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Intro to the Penny Whistle for the Visually Impaired    

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The Penny Whistle is one the easiest instruments to play and yet it is still capable of performing amazingly complex songs. This course will get you started on your penny whistle path with over 40 professionally recorded demonstration and performance tracks.

 

In this totally Audio-driven course you will learn all the notes on the whistle, including the "half-holed" tones, along with over 20 songs. As you move through the course new techniques and terms are introduced and demonstrated so that by the time you finish the course you are familiar with trills, appoggiaturas, grace notes, and other ornaments.

 

Songs taught in this course are “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Jig #1,” “Jig #2,” “Waltz #1,” “Sweet Rosie O Grady,” “O Katy O'Neil,” “Amazing Grace,” “Cockles and Mussels,” “Dargason,” “Fool's Jig,” “The Rose (Irish Tune),” “The Dear Little Shamrock,” “The Daughters of Erin,” “The Bluebells of Scotland,” “A Country Dance,” “O Danny Boy,” “Scotland the Brave,” “The Wind That Shakes the Barley,” “The Flower of Donnybrook,” “La Russe,” “Newcastle,” “Eighth of January,” “Fasten the Leg in Her.”

 

This course uses no music or print and is taught totally “by ear!”

 

$37 plus s/h for 4 Tapes or CDs.                               $35 for Downloadable

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Intro to the Ukulele for the Visually Impaired     

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This totally tape or CD-driven course teaches the student how to hold the ukulele, how to tune the Ukulele, Chords and Rhythm patterns in the keys of C, F, G and D, the notes on the Uke and 7 songs to play with these notes using no written or braille notation.

 

There are over 60 professionally recorded tracks to listen to and play along with. Songs taught in this course are "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Aura Lee," "Amazing Grace," "Yankee Doodle," "My Country Tis of Thee," "O Danny Boy," "Yellow Rose of Texas," "Buffalo Gals," "Shenandoah," and more.

 

There is music or print to read so it's perfect for those who are don’t or can’t read music. Available for Tenor/Soprano and Baritone Ukuleles.

 

Intro Sop/Tenor Uke Tape/CD  $37 plus s/h          Intro Sop/Tenor Uke Download  $35

Intro Baritone Uke Tape/CD  $37 plus s/h             Intro Baritone Uke Download  $35         

 

If you want to learn to strum-along with some songs quickly check these out!

 

Strum Along Christmas Songs Vol. 1 - In this lesson you will learn the chords and rhythm patterns for the songs “Jingle Bells,” “Silent Night,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “White Christmas,” and “Winter Wonderland.” Each song has its own demonstration and backing track to practice and perform with. And, of course, there is a detailed “by ear” lesson for each song describing the chords and rhythm patterns used to play the song.

 

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Strum Along Christmas Vol. 1 for Soprano and Tenor  Tape/CD    Downloadable

Strum Along Christmas Vol 1 for Baritone Uke  Tape/CD    Downloadable

 

 

Strum Along Christmas Songs Vol. 2 - There is more Christmas fun in this second volume of Strum Along Christmas songs for the Ukulele! In this lesson you will learn the chords and rhythm patterns for the songs “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “O Holy Night,” “Do You Hear What I Hear,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Holly Jolly Christmas,” and “Frosty the Snowman.” Each song has its own demonstration and backing track to practice and perform with. And, of course, there is a detailed “by ear” lesson for each song describing the chords and rhythm patterns used to play the song.

 

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Strum Along Christmas Vol. 2 for Soprano and Tenor  Tape/CD    Downloadable

Strum Along Christmas Vol 2 for Baritone Uke  Tape/CD    Downloadable

 

 

Strum Along Christmas Songs Vol. 3 - There is EVEN more Christmas fun in this third volume of Strum Along Christmas songs for the Ukulele! In this lesson you will learn the chords and rhythm patterns for the songs “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” Joy to the World,” “The Chipmunk Song,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Blue Christmas,” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” There are demonstration and backing tracks for each song to practice and perform with. And, like Volumes 1 and 2, there is a detailed “by ear” lesson for each song describing the chords and rhythm patterns used to play the song.

 

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Strum Along Christmas Vol. 3 for Soprano and Tenor  Tape/CD    Downloadable

Strum Along Christmas Vol. 3 for Baritone  Tape/CD    Downloadable

 

 

  

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