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Learn How to Play Ukulele at Home at Your Own Pace Designed for soprano, concert, and “high G” tenor ukuleles (G-C-E-A tuning). eMedia Ukulele Method software delivers over 160 int eractive ukulele lessons that teach you how to play ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning and let you learn at your own pace. Over 70 high-definition, instructional videos demonstrate important ukulele techniques, and over 45 popular songs let you apply what you learn. Songs feature band accompaniment tracks that make practice fun, while MIDI tracks and looped playback let you slow down tracks and work on difficult sections. Professional ukulele player and instructor Tim Carey (Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA) guides you through easy-to-follow lessons that start with basics such as holding, stringing, and tuning the ukulele and then go on to teach how to play ukulele chords, use ukulele-specific strumming patterns, muting techniques, movable chord shapes, reading tablature and standard music notation, pluck strum, chord melody style, and much more! Receive scores on your melodic performance as you progress through the course. eMedia Ukulele Method teaches you what you need to know to play hundreds of popular songs! The Easiest Way to Learn to Play Ukulele! Arranged in ten detailed chapters, the over 160 step-by-step ukulele lessons cover the basics such as holding, stringing, and tuning the ukulele and then go on to teach how to play ukulele chords, use ukulele-specific strumming patterns, muting techniques, movable chord shapes, reading tablature and standard music notation, pluck strum, chord melody style, and much more! Lessons include a variety of exercises and songs. On-screen teacher Tim Carey (Cornish College of the Arts) provides clear and friendly instruction. eMedia Ukulele Method features songs in a variety of genres to make learning fun and memorable! It includes multi-track audio playback of hit songs popularized by well-known artists, such as: John Lennon (“Imagine”) Simon and Garfunkle (“Scarborough Fair”) The Animals (“House of the Rising Sun”) Bob Dylan (“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”) Los Lobos (“La Bamba”) Creedence Clearwater Revival (“Midnight Special”) Also included are popular songs, including “Aloha Oe,” “Old Hawaii,” “Greensleeves,” “In the Good Old Summertime,” “Listen to the Mockingbird,” “Hawaii Aloha,” and many others! Instant Feedback shows you when you play the correct notes on your ukulele as you progress through an exercise. With a microphone connected to your computer and a guitar in your hands, play the notes in the exercise (or song) on any screen featuring the “ear” icon in the upper right corner and the computer will highlight the notes for you in green. You’ll discover that reading tablature and music notation is easier than you ever thought possible! Performance Evaluation and Progress Tracking When you’re ready, you can switch to Performance Evaluation and get feedback on melodies to help you improve your playing! Earn up to a 5-star rating or view your score as a percentage. We’ve also added Progress Tracking so you can review your best scores and track your progress through the course. The Note Tracker and Finger Tracker tools make it easier to see what note you’re playing by displaying the note as music notation and on eMedia’s Animated Fretboard. You’ll be able to correct your playing quickly and learn to read music fast! Interactive Flash Card Quizzes After you’ve been prepped with exercises designed to teach you to read tablature and notation, try the interactive flash card quizzes to reinforce what you have learned. Flash card quizzes utilize our Pitch Tracking technology to detect notes played on your ukulele! Video Instruction Professional ukulele instructor Tim Carey guides you in over 70 high-definition videos with demonstrations of techniques. The Animated Fretboard (with four different skins!) displays fingering positions as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a ukulele fretboard as you hear the music. Since you can highlight and loop any section of the music (or even double-click on a single note in the music), you can use the Animated Fretboard to make difficult sections or quick changes easier to manage and learn. The Animated Fretboard makes it simple to follow along with the lesson content. Includes option for both right- and left-handed views. Fretboard skins let you personalize the software to match your ukulele! Music Tracking highlights the music and lyrics as they’re heard, making it easy to follow along on ukulele. Jam Tracks and Multitrack Audio give you the fun option to play along with a full band. Multitrack audio lets you remove the vocals from