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. The teacher's edition, BOOK+CD-ROM, contains a whiteboard e-book with embedded audio and video tutorials for every song, making it ideal for classroom teaching. The 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. This is a thoroughly musical introduction to an immensely popular instrument, opening the way to independent music-making for all. Website extras for teachers include lesson plans with teaching support and extra song suggestions to sing and play.

Books Alive! For Kids travels around the world with the Magic 'Ukulele making this poetic gem come alive through sight, sound and touch. ! Let Dr. Carolan's whimsical rhymes and Joanna Carolan's colorful illustrations take you on a musical, inspirational journey. Each book provides membership to Books Alive! For Kids Virtual Adventures with access to Hawaii's foremost 'ukulele teacher, Roy Sakuma accompanied by the award-winning sounds of Ken Emerson. Explore colorful chord charts and expanded easy-to-learn songs included in the book with our wise reading owl, Paige Turner.

A shy girl enters a song festival where she plans to play her grandmother's ʻukulele.

Accompanying CD includes audio performances and backings.

Accompanying CD includes audio performances and backings.

This songbook will get you singing and strumming from the very first lesson, with tunes that you'll really want to play. Starting with just the open strings, and progressing at a steady pace to more challenging pieces with several chords and chord changes, you'll soon be playing your ukulele in all sorts of styles. This songbook will get you singing and strumming from the very first lesson, with tunes that you'll really want to play. Starting with just the open strings, and progressing at a steady pace to more challenging pieces with several chords and chord changes, you'll soon be playing your ukulele in all sorts of styles. Ideal to use with Ukulele Magic Tutor Book 1 or any other ukulele tutor book, this book gives you plenty of songs to make sure you keep playing as you learn.

"This songbook will get you singing and strumming from the very first lesson, with tunes that you'll really want to play. Starting with just the open strings, and progressing at a steady pace to more challenging pieces with several chords and chord changes, you'll soon be playing your ukulele in all sorts of styles. Ideal to use with Ukulele Magic Tutor Book 1 or any other ukulele tutor book, this book gives you plenty of songs to make sure you keep playing as you learn."--Publisher.

Whether you want to play a few simple melodies or jam with other musicians, this helpful guide gives you the surest path from start to success.