Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Ukulele

Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Ukulele

This book features over 100 traditional American folk songs newly arranged for the ukulele, with chord diagrams and melody lines in tablature and standard notation. This extensive collection makes Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Ukulele a treasury of the best songs from the American tradition.Nothing in this book is out of range for novice ukulele players. The songs are in keys that are both easy to sing and that fit the melodic range of the ukulele. Of course, not every voice sings comfortably in every key, so information on transposition and a short discussion for players of the baritone ukulele are included. Although you do not need to read music or tablature to use this book, short introductions to each are included.In putting together this collection, the author was inspired by the old American practice of making a sampler: an endearing needlework design showing off various stitches and techniques. The book presents a sampling of the best American songs for folks working in schools, churches, hospitals, coffeehouses and other public performance spaces, or for anyone wishing to expand their repertoire and brush up on a few old chestnuts. There's a little of everything here: sentimental old hearth songs, laments and lullabies, ballads and play-parties, the sacred and profane. The overwhelming majority of songs come from pre-industrial rural traditions, because this is the kind of music that seems to go well with homemade music-making in any age.

Country	USA
Author	Mark Nelson
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Mel Bay Publications, Inc
EAN	9780786685387
Edition	Pap/Com
ISBN	0786685387
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Manufacturer	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
MPN	MLB30364BCD
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	232
PartNumber	MLB30364BCD
PublicationDate	2013-09-25
Publisher	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Studio	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Ukulele

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