Alfred's Basic Ukulele Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the ukulele easy and fun. This book covers how to hold your ukulele, tuning your ukulele, right- and left-hand techniques, the basics of reading music, chords, and strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB.
The included DVD features MP3 audio demonstrations and video lessons to accompany all of the topics in the book. The video and audio can also be streamed online or downloaded. Please visit and use the activation code located within the CD sleeve of your book.
Ron Manus is the third generation of the Manus family at Alfred Music Publishing, a company founded by his grandfather, Sam Manus in 1922 in New York.
Ron joined Alfred Music in 1988 and in 2005, was instrumental in the acquisition of Warner Brothers Publications, which included the music of George and Ira Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Tony Bennett, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Van Halen, Green Day, and hundreds more.