This week I would like to review (for some) and introduce (for others) the basics of Musical Notation. And to do that, I found the following online lessons:
- How to Read 'Ukulele Sheet Music: The Basics of Notation
- Reading Sheet Music for the Ukulele
- Reading Music for Ukulele (YouTube)
Here is a list of links to Ukulele Resources and articles that go into depth about the topics we discussed in week 1 of class:
- Chord Chart
- Circle of Fifths
- Picking Patterns for Ukulele
- Excerpt from The Chord Melody Book by Guido Heistek
- Fingerpicking from ezfolk.com
- Fingerpicking for Ukulele - An Introduction
- Video: How Playing an Instrument Benefits your Brain
- Sheet Music for Instrumental Ukulele
- Classical and other instrumental arrangements for the Ukulele. This is marvelous sight with competent transcriptions (PDFs of Sheet Music) with accompanying YouTube Videos of performances.
- Uke Nut: Fingerstyle Ukulele Resources
- Excellent list of other resources!!!
- Chief Noda's Ukulele Page
- PDF Minstrel gCEA Ukulele Sheet Music
- Ukulele Hunt: Classical Ukulele Tabs
- UkeFever - Ukulele Tabs
Local Song Circles, Associations and Clubs:
- SUPA (Seattle Ukulele Players Association
- I encourage everyone to attend there January event:
- This is a great Ukulele Association, and there website is awesome. They keep a calendar (see inactive excerpt below) of events and meetings of other Puget Sound Song Circles and Clubs.
- If you see anything that interests you, be sure to go to SUPA's Calendar, click on that item and the details will be displayed.
- For example, if you were to click on "Edmonds Ukulele Song Circle" from SUPA's website calendar, you would see:
- Wednesday, January 30WhenWed, January 30, 1pm – 3pmWhereEdmonds Senior Center (220 Railroad Ave, Edmonds WA 98020, 425-774-5555) (map)DescriptionThis weekly ukulele song circle is held at the Edmonds Senior Center. Come join the fun! http://edmondss
c.org//
Friday, January 11
2:00pm
Sunday, January 13
1:00pm
Monday, January 14
1:00pm
6:00pm
Tuesday, January 15
6:30pm
Wednesday, January 16
1:00pm
6:00pm
Thursday, January 17
1:00pm
Sunday, January 20
1:30pm
2:30pm
Monday, January 21
1:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
Tuesday, January 22
6:30pm
6:30pm
6:30pm
Wednesday, January 23
1:00pm
6:00pm
Friday, January 25
2:00pm
Monday, January 28
1:00pm
6:00pm
Wednesday, January 30
1:00pm
6:00pm
Sunday, February 3
1:30pm