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Ukulele and Guitalele - The ToneWay Music Method: An Easier Way to Play Music
Ukulele and Guitalele The ToneWay Music Method An Easier Way to Play Music Author:Carl Abbott Making Music Fun Again This is a two part book. The first part is a songbook containing big print versions of 100 core mountain music songs. That is one great song per page! These songs are among the most commonly-played traditional songs. Their longevity is a testament to the joyful singing they arouse. Each song is annotated with key-indepe... more »ndent chord changes, 'jammability', and tonal information useful for playing melody by ear and for singing lead and harmony. By the time you cover a bunch of these, you will have mastered the essentials you need to play most anything! The second part is a 100 page comprehensive learning resource for the ukulele and guitalele. You learn the essentials of both normal and open tuning, chords, up-the-neck playing (chord inversions), melody playing, playing in every key, jamming, plus numerous tips on playing music by ear. All in all, it's a must have for classroom or independent study. The ToneWay Music Method Briefly, the ToneWay Music Method teaches you how to play string instruments (here a ukulele or guitalele) in an easier and more musically fluent way. The ToneWay Method also helps demystify music by showing how string instruments and singing share fundamental principles. Our ToneWay Picking Patterns, ToneWay Notation, and playing up-the-neck processes help to tie it all together and launch you into an intuitive playing by ear approach to music. This knowledge allows you to easily and quickly pick up and play any of the other string instruments as well. In short, the ToneWay Music Method reveals, in a practical way, how musicians intuitively play music. For more information, go to ToneWay.com« less