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Ukulele Magic

Pupil's Book

Ian Lawrence author

Format:Set / collection

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:13th Sep '12

Should be back in stock very soon

This set / collection is available in another edition too:

Ukulele Magic cover

Ukulele Magic is the perfect tutor for children and for teachers. Rock to ragtime, bluegrass to swing, tango, calypso and the blues - they're all here in instantly accessible songs to play straight away ~ whether solo, with friends, or with the whole class. Fully supported by video tutorials and audio performances and backings.

Learn to play the ukulele at home or in the classroom with these popular kids instruction books specially written for beginners!Learn to play the ukulele at home or in the classroom with these popular kids instruction books specially written for beginners!

Start your musical journey on the ukulele with Ukulele Magic Tutor Book 1 – the fun and approachable method that children and teachers love. Whether you’re in the classroom, at home or playing with friends, this accessible tutor offers the great tunes, clear guidance and all the resources you need to start making Ukulele Magic!

  • 25 pieces carefully progress from playing open strings (eg Stringalong Rag) to songs with one chord (Shortnin bread, A minor miracle, F major march) to two chords (Baboushka, Tab tango, Calypso strum) and finally three chords (In South Africa, Playing the blues).
  • Finger-picking and strumming styles are all introduced step by step in pieces which are fun and stylistic.
  • Fully supported with audio performances and backings.

The teacher's edition, BOOK+CD-ROM (ISBN 978-1-4081-5729-9), contains a whiteboard e-book with embedded audio and video tutorials for every song, making it ideal for classroom teaching.

Ukulele Magic is the book we've been waiting for to help us deliver whole-class ukulele tuition in Lewisham schools. The pace is right, the video clips are extremely helpful, the design is clear and the music is catchy and written in an interesting variety of styles.,Finger-picking and strumming styles are all introduced step by step in fun, stylistic pieces.

ISBN: 9781408186985

Dimensions: 210mm x 250mm x 3mm

Weight: 130g

32 pages