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Ukulele- Reading Music Series - Primer | UKEREAD1
Learn to read single note melodies in the first/open position. It is a lot easier than you might think with this step-by-step easy to use approach. Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
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Ukulele- Reading Music Series - Primer
Author: Curt Sheller
Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications - (80 pages)
Published: July 01, 2006
ISBN-10: 0-9714044-1-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-1-0
Size: 8.5 x 11
Product Code: UKEREAD1
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Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Reading music on the ukulele is easier than reading music on guitar or piano. There are only four strings with a smaller range of possible notes.
Music in the key of C with all natural notes, no flats or sharps is pretty easy to play in open position on a ukulele. This would be the same as playing the white keys of a piano.
Standard music notation has been the Lingua Franco of musicians, both professionals and hobbyists for many centuries.
Reading standard music notation opens you up to vast world of published music.
Reading simple melodies in open position is the first step to reading music on the uke.
Ukulele - Reading Music Series
Reading Music in Open Position, Single Note Studies- Primer uses Chuck Anderson's Modular Phonetic Rhythm System.
Future books cover reading accidentals, the signatures, chords charts as well as reading in different positions up and down the ukulele fingerboard. As well as covering reading music in additional popular ukulele tunings: “G” Tuning and “D” Tuning.
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- Introduction 5
- Tuning Your Ukulele 9
- Reading Rhythm 13
- String One 17
- Open A 18
- B 20
- C 22
- A B and C 24
- String Two 25
- Open E 26
- F 28
- G 30
- E F and G 32
- String One and Two Review 33
- String Three 35
- Open C 36
- D 38
- C and D 40
- String One, Two & Three Review 41
- Alternate Note Locations 43
- Ties and Rests 45
- Drills & Exercises 51
- String Four 55
- String Four, High “G” 57
- String Four, Low “G” 61
- Songs 65
- Preview 79
- 9/29/2006 - (20060930.1.3) Updated to reflect the changes to the Modular Phonetic Rhythm system.
- 6/2/2006 - Updated ISBN number to new ISBN-13 number.
- 4/24/2006 - Book Released
- 3/30/2006 - Preview of Book Release
- 3/30/2006 - Errata File Created
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A selection of related chord books. Most books are available as hard copy editions and pdf/ebook downloads.
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| | A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z |
The Blues are at the heart of all American music. It has influenced Country, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass and just about every form of American music we listen to today. Studying the blues chord progressions presented in this book will open a wealth of creative possibilities for exploring chord progressions in all styles of music, not just blues. This volume covers the key of C major and C minor. Each example includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and its chord substitutions. A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z starts with a basic three chord, 12 bar blues and progresses up to a sophisticated jazz blues with multiple chord substitutions. All examples are shown in “C” and “G” tuning. Suitable for Soprano, concert, tenor and baritone ukuleles Get through this book and you'll have a solid jazz chord foundation to build on. Tunings: C and G. Low or high string four variations. | ||
| The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I | |
Volume I features the principles of voice leading applied to chord progressions. These principles are explained using chords from volume I of The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords. Chapters with common major and minor full diatonic, partial diatonic and chromatic chord progressions are also included to further explore voice leading principles presented in the book. Tunings: C low or high “G” - (GCEA or gCEA). | ||
| | A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords - Volume I |
Commonly referred to as “jazz” chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords chords on ukulele. Beyond learning basic open position chords and basic movable form chords, most ukulele players struggle with these more advanced chords. Commonly called “jazz” chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music. This 2nd edition includes sample chord progressions to get you started. Tunings: C, G, or D Tunings. Low or high string four variations.
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| | Exploring Jazz Chords on Ukulele |
Exploring “Jazz” Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire. Building a Solid “Jazz” Chord Foundation using Seventh, Major Seventh, Major 6, Minor Seventh, Minor Sixth, Diminished Seventh, Minor Seventh Flat Five and Augmented Seventh chords. Tunings: C and G. Low or high string four variations. | ||
A Guide to Ukulele Chords | ||
A Guide to Ukulele Chords is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering the basic ukulele chords that ALL ukulele players SHOULD know. A Guide to Ukulele Chords covers movable chord forms, rock chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and includes an introduction to 4-part, a.k.a “jazz” chords and more... From a few “core, basic chord shapes and a understanding of how chords are constructed. Your chord vocabulary can be dramatically increased without memorizing countless chord shapes. There are too many chord shapes to memorize. This book will take the mystery out playing and understanding chords on the ukulele, whether it is a standard, concert, tenor or baritone ukulele in “C” tuning, low or high string four. Tunings: C Tunings. Low or high string four variations. Lefties of the world! Don't feel left out. There is a version for you. A Guide to Ukulele Chords for Lefties | ||
| | Ukulele Chords |
This mini (1/2 size) chord books are the perfect size for every ukulele gig bag or case and a great addition to you music book library. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played. Beyond basic major and minor chords, dominant seventh, major sevenths, minor sevenths, diminished, augmented, sus, and add chords are covered in every key. 
For C Tuning with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA). | ||
| | A Guide to Ukulele Chords for Lefties |
Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part jazz chords and more... FOR LEFTIES Tunings: C, G, or D Tunings. Low or high string four variations. |
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