Mel Bay

Author: Joe Carr
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Ukulele
Level: Beginning-Intermediate

Patterned after Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method, this book and accompanying audio use proven exercises, studies and musical examples to introduce basic picking and reading skills for the ukulele. The book is recommended for students of any level, and is suited for soprano, concert and tenor ukulele. Rhythm exercises are also included. This method teaches the student to read standard notation. Includes access to online audio.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Tuning - G C E A
• The Ukulele, Holding and Tuning
• The Rudiments of Music
• The Notes on the A (1st) String
• Playing the Notes, Working the Fingers
• 1st String Etude
• The Notes on the E (2st) String
• The Key of F Chords
• E String Exercises & Examples
• Indian Drum, 3/4 Time, Dotted 1/2 Notes
• Merry Men, Notes on the C (3rd) String
• Prelude, Descending, Ascending
• Sunset, Aura Lee
• Pickup Notes
• The Tie
• Notes on the G (4th) String
• Four String Review
• Songs
• The Eighth Note
• Songs
• Dotted Quarter Notes
• Shenandoah, Blue Bells of Scotland
• F Major Chords & Studies
• Long, Long Ago
• The Key of C
• C Major Chords
• Home, Home
• Accidentals
• The Key of D minor
• D minor Chords
• Sinner Man/When Johnny Comes Marching
• Poor Wayfaring Stranger
• 1st & 2nd Endings
• Rising Sun Blues/ Key of Am
• Soul Cake/Hushabye
• Leyenda
• Devil's Dream
• Conclusion/About the Author