Download or read book Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele written by Mark Kailana Nelson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the 'ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of its birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the jumping flea right from the start, creating music of stunning beauty and versatility. Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs, folk songs, standards–even a few pieces from the classical guitar repertoire.The book offers 27 arrangements from around the world written in standard notation and tablature playable on any 'ukulele. Songs are grouped according to level of difficulty, starting with simple arrangements well within the grasp of dedicated beginners and intermediate players and leading through more challenging songs featuring unusual chord voicings, inversions up the neck, tricky fingerings and all the fun stuff the author could muster. to aid the student, the companion CD includes all of the songs taught. Includes chord charts, inversion studies, introductory material on finger-picking and making the transition from strumming to melodic playing.
Download or read book Classical Ukulele Fingerpicking Anthology written by Andrea Gaudette and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-08 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Ukulele Fingerpicking Anthology includes 48 arrangements from composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, Satie and Schumann. All works are appropriate for the intermediate player and written in both standard notation as well as tablature. With the exceptions of condensed octave placements and key transpositions, each selection is authentically transcribed from its original work. This anthology contains new tablature suggestions of all the pieces in both Classical Ukulele Fingerpicking and Classical Ukulele Fingerpicking Volume 2. Additionally, this resource contains 16 newly arranged works. Visit us online at https: //andreagaudettemusic.com/ukulele/
Download or read book 20 Spanish Baroque Pieces by Gaspar Sanz Arranged for Uke written by Rob Mackillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaspar Sanz (1640 –1710) is the most famous baroque-period guitarist. His works are tuneful and memorable, with fiery cross-rhythms and cascading scale passages. He published three books of guitar music.The baroque guitar could be viewed as a close relative of the ukulele. Indeed, the two instruments have much in common. the smaller four-course guitar actually had the same tuning as the ukulele, for example, although it was largely double-strung.Sanz enjoyed playing scales in the campanella style, with the notes of a scale set out on different strings, sonically overlapping slightly in the style of little bells. This is a technique the ukulele excels at, and is used to good effect in these arrangements.Sanz' music for baroque guitar transfers exceptionally well to the uke, as these arrangements demonstrate. It is hoped that this repertoire will bring a refreshing addition to the repertoire of the ukulele, just as the little instrument can bring a freshness to these old but lively pieces.
Download or read book Ragtime Fingerstyle Ukulele written by Fred Sokolow and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Ukulele). 15 of the most popular ragtime piano pieces for the ukulele are arranged by Fred Sokolow in this collection featuring music notation, tablature, and online audio demonstration tracks. Each rag has several sections, so there's a wealth of music here. Learning these rags will expand your ukulele horizons and provide hours of musical fun! Selections include: Dill Pickles (Charles Johnson) * The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) * Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) * Pegasus (James Scott) * Slippery Elm Rag (Clarence Woods) * Smoky Mokes (Abe Holzmann) * Yankee Land (Max Hoffman) * and more.
Download or read book The Beatles for Fingerstyle Ukulele written by The Beatles and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Ukulele). The Beatles for Fingerstyle Ukulele contains 25 favorite songs, each presented two ways: first as solo fingerstyle arrangements for playing simple chord-melody instrumentals with tab and chord diagrams included and also as lyric-and-chord lead sheets for basic strumming and singing. Songs are introduced in order of difficulty and also include fun and interesting facts about the Beatles' original recordings and history. Songs include: Across the Universe * And I Love Her * Can't Buy Me Love * Eight Days a Week * Here Comes the Sun * Hey Jude * In My Life * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Something * While My Guitar Gently Weeps * Yesterday * You've Got to Hide Your Love Away * and more.
Download or read book Renaissance Guitar Music for Fingerstyle Ukulele written by Steven Watson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 37 pieces of Renaissance guitar music transcribed for solo fingerstyle ukulele together with the author’s recordings of every transcription. Moreover, a generous introduction provides a brief history of the Renaissance guitar, tips on period ornamentation and musicianship, recommended recordings, and invaluable resources for further research of your own. Throughout Europe, the Renaissance guitar was a popular instrument in the middle of the sixteenth century. Its composers left us a treasure-trove of music, from rustic dances to chansons and elaborate fantasias. Five-hundred years later, this music fits beautifully on the Renaissance guitar’s musical descendant, the ukulele. The Renaissance guitar and the ukulele share an almost identical tuning. As the transcriptions in this book are written in standard notation and tablature, any type of ukulele, from soprano to baritone—as well as the top four strings of the guitar— can be used to play them. Most of the pieces are in standard gCEA or GCEA tuning; the seven pieces in the second section of the book, however, require low-G tuning to render the counterpoint as written. It’s also possible for guitar and baritone uke players to read the tablature provided. The music will sound a perfect 4th lower than the notation, but as there was no standard pitch in the time of the Renaissance guitar, modern players should feel no obligation to play this music at fixed pitch. If you wish to read from the tablature and sound in the same key as the notation for ensemble purposes, guitar and baritone uke players merely need to place a capo at the fifth fret. With a certain sense of historical irony, the music of the Renaissance guitar is here reborn on modern fretted instruments.
