Download or read book Ukulele Beginner to Brilliant Books 1 to 4: Collected Edition written by Doug Falconer and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 300 pages long, here is the complete, unexpurgated Collected Edition of Books 1 to 4 of the Ukulele Beginner to Brilliant series. This series was conceived as "A Complete Method for Playing the Ukulele". Book 1: Beginner - starts from basics, using a variety of traditional songs to sing and strum (all in the key of C major). There are also, technical exercises for the left and right hands, all the basic time signatures, strumming techniques, and several easy chord melody arrangements.Book 2: Intermediate - provides a repertoire of songs in all the most common major and minor keys. Fingerpicking techniques are introduced and different ways of arranging chord melodies. Music Theory sections underpin exercises on improvising using major and minor scales. There are also lessons on ear training, Irish music and George Formby's advanced strumming techniques.Book 3: The Blues - Classic blues songs are used to explore the key elements of blues music with lessons on how to write blues, improvise, and play chord melodies (using strumming and fingerpicking). Book 4: The System - this is the "jewel in the crown" of the series. A complete method for training the ear and fingers which breaks down the whole world of music into something simple, graspable and easy to practice. Further, the book delves into modes, jazz and world music, increasing the reader's understanding and opening up an infinite world of musical exploration.