the song playback and focus on the ukulele part. Use Variable-Speed MIDI Tracks to speed up or slow the tempo down as desired. Use this in combination with the looping feature, and you can learn at the pace best suited to you! Use the Ukulele Tuner to tune your soprano, concert, or high-G tenor ukulele quickly and easily! Play into your computer microphone and tune interactively with this accurate ukulele tuner. A precision gauge allows you to immediately get feedback to see if you’re too high or too low. Reference tones for standard G-C-E-A tuning are also included. The Ukulele Chord Dictionary includes fingering charts and audio playback for over 230 ukulele chords in standard reentrant G-C-E-A tuning to help you learn ukulele songs easily. An indispensable reference tool! With a Metronome, set your tempo and practice keeping a steady beat with audio and visual indicators. Use the Recorder to save your recordings and play back to share and compare. Attention Educators, please visit our academic product page for information on using this product in schools or for private group instruction. Back to Top Contents Contents Summary Introduction I. About the Ukulele The Soprano Ukulele and its Parts; Stringing; Tuning; Holding; Strumming; Beats and Timing Exercises; Counting Beats; Measures, Bar Lines and Repeat Signs; Reading Chord Charts; The C Chord. II. Simple Chords and Strumming The F Chord; Progressive Beats Method; Keeping Time While Changing Chords; The G Chord; Pick Up Notes; Am Chord; The Magic Progression; Practice Songs; Chord Quizzes. III. Chord Progressions and Strumming Techniques Dm, Em and E7 Progressions; The Up Strum / 8th Notes; Downward Thumb; The Double Strum; Barre Chords; Practice Songs; Chord Quizzes. IV. Syncopation and Muting Syncopated Strum Patterns; “La Bamba;” The Miss; 12-Bar Blues; The People’s Strum; The Pinky Mute; Combined Miss and Pinky Mute; The Strum Mute; Practice Songs; Chord Quizzes, “Imagine.” V. Strumming Pattern Variations Strumming Pattern Variations 1-4 in 4/4 and 3/4 Time; Practice Songs; G Diminished Chord. VI. Movable Chord Shapes and Progressions Accidentals; Movable Chord Shapes 1-6 with Variations; Practice Chord Progressions; Practice Songs; The Augmented Chord. VII. The Squeeze and Sixteenth Note Patterns The Squeeze Technique; Sixteenth Notes; The Squeeze Rhythm Variations and Exercises. VIII. Introduction to Reading Tablature Tablature; Rhythmic Notation; Melodies – Folk, Classic and Hawaiian; Flash Card Quizzes. IX. The Pluck Strum and Chord Melody The Pluck Strum; Picking and Strumming; Folk Strum Variation; Adding the Squeeze; Carter-Style Chord Melody; Four-Finger Technique; Arpeggios; Practice Songs. X. Reading Standard Music Notation How to Read Music String by String; Rhythm; Time Signatures; Accidentals; Key Signatures; Practice Songs; Flash Card Quizzes. Appendix Button Symbols; Commands and Shortcuts; Song Looping; Tools (Animated Fretboard, Recorder, etc); Other Types of Ukuleles; Ukulele Set-up; Instant Feedback; Performance Evaluation. Back to Top Reviews What reviewers are saying... “eMedia Music’s instrument training programs are complete.” – The New York Times, March 13, 2019 What customers are saying... “I love it. Thanks.” – Scott Reid of CA “I am loving this!!!” – Dewey Bertolini of McMinnville, OR Back to Top Requirements System requirements Windows®: Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP Download or DVD-ROM Macintosh®: macOS 10.5 to 10.14 * Download or DVD-ROM Internet connection recommended for online activation. Requires a Windows desktop, laptop, or tablet device; or a 32-bit (only) Mac desktop or laptop computer. Not compatible with iPhones, iPads, Android, or Chromebook devices. * Attention Mac Users Beginning with macOS 10.15 (Catalina), Apple has eliminated the option to run 32-bit apps on the Mac. If you wish to continue using our applications, which currently require 32-bit support, do not upgrade your operating system past Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave). Alternatively, you can retain an older Mac operating system on a separate drive partition. eMedia developers are currently working on software updates to support Catalina and future versions of macOS, but this is a major undertaking. We are currently unable to foresee how long it will take us to create these new versions. If you purchased your eMedia Mac software on or after September 7, 2019, upon receiving proof of purchase we will provide you with a free upgrade to a macOS 10.15 (Catalina)-compatible version of an eMedia application when it becomes available. All other registered owners of eMedia software will be qualified for discounted upgrades. Questions about system requirements? Contact our technical support department. Back to Top Show more