eMedia Ukulele For Dummies - Mac

Media Ukulele For Dummies delivers over 65 interactive ukulele lessons that teach you how to play ukulele and let you learn at your own pace. 40 high-definition videos demonstrate important ukulele techniques, and over 25 hit 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, and much more! eMedia Ukulele For Dummies teaches you what you need to know to play hundreds of popular songs!

Over 65 Step-by-Step Ukulele Lessons

Arranged in four detailed chapters, the 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, 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.

40 High Definition Videos

Professional ukulele instructor Tim Carey guides you in 40 high-definition videos with demonstrations of techniques. Videos are viewable at full-screen size.

Music Tracking

Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they’re heard makes it easy to follow along on ukulele.

Jam Tracks and Multitrack Audio

Dozens of Jam Tracks 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.

Variable-Speed MIDI

Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Fretboard shows song fingerings as the music plays. Learn at the pace best suited to you! Works on both songs and Jam Tracks.

Animated Fretboard (with four different skins!)

The Animated Fretboard 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!

Automatic Tuner

Tune your soprano, concert, or 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.

Chord Dictionary

Includes fingering charts and audio playback for over 130 ukulele chords in standard soprano G-C-E-A tuning to help you learn ukulele songs easily. An indispensable reference tool!

Digital Metronome

Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your picking speed, rhythm, and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.

Digital Recorder

Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor’s version, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas.

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