Bibliograph

Ukulele exercises for dummies, by Brett McQueen ; [Alistar Wood]

Type

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Ukulele exercises for dummies, by Brett McQueen ; [Alistar Wood]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ukulele exercises for dummies

Oclc number

833275485

Responsibility statement

by Brett McQueen ; [Alistar Wood]

Summary

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This lay-flat, practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating music in no time that include: * Creating rock-steady strumming patterns and rhythms *Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises, and solo fingerpicking pieces *Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos *Playing actual songs on the ukulele - everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12 bar blues! *Downloadable audio files of the exercises found in the book, providing you with a self-contained practice package No matter if you're a beginning ukulele player or you're wanting to stretch and improve your chops, Ukulele Exercises For Dummies puts you on your way to becoming a ukulele extraordinaire!

Table Of Contents

Getting started with ukulele exercises. Preparing to practise ; Warming up for practice -- Becoming a better strummer. Foundations for strumming ; Building a repertoire of strumming patterns ; Taking strumming patterns to a higher level ; Refining advanced strumming techniques -- Becoming a better fingerpicker. Examining fingerpicking technique ; Developing rhythmic fingerpicking patterns ; Improving your solo fingerpicking skills ; Taking a deeper look at single-note fingerpicking techniques -- Mastering the ukulele fretboard. Learning the fretboard with major scales ; Taking on three minor scales ; Commanding the fretboard with chords ; Using scales to solo and improvise -- The part of tens. Ten ways to improve your practice times ; Ten tips for every performing ukulele player

Target audience

general

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