Bøker av Ellen S. Whitaker

32 Solos and 2 Duets for Baritone Ukulele, presented in both standard notation and tablature. A satisfying variety of instrumental arrangements of traditional folk tunes and classical repertoire from well-loved composers. The folk tunes come from a variety of origins. The classical repertoire includes adaptations of popular guitar works as well as music originally written for ensembles or keyboard instruments. The level of expertise necessary to play the pieces varies widely, from beginner to advanced. Although the pieces are not strictly ordered from least to most challenging, the pieces requiring the least technical skill and/or stamina are closer to the front of the book and those requiring the most experience are presented toward the end. A Glossary and Notation Key are provided. The book can be previewed at the author's website: EllenWhitakerGuitar.com.

Fourty-four familiar pieces (folk tunes and classical music) arranged for ukulele (low G). There are 42 solos and 2 duets. All music is presented in both standard notation and tablature. The level of expertise necessary to play the pieces varies widely, from easy to advanced, with most falling into the intermediate range. The pieces are loosely arranged from easier to more challenging. This book may be previewed at EllenWhitakerGuitar.com. With the goal of providing an interesting variety, the book includes instrumental arrangements of traditional folk tunes from a variety of origins, a ragtime piece by Scott Joplin, a klezmer tune, an original blues tune, and arrangements of classical pieces by various well-loved composers. Some of the classical pieces are adaptations for ukulele of popular guitar or lute works that many classical guitar students are familiar with, including professional level repertoire. Other classical pieces in this volume were originally written for sizable ensembles or keyboard instruments and are arranged here for solo ukulele. A Glossary and a Notation Key are provided.

A book of twenty-one popular and widely familiar Christmas tunes arranged for ukulele (Low G). The book contains twenty solos and one duet (Carol of the Bells). The arrangements include carols, hymns and other songs, in addition to two classical pieces often associated with the Christmas season (Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" and Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"). All arrangements will be accessible to most players who have been studying fingerstyle and/or classical ukulele, in earnest, for a year or so. This is an estimate based on the arranger's teaching experience. All solos are presented in both standard notation and tablature. Contents:Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Carol of the Bells (duet in standard notation only), Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, The Holly and the Ivy, I Saw Three Ships, In the Bleak Midwinter, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Jingle Bells, The Little Drummer Boy, O Christmas Tree, O Come All Ye Faithful, Ode to Joy, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, We Three Kings, We Wish you a Merry Christmas, What Child Is This?

A beautiful variety of traditional Jewish melodies arranged for classical or fingerstyle guitar. 20 solos and 6 duets. Sephardic, Yiddish, Israeli and Oriental folk songs, as well as Chassidic tunes, Klezmer tunes and music originally sung by Cantors. Intermediate and advanced level, with a few pieces included that can be enjoyed also by less experienced players. Annotations and Performance Notes for each piece, providing historical and/or cultural perspective as well as technical guidance. An Appendix (with Glossary) discusses in considerable detail Jewish scales and modes. A Bibliography and Discography are also provided. Praised by Steve Marsh of Classical Guitar magazine and by Judith Pinnolis of Brandeis University and Jewish Music Web Center among others.