Ukulele For Dummies Tutor (paperback + CD). - save £8.15 (51%) @ Amazon £7.84
This ukulele tutor is widely reviewed as the very best one available and this price is easily the best I have ever seen it at.
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Ps. Thought I would share as I was expecting to pay Amazon around £13 for this so was delighted to see it had been reduced.
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Jump to unread Post a CommentThat said, this is a good price for a very good book if you can't afford it / are only semi-serious / are in jail etc etc.
Rant over.
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That said, this is a good price for a very good book if you can't afford it / are only semi-serious / are in jail etc etc.
People have different learning preferences surely?
Rant over.
I took up the ukulele recently as my first string instrument (I play various other instruments) because they are ulta-portable, fun and relatively easy to play. I'd argue that they are not really 'different'. In fact I don't mind admitting that I got mine to jump on the bandwagon.
That said, this is a good price for a very good book if you can't afford it / are only semi-serious / are in jail etc etc.
People have different learning preferences surely?
Yep, plenty of top musicians are self taught.
I can see in 12 months time someone releasing a 'Ukulele UK number one thanks to HUKD' and this deal! Judging by my last sentence it will be called 'ukukukelele' or something...
Edited By: delusion on Feb 22, 2012 17:16
That said, this is a good price for a very good book if you can't afford it / are only semi-serious / are in jail etc etc.
People have different learning preferences surely?
Yep, plenty of top musicians are self taught.
I can see in 12 months time someone releasing a 'Ukulele UK number one thanks to HUKD' and this deal! Judging by my last sentence it will be called 'ukukukelele' or something...
Self-taught musicians at the top of the game are rare - I'm sure you can pick some examples but they're vastly outnumbered by people who have gone the proper way. If they can afford it.
Ralph Shaw Productions
The Complete Ukulele Course for Kids
£1.99 (used)
Also had Absolute Beginners: Ukulele DVD but that was £7.99 (used)
They might only have one copy of either but hope this is of use to someone
Edited By: macdoona on Feb 25, 2012 12:52: Price change
That said, this is a good price for a very good book if you can't afford it / are only semi-serious / are in jail etc etc.
People have different learning preferences surely?
Yep, plenty of top musicians are self taught.
I can see in 12 months time someone releasing a 'Ukulele UK number one thanks to HUKD' and this deal! Judging by my last sentence it will be called 'ukukukelele' or something...
Self-taught musicians at the top of the game are rare - I'm sure you can pick some examples but they're vastly outnumbered by people who have gone the proper way. If they can afford it.
Doesn't that depend on what 'top of the game' means individually though? It could mean maximum enjoyment, maximum personal satisfaction, maximum earning potential, optimising personal ability... To have a sweeping statement that says having lessons is best is misleading.
I have seen so many examples where instrumental development has been entirely based on disciplined lessons which have stifled the players natural flair, limited their enjoyment and the player has ended-up as a clone of their teacher.
From my experience, the best way to learn is to give it a go on your own, use a teacher / mentor to help you overcome difficulties. Someone will always argue that bad habits will form and be difficult to reverse, but the reality is the opportunity for really bad habits to appear is limited.
And to reiterate my earlier point, people have different learning styles and formal lessons are a complete car crash for some.
Rant over.
It's much easier for a child to hold and a simpler to learn. Not sure what your problem is.
Not at all. Top of the game means none of those things. It means the very best, technically and musically. With that, and the right teacher, should come personal satisfaction and enjoyment. Earning potential is irrelevant.
From my experience, the best way to learn is to give it a go on your own, use a teacher / mentor to help you overcome difficulties. Someone will always argue that bad habits will form and be difficult to reverse, but the reality is the opportunity for really bad habits to appear is limited.
In which case, that says more about the teacher than the pupil. Learning on your own with one or two books is a recipe for disaster - and those bad habits, if not corrected early, can set you back months, if not years, once you try to correct them. Did you learn to drive exclusively from a book? To speak English?
Not at all. Top of the game means none of those things. It means the very best, technically and musically. With that, and the right teacher, should come personal satisfaction and enjoyment. Earning potential is irrelevant.
From my experience, the best way to learn is to give it a go on your own, use a teacher / mentor to help you overcome difficulties. Someone will always argue that bad habits will form and be difficult to reverse, but the reality is the opportunity for really bad habits to appear is limited.
In which case, that says more about the teacher than the pupil. Learning on your own with one or two books is a recipe for disaster - and those bad habits, if not corrected early, can set you back months, if not years, once you try to correct them. Did you learn to drive exclusively from a book? To speak English?
Not at all. Top of the game means none of those things. It means the very best, technically and musically. With that, and the right teacher, should come personal satisfaction and enjoyment. Earning potential is irrelevant.
From my experience, the best way to learn is to give it a go on your own, use a teacher / mentor to help you overcome difficulties. Someone will always argue that bad habits will form and be difficult to reverse, but the reality is the opportunity for really bad habits to appear is limited.
In which case, that says more about the teacher than the pupil. Learning on your own with one or two books is a recipe for disaster - and those bad habits, if not corrected early, can set you back months, if not years, once you try to correct them. Did you learn to drive exclusively from a book? To speak English?
I think my previous comments must have been misleading, I'm not suggesting learning to play without an instrument.