Download or read book Graded Repertoire for Classical Guitar written by Simon Powis and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is my hope that this carefully selected set of pieces will offer guidance and clarity to both students and teachers of classical guitar. Now that music is available in such quantity and ease it is more important than ever to have a clear path laid out that will offer the possibility to explore the repertoire without putting up walls of frustration along the way.After working with several thousand guitarists online it has become clear that studying a piece of music that is too difficult can be one of the biggest impediments to learning and also the joy of music making. More often than not, students who experience struggle will put themselves at fault. However, I believe that a curated selection of music that is arranged in a progressive manner can avert frustration, foster steady progress, and make for a joyful learning experience.At the heart of this collection is a desire to foster joy and a sense of accomplishment. It is that joy that most likely brought you to the classical guitar in the first place. Each piece has been chosen because of musical, technical, and pedagogical reasons. The collection as a whole makes up the repertoire component of the curriculum at Classical Guitar Corner Academy and has been worked on diligently by a dedicated community of guitarists around the world.This edition is in standard notation and contains 123 pages. There are 52 pieces in total. Each grade is clearly marked and each piece has a brief set of instruction to help with study and focus. Composers include: Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, J.S. Bach, Napoleon Coste, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Agustin Barrios, Mauro Giuliani, Robert De Visee, Domenico Scarlatti, Gaspar Sanz and more.
Download or read book Fingerstyle Et den Fingerstyle Etudes written by Elisabeth Pfeiffer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English below! Fingerstyle Etüden ist eine Sammlung von 30 Instrumentalstücken in verschiedenen Schwierigkeitsstufen für Ukulele solo. Jede Etüde beschäftigt sich mit einem bestimmten Zupfmuster, das die Grundlage für stimmungsvolle Musik liefert. Ausführlicher Anleitungsteil und Anmerkungen zu jeder Etüde Jede Etüde gibt es als Noten & Tabulatur, nur Tabulatur und nur Noten (mit Fingersätzen). Außerdem findest du jeweils Griffbilder zum Stück. Wichtige Techniken werden kurz zu Beginn des Buches erklärt und jede Etüde wird mit Anmerkungen und Übetipps ergänzt. Audiodateien und Videos Je ein Video und eine Audiodatei pro Etüde geben dir einen Eindruck vom Klang und Schwierigkeitsgrad des Stücks. 30 Etudes for Ukulele solo Pop & Rock Ukulele Fingerstyle Etudes is a collection of 30 instrumental pieces for ukulele solo providing material for the advanced beginner, as well as the advanced player. Each etude is based on a specific picking pattern to provide atmospheric music. Extensive Instructions and Practice and Performance Notes for every Etude Each etude comes to you in a music & tab version, as well as a tab-only and a music-only version (with fingerings). Additionally, you'll find helpful chord diagrams for every piece. Fundamental techniques are explained at the beginning of the book and each etude is complemented with practice and performance notes. Audio and Video One video and audio file for each etude will give you an idea of what sound and interpretation to aim for.
Download or read book Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele written by Mark "Kailana" Nelson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Mel Bay's best-selling book, Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele, we are proud to present, Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele. This book and accompanying audio available for download online offer a variety of fingerstyle solos for the ukulele. The music stretches across several styles, including Hawaiian, ragtime, bossa nova, and classical. The solos progress in difficulty, and tips on technique areincluded along the way. More advanced arrangements introduce chord inversions and different rhythmic approaches for the right hand. Thirty-three arrangements are presented in standard notation and tablature. Transposition charts are included for baritone ukulele
Download or read book Classical Themes for Fingerstyle Ukulele written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Ukulele). Strum along to some of the most famous classical themes of all-time on the ukulele in standard notation and tab! Includes 15 songs: Ave Maria (Schubert) * Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("Serenade") (Mozart) * Fur Elise (Beethoven) * Habanera (Bizet) * Morning (Grieg) * Rondeau (Mouret) * Spring from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) * and more.
