Product Description

Here's a DVD for anyone who loves the uke! It's instructional, entertaining and educational all at once. Jim Beloff teaches the basics, showing the strums and bringing the starting player quickly from the simplest songs to old-time pop standards. Guest st

Product Details

• Brand: Homespun
• Model: 641626
• Released on: 2004-02-17
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 7.50" h x 5.50" w x .50" l, .31 pounds
• Running time: 70 minutes

Features

• Published by Homespun
• DVD taught by Jumpin' Jim Beloff
• Author: Jim Beloff

From the Actor
The Uke is Back!

Like many other guitarists, the first stringed instrument I played as a child was the ukulele. When I was twelve and about to go off to summer camp, my father presented me with the little instrument with "gut" strings and a felt pick, and taught me a few chords. I remember sitting on my bunk with a chord book in my lap, trying to figure out how to play campfire songs. It would still be a few years before I was inspired to get my first guitar, but the lessons I learned on that uke gave me a feel for the way the chords fell into place, and for rhythmic strumming, that made the transition to the six strings much easier than it would have been otherwise.

Of course, as Jim Beloff emphasizes in his wonderful new lesson, the ukulele, though small, is a wonderful instrument on its own, with a long and fascinating history and strong musical pedigree. And there's no one better than Jim to teach the "joy of uke." An avid ukulele player, collector and historian, Jim has become the leading spokesperson for its revival, writing books, making CDs, teaching lessons and encouraging renewed interest in the great players. His introductory lesson covers most of these things, and it is certain to inspire many newcomers as well as long-time enthusiasts of the uke.

-- Happy Traum