Be the Best “Ukulele Entertainer” You Can Be! Could your playing, singing or onstage banter use a little fine-tuning? All string instrument performers will benefit from this practical, informative book. Going far beyond other ukulele publications, this helpful guide shows the aspiring ukulele star of any age how to: • Put strings on a ukulele, correctly • Play three styles of triplet strum • Know where to look when you sing • Tackle nerves and stage fright • Start and run a ukulele club • ...

Ralph Shaw's thoughtful and amusing approach equips you with what you really need to know to be a successful musical performer. This third collection taking flight from his Ukulele Entertainer newsletter is chock full of ideas and advice, including: creating an onstage persona staying focused in performance how to play with feeling reasons to teach ukulele writing a parody or pastiche pros and cons of equipment like capos, guitar pedals and loopers the joy of whistling how to choose a good...

EVERY MUSICIAN will benefit from knowing Ralph Shaw and reading his new book, The Art of Ukulele. These specially selected pieces from Ralph Shaw's internationally popular Ukulele Entertainer newsletter will help you become a better player and develop a finer understanding of performance. Plus gain insights into what makes a performer tick. Learn the basics and "insider secrets," including how to * Make your strumming more varied and interesting * Improve your ability to play by ear * Play...

"Dream You" is more than a collection of poems; it's an intimate exploration of the human experience, gently inviting readers into the tapestry of real-life moments. With over 70 poems, this literary journey gracefully navigates the complexities of love, loss, and the enduring quest for connection. Far removed from the grandiosity of clichéd verses, these poems present a nuanced perspective, allowing emotions to surface organically. It's a journey through the subtleties of lived experience...

Investigating the essential role that the postal system plays in American democracy and how the corporate sector has attempted to destroy it."With First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, Christopher Shaw makes a brilliant case for polishing the USPS up and letting it shine in the 21st century."—John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation and author of Coronavirus Criminals and...

The perspective of complex responsive processes draws on analogies from the complexity sciences, bringing in the essential characteristics of human agents, understood to emerge in social processes of communicative interaction and power relating. The result is a way of thinking about life in organizations that focuses attention on how organizational members cope with the unknown as they perpetually create organizational futures together.This book introduces and explores the possible...

Bartt shows you exactly how to: * read chord diagrams, with free charts in three tunings: GCEA, D-tuning, and baritone * hold and tune your uke * play flats and sharps, inversions, moveable chord shapes and barre chords * play the blues * finger-pick, play scales and chord solos * choose strings and uke sizes * transpose any chord or song into any key, using Bartt’s Key-Changer Pizza™ * turn guitar chords into uke chords * change strings and tie the end-loop * get free song charts * get a ...

From Pee Wee Herman to John Lennon, sacramental wine to hard-drinkin’ mamas, the Mississippi River to the Redwood trees, from marriage to marijuana, from Pirates to Jesus, from Spam and boogers to Uncle Sam, “Ukulele Man” Tom Harker’s poetic, funny, political, philosophical, and loving songs will touch you.

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunesYou have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating musi...

From superstar Shania Twain, a poignant, heartfelt, and beautifully told account of her hard-scrabble childhood, rise to worldwide fame, and personal tragedies.THE INSPIRING, HEARTSTIRRING MEMOIR FROM THE MUSIC ICON—NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORDThe world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this extr...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERThis memoir is a celebration of Tim Curry's life’s work, and a testament to his profound impact on the entertainment industry as we know it today.**There are few stars in Hollywood today that can boast the kind of resume Tony award-nominated actor Tim Curry has built over the past five decades. From his breakout role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show to his iconic...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Antitrust enforcement is one of the most pressing issues facing America today—and Amy Klobuchar, the widely respected senior senator from Minnesota, is leading the charge. This fascinating history of the antitrust movement shows us what led to the present moment and offers achievable solutions to prevent monopolies, promote business competition, and encourage innovation.In a world where Google reportedly controls 90 percent of the search engin...