Learn How to Play Ukulele with a Great Ukulele Starter Kit!

The eMedia Ukulele Beginner Pack includes a 21" Ulu-brand, solid wood ukulele crafted with a solid linden top, back, and sides with a birch neck and a beautiful catalpa wood fingerboard and bridge. It is designed to be tuned as a soprano ukulele to G-C-E-A using nylon strings. This great beginner ukulele bundle includes eMedia Ukulele Basicsfeaturing over 65 multimedia lessons and Ralph Shaw’s Complete Ukulele Course DVD, featuring instruction from the “King of the Ukulele,” Ralph Shaw. The included software and DVD are perfect for anyone who wants to learn to play ukulele or improve their ukulele technique.

Ralph Shaw’s Complete Ukulele Course

Even if you have never played a ukulele before, Ralph Shaw’s DVD helps you learn ukulele basics and beyond. Lessons include beginners ukulele (how to tune a ukulele, strumming technique, and basic ukulele chords); how to use “ornament” notes; playing chords up the neck; how to play 4/4, 3/4, and jig time and develop right-hand techniques such as the syncopated “split stroke,” rolls, triplets, and more.

eMedia Ukulele Basics Win/Mac software

With over 65 interactive lessons from instructor Tim Carey (Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA), eMedia Ukulele Basic makes it easy and fun to learn to play the ukulele. eMedia’s Animated Fretboard shows you where to put your fingers as the music plays. Slow the music down and loop sections to make practice easier. Play along with a full band with the included Jam Tracks. You’ll learn chords and strumming styles, all while playing popular songs! Comes with complete suite of ukulele tools such as eMedia’s Automatic Tuner, Chord Dictionary, Metronome, and Recorder.

Over 65 Step-by-Step Ukulele Lessons

Arranged in four chapters, the lessons cover the basics from holding, stringing, and tuning the ukulele to playing chords and strumming techniques. Lessons include a variety of exercises and songs. On-screen teacher Tim Carey, provides clear and friendly instruction.

eMedia Ukulele Basics features over 25 songs in a variety of genres to make learning fun and memorable – including Rock, Blues, Folk, and Country. It includes multi-track audio playback of popular songs including songs popularized by well-known artists. Songs include:

• “House of the Rising Sun”
• “In the Good Old Summertime”
• “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
• “La Bamba”
• “Hawaii Aloha”
• “Ua Nani 'O Nu'uanu”
• and many more!

Over 40 Ukulele Lesson Videos

Professional ukulele instructor Tim Carey (Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA), guides you in over 40 videos with demonstrations of techniques viewable in full-screen mode.

Music Tracking

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

Song Highlighting and Looping

Song looping lets you highlight and repeat any section of music you wish to practice. Slow the music down with variable-speed MIDI tracks!

Jam Tracks

Play along with a full band!

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!

Animated Fretboard

The Animated Fretboard displays fingering positions for you as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a simulated ukulele fretboard as you listen to the music and the music tracking highlights the notes being played on the screen. 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, and, just for fun, choose from four different fretboard skins!

Ukulele 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.

Ukulele Chord Dictionary

Includes fingering charts and audio playback for over 230 ukulele chords in standard soprano G-C-E-A tuning to help you learn ukulele songs easily. An indispensable reference tool!

Metronome

Set your own speed and keep a steady beat with audio and visual feedback.

Audio Recorder

Record yourself and play it back for friends and family to hear!

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Warranty: One Year eMedia Warranty