Covering basic banjo chords that ALL ukulele players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock ukulele chords, how to transpose chords, learning the banjo fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
Learning Ukulele with Curt
All 101 Currently Available Books, Reference Charts, and Worksheets
Books, Charts, and Reference Material by Curt Sheller and a few selected other authors. Curt has written over 30 books for Ukulele. As well as books for guitar, bass, and music theory. Most available as hard copy books with All available as PDF downloads. With ALL of Curt's books available as FREE
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A Guide to Mandolin Chords
Covering basic mandolin chords that ALL ukulele players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock ukulele chords, how to transpose chords, learning the mandolin fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
Learning the 4 String Bass Guitar Fingerboard
Learn the four string bass guitar fingerboard and finally get the names of the pesky notes under control. This is the same tuning that is used in the Kala UBass and instruments based on the original Road Toad bass created by Owen Holt and licensed by Kala.
A Guide to Ukulele Chords, 2nd Edition
A Guide to Ukulele Chords, Second Edition is designed as a guide to ukulele 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...
Learning the Lap Steel Guitar Fingerboard, C6 Tuning
Finally learn the names of the notes of the fingerboard. Learning the notes of your own instrument allows you the flexibility of not having to remember so many shapes. There are way too many chord, scale and notes patterns to remember all the shapes. It all comes down the the notes.
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A Few Recommended Books to Get You Started
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning
Six essential scales for C tuned ukuleles. Blues, Pentatonic**, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales are covered in all keys with one octave scale fingerings starting on any finger.
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Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution
The understanding of a chord's function within a chord progression or song is the first step in the process of scale selection for improvisation and creating melodies,as well as applying the principles of chords and scale substitution.
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Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style
Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style focuses on the alternating thumb fingerpicking style through a series of graduated lessons-chapters incorporating your index and middle fingers with the alternating thumb.
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A Guide to Ukulele Strums
Learn a variety of strums and rhythmic patterns in wide range of musical styles.
This refers to an accompaniment technique suitable for the singer, singer - songwriter or someone who plays a support role for another instrument.
Strumming requires a specific set of skills: Memorization of chords, The ability to switch chords smoothly, The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum.
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Learn How & Why It All Works
Harmony & Theory: Further Reading
I'l have ALL these books and they are a great addition to your music library.
The Chord Scale Theory & Jazz Harmony
Published: 2015
Barrie Nettles, Richard Graf — Jazz harmony, as taught at the Berklee College of Music is based on the so called Chord Scale Theory. This method - further developed - is now available as a comprehensive textbook for the first time. Emerged from practice and designed for practical use, it provides theoretical knowledge necessary for improvisation, composing, and arranging. This comprehensive textbook is a must for beginners, intermediate or advanced students.
Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice
Published: 1961
Vincent Ludwig Persichetti (June 6, 1915 – August 14, 1987) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, he was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own work and teaching, as well as for training many noted composers in composition at the Juilliard School.
Harmony
Published: 1941
Walter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976), was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University.
Piston wrote four books on the technical aspects of music theory which are considered to be classics in their respective fields: Principles of Harmonic Analysis, Counterpoint, Orchestration, and Harmony. The last of these introduced for the first time in theoretical literature several important new concepts that Piston had developed in his approach to music theory, notably the concept of harmonic rhythm, and the secondary dominant.
The Jazz Theory Book
Published: 1995
Mark Levine — Endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, and others, The Jazz Theory Book presents all the information any student of jazz needs in an easy-to-understand, yet thorough, manner. For intermediate to advanced players, and written by one of the acknowledged masters of jazz, it is used by universities around the world.
Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution
Published: 2003
Curt Sheller — Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
You can't go wrong with owning any or all of these books in your music library. I have all of these and naturally mine.— Curt
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