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[Jun 2010 | No Comment | 244 views]
Peg O’ My Heart

by William Bay
A wonderfully easy, entertaining way to learn the uke! Based on C tuning, this text presents strum-along/sing-alongs in the keys of C, G, D, F, and B flat. The DVD will teach you in a step-by-step manner, and provide hours of fun and enjoyment! You will learn 58 great, all-time favorite uke songs including Peg O’ My Heart and Fascination. CD included.

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[Apr 2010 | One Comment | 695 views]
Pālolo

by Uketree Records
In the third installment of the Hawaiian Style Ukulele series advanced chords, strum patterns and scale are presented. Tunes include “Mauna Loa”, “Wailele O Akaka (Akaka Falls)”, “Green Rose Hula” and many more. This is a great series for those looking to learn Hawaiian style ukulele and traditional Hawaiian tunes.
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[Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | 923 views]
Wedding March

by Ondrej Sarek
Classics for Ukulele features 20 well-known classical pieces arranged for fingerpicking solo ukulele. Tunes include: Moonlight Sonata, Ave Maria, Ride of the Valkyries, Hungarian Dance No.4 and many more. Music in standard notation and tab.
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[Apr 2010 | One Comment | 831 views]

by MaryLou Stout Dempler
I have played guitar since I was seven years old. I couldn’t learn to play my guitar fast enough. I had to take three guitar lessons a week. For my birthday, ten years ago my husband gave me a $2000.00 handmade concert ukulele. I fell  in love all over again with music, my new uke and my husband. You can read the complete story, including how I became a Mel Bay author at my website www.allmarylou.com.
After teaching my first soprano ukulele class at Bellarmine University, I formed the Louisville Ukulele Association Unlimited club …

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[Feb 2010 | No Comment | 822 views]
Children’s Ukulele Method

by Lee “Drew” Andrews
 
This ukulele method was written for children and beginners of all ages. Beginning with simple chords and songs this method is perfect for all beginners. Students are also taught to play and read single note lines on the ukulele. Proper holding, strumming and picking techniques are taught through text and pictures. Large text, notes and diagrams make this an easy book to use. The songs used in this method are well-known tunes for players of any age. Accompanying CD contains all examples and songs in the book. …

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[Feb 2010 | No Comment | 595 views]
Baritone Ukulele

by Mary Lou Stout Dempler
Students will develop music reading skills because of this unique, one-of-a kind, tablature method. Students can play immediately, without reading music utilizing the handy tab, as well as learn to play chords quickly and effectively. This will in turn enable them to sing along with the lyrics provided with each song; A valuable guide to ukulele players of all kinds.
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[Feb 2010 | No Comment | 763 views]
Kawika

by Uketree Records
Learn Hawaiian style ukulele from this great series. All tunes are well-known Hawaiian songs which include: “E Wai’anea”, “Kawika”, “Lei Nani”, “Pua Lililehau” and more. Instructional material on chord structure, arranging traditional songs, transposing keys, where to strum and more are presented in this book. A great resource for traditional Hawaiian music.
PDF | Kawika.mp3

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[Nov 2009 | No Comment | 1,001 views]
Uke Ballads

by Ian Whitcomb
In this wonderful collection Ian Whitcomb shows how to handle the uke in such a romantic way that the gently murmuring strums emerge to act as a sweet stream of accompaniment upon which one’s vocals can float along smoothly and pleasingly. All of the classic ballads included in this book were originally published before the ukulele established itself as an instrument to be taken seriously by the pop industry, before it became the 1920’s equivalent of the rock guitar. The music on the companion compact disc is performed …

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[Nov 2009 | One Comment | 969 views]
Three Uke Tunes for Christmas

by Lee “Drew” Andrews
Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for ukulele with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for ukulele and guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythm backup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for ukulele.
This book may be used along with Mel Bay’s Mandolin Christmas Songbook (MB21013) and Mel Bay’s Dobro Christmas Songbook (MB21508). All songs, except “Away in a Manger” are in the same key and can be played together. Most songs in Mel Bay’s Tenor …

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[Oct 2009 | No Comment | 1,164 views]
The Cat’s Meow

by Ian Whitcomb
This collection for ukulele brings back many favorite songs and ballads from the Roaring Twenties, plus several songs taken from the notebooks of Al Brown, an itinerant performer active in the period. These songs were featured in the motion pictures The Cat’s Meow and Last Call. The music is presented in lead sheet form with melody lines, chord symbols, and lyrics. Photos and artwork from the 1920s enhance the presentation. The music on the companion CD is performed by Ian Whitcomb with his various bands and orchestras.
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