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Summary: leave out the Hawaiian part
Comment: the title is kind of misleading - I expected more traditional Hawaiian songs & less "see spot run" type instruction -
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Summary: Misleading Title, not enough info about the level of the book
Comment: I am giving this book three stars as a beginner's book, and only one star as being representative of what it's really about. So the average is two stars.
This is NOT a book on playing Hawaiian ukulele music, which is what I thought it would be. It's a beginner's book on playing ukulele in general, the only thing Hawaiian about it is the cover and a few pictures of a Hawaiian woman holding a ukulele. I don't consider including Aloha Oe as one of the selections as making this a book on Hawaiian ukulele.
As a beginner's book, it's not bad, but there are better ones out there today that include DVDs, as well as a lot of free online instruction that covers these same basics. I am an intermediate player and I'm disappointed that there wasn't enough information about this book in the description because that would help in clarifying that this is a beginner's book that covers just regular folk songs and basic strums. I thought there would be sections on Hawaiian music (other than just Aloha Oe) and on things like Hawaiian turnarounds, etc.
I would only buy this if you are brand new to ukulele and have not played an instrument before. And even then, as I said there are better choices out there. It's also hard to use any book to learn an instrument when you're at a rank beginner's level without having some sort of interactive instruction with a real person who can evaluate your technique and give you feedback.
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Summary: Hawaiian Ukulele
Comment: Package received prior to Christmas even thought they couldn't promise early delivery... Outstanding! Package well wrapped to avoid water damage and prompt delivery.
Thank you!
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Summary: How to Play the Hawaiian Ukulele: 10 Easy Lessons
Comment: Great Book! Really easy to follow with plenty of good pictures of finger positions.
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