Get Plucky With The Ukulele: A Quick And Easy Guide To All Things Uke

Grove-White, Will

ISBN 10: 1844037908 / ISBN 13: 9781844037902

Published by Cassell, 2014

About this Item

Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Seller Inventory # GICWV.1844037908.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Get Plucky With The Ukulele: A Quick And Easy Guide To All Things Uke
• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844037908
• ISBN 13: 9781844037902
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Interested in the ukulele and want to learn how to play it? This is the book for you.

This all-encompassing guide to the ukulele is written by Will Grove-White, one of the world-renowned Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Clearly written, beautifully designed, and chock-full of photos and illustrations, Get Plucky With the Ukulele is the perfect teach-yourself ukulele book for adults and children alike, and a must for anyone with an interest in the instrument.



- No knowledge of music required

- Clearly written and easy to understand

- Full colour photographic illustrations

- Chords to learn and songs to strum

- Simple and advanced strumming techniques

- Pull-out Chord Dictionary

- Tips and tricks for writing your own songs

- How to play in a group

- Play along with the songs online



Also includes:



- A complete history of the ukulele

- Biographies of great uke players from past and present

- Ukulele revelations about Jimi Hendrix, Neil Armstrong, Elvis Presley and more...



Reviews

"Get Plucky With The Ukulele is just as much fun as taking a new uke out of its case, and even more informative." Philip Pullman

"A jollier than usual teach yourself manual... also an encyclopaedia-cum-history of 'all things uke'" The Oldie

"As someone who seems to spend all my waking hours immersed in the ukulele, I learned much from this book. Beautifully presented and illustrated throughout... Highly recommended." Got A Ukulele (Barry Maz)



"Witty, informative and opinionated. I heartily recommend picking up a copy." Ukulele Hunt (Al Wood)



"Definitely the best book on the ukulele I have ever read." Lynn Barber





Book Description:

A complete guide to the ukulele: learn how to play, history of the uke, songs to strum, beginner and advanced techniques, famous pluckers, pull-out chord dictionary and much, much more...

About the Author

Will Grove-White is a musician, composer, producer and original member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, which has been described as 'a national institution' by the Observer.