Welcome to Stevo's Spring 2019 Intermediate Ukulele Class - Week 2
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)
Introduction to Doo Wop
- According to Wikipedia, Doo-wop is a genre of rhythm and blues music developed in the 1940s by African American youth, mainly in the large cities of the upper east coast including New York. It features vocal group harmony that carries an engaging melodic line to a simple beat with little or no instrumentation. Lyrics are simple, usually about love, ornamented with nonsense syllables, and often featuring, in the bridge, a melodramatically heartfelt recitative addressed to the beloved. Gaining popularity in the 1950s, doo-wop enjoyed its peak successes in the early 1960s, but continued to influence performers in other genres.
YouTube Video Tutorials:
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:
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