Download or read book 20 Celtic Fingerstyle Uke Tunes written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-29 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 favorite Scottish and Irish tunes, brilliantly arranged for fingerstyle ukulele by Rob MacKillop. Titles include such well-known session tunes as Drowsy Maggie, the Kesh Jig, the Connaught Man's Rambles and the Wind That Shakes the Barley. Rob is a master of the campanella style of ukulele fingering, which exploits the unique tuning of the ukulele, and which helps these airs, jigs and reels flow across the fingerboard effortlessly, at times sounding like a small Celtic harp. the CD recording contains all 20 pieces performed by Rob MacKillop, hailed in Celtic World as 'One of Scotland's finest musicians'.
Download or read book 20 Easy Classical Uke Pieces for Kids written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ukulele is a wonderful instrument for kids - cheap and cheerful, and ready-made for kids' small hands. Most ukulele books introduce chords from the first page, but chords can be difficult and frustrating for child beginners. This book and accompanying audio gets kids playing recognizable tunes right from the get go. The material includes both standard notation and tablature clefs. This book is written in ukulele tablature to make learning fun and easy. The arranger (with 25 years of teaching experience) has laid the foundations for good fingerstyle technique. This book is therefore both fun and educational. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book 20 Progressive Fingerstyle Studies for Uke written by Rob Mackillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ukulele is an extraordinary instrument with a remarkable history. Apart from its well-practiced use as a strummed accompaniment instrument, it is capable of real beauty and the most delicate expression. It has as much depth as Renaissance and Baroque guitars and lutes, and is worthy of serious study by all those who have a heart for music. This set of 20 fingerstyle arrangements is written for the beginning student seeking something a little more challenging to play. These 20 progressive studies touch on all aspects of fingerstyle playing on the ukulele presenting different styles: blues, jazz, classical, and even minimalism and serialism. There are studies in arpeggios, scales, modes, ii-V-I chord sequences, strumming, syncopation, campanella fingerings, improvisation, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Some of the studies concentrate on the left hand, some on the right hand, some on both. Possibly the most comprehensive set of studies currently available for the ukulele, mastery of which will equip one to explore any style of music desired. It is also a showcase for how well the ukulele can adapt to different styles of music.
Download or read book 20 Easy Fingerstyle Studies For Ukulele eBook written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Easy Fingerstyle Studies for Ukulele is a collection of pieces and exercises for fingerstyle ukulele, aimed at those who have strummed chords on the ukulele and wish to learn fingerstyle technique. Author Rob MacKillop introduces techniques for the left and right hand and explanations for each piece that help you along the way. the accompanying CD contains both slow and up tempo versions of very tune in the book.
Download or read book Ukulele Picking Tunes Early Music Gems written by Ondrej Sarek and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 34 delightful Early Music melodies arranged for solo ukulele in gCEA tuning. The styles range from early Renaissance to Baroque, including lively dance tunes and sacred compositions, known for their beauty and vitality. Originally composed for lute or vihuela and often transcribed for classical guitar, these timeless pieces are now part of the ukulele repertoire. Written in standard notation and tablature, primarily for the intermediate to advanced player, but also for the determined novice.
Download or read book Fingerstyle Ukulele written by Fred Sokolow and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Ukulele). If you want to take your ukulele playing to the next level, you need to start using your fingers! The sample songs and patterns found in this book/audio pack will get you started both playing solos and accompaniment fingerstyle. You will learn how to use your picking-hand fingers and thumb to play chord melody solos on the ukulele, mixing chords and single notes like a pianist or a guitarist. You will also learn fingerpicking accompaniment patterns for a variety of textures and rhythmic grooves. Because fingerstyle playing works for all genres, folk, jazz, blues and country songs are included in this collection! Songs include: After You've Gone * Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * C.C. Rider * I Ride an Old Paint * The Red River Valley * St. Louis Blues * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * The Wabash Cannon Ball * Will the Circle Be Unbroken * and more.
Download or read book Favorite Classical Themes for Ukulele written by David Coe and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection by David Coe contains 21 beautiful melodies by the world’s greatest composers. Included are songs by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and many more. Each selection is presented in both standard notation and tablature with chord diagrams included. The ukulele has a distinctive melodic voice and musicians of all levels will enjoy playing these timeless classics.
