-38984
$14.99
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Description
With Alfred's MAX Ukulele Method, you'll start with the basics like holding the ukulele, reading music and TAB, and playing chords. Styles covered include blues, rock, jazz, classical, folk, and more, and you'll hear every example performed by a live ukulele player. A DVD is included with every book in Alfred's MAX Series, offering maximum instruction at a minimum price. Now you won't just hear the music, you'll also see how it's done---making it very easy to learn to play. This is the best way to get started playing ukulele!
Contents
| Title | |
| Selecting Your Ukulele | |
| The Parts of Your Ukulele | |
| How to Hold Your Ukulele | |
| Standing | |
| Sitting | |
| The Right Hand: Strumming the Strings | |
| Strumming with a Pick | |
| Strumming with Your Fingers | |
| Using Your Left Hand | |
| Hand Position | |
| Placing a Finger on a String | |
| How to Tune Your Ukulele | |
| Tuning with the CD or DVD | |
| Tuning the Ukulele to Itself | |
| Pitch Pipes and Electronic Tuners | |
| Getting Acquainted with Music | |
| The Staff | |
| Measures | |
| Clefs | |
| Reading TAB | |
| Chord Diagrams | |
| The First String A | |
| Playing with A, B, and C | |
| Extra Credit | |
| Sound-Off: How to Count Time | |
| 4 Kinds of Notes | |
| Time Signatures | |
| 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 | |
| Three-Tempo Rockin' Uke | |
| Quarter Rest | |
| 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 | |
| Eighth Notes | |
| Jammin' with Eighth Notes | |
| Dotted Quarter Notes | |
| Cockels and Mussells | |
| Clementine | |
| The G7 Chord | |
| Aloha 'Oe | |
| When the Saints Go Marching In | |
| Love Somebody | |
| The Streets of Laredo | |
| The Down-and-Up Stroke | |
| The G Chord | |
| The D7 Chord | |
| Calypso Strum | |
| Introducing F-Sharp | |
| The Sloop John B |
Additional Information
| Series: | Alfred's MAX Series |
| Author: | Ron Manus, L. C. Harnsberger |
| Instrument: | Ukulele |
| Format: | Book & DVD |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Item Number: | 00-38984 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-7390-8702-9 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-7390-8702-2 |
| UPC: | 038081433028 |
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