Publisher's Synopsis
Master The Ukulele 2 by Uke Like The Pros is the long awaited follow-up to best-selling book and ukulele course, Master The Ukulele 1. Master The Ukulele 2 by Terry Carter takes what you learned in Master The Ukulele 1 and blasts those skills and techniques to the moon. The Master The Ukulele 2 book offers a step-by-step approach to learning and mastering the ukulele for the Intermediate ukulele player. With this book you get free access to the Master The Ukulele 2 backing tracks for every lesson at ukelikethepros.com/master-2.
Master The Ukulele 2 is broken up into 2 sections, plus an added twist. In the 1st section you will learn the most popular songs, chords, chord progressions, and strum patterns, for all ukulele players. You will dive deep into Rock, Pop, Island, Reggae, and Jazz styles. You will take your knowledge of chords and strumming to levels you can't imagine by learning songs in the style of classic songs such as Stand By Me, Stir It Up, Santeria, Creep, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Blvd. of Broken Dreams, With or Without You, Island In The Sun, Can't Help Falling In Love, What A Wonderful World, and Honky-Tonk Woman. There is no better way to learn and improve your ukulele playing than by mastering songs in the style of greats such as IZ, Bob Marley, Radiohead, Sublime, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Elvis, 21 Pilots, The Rolling Stones, Weezer, Louis Armstrong, Ben E. King, and U2. In the second section you dig hard into the Blues. Although you learned a lot of Blues and scales in Master The Ukulele 1, your Blues playing will go even further in Master the Ukulele 2. You will learn Shuffle Blues, Blues Rock, Jump Blues, Country Blues, Strumming Blues, Single-Note Blues, Minor Blues, Jazz Blues, Chuck Berry Blues, Octave Blues, and even a Blues Solo. You will master the Blues in many keys by studying the styles of Blues greats such as Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Water, Stevie-Ray Vaughan, Johnny Cash, Wes Montgomery, Robert Johnson, and Jimi Hendrix. The twist of the book is that besides mastering Classic Songs and Blues, you will learn how to fingerpick with House Of The Rising Sun, study Classical music with Ode To Joy by Beethoven, learn TAB, understand Beginning and Advanced Strum Patterns, and learn how to play a complete Blues solo using the Blues Scale. Terry Carter is a master musician and teacher who has spent over 30 years as a studio musician, producer, and writer, working with greats such as Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), Grammy-winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Terry has written and produced tracks for commercials (Discount Tire and Puma) and TV shows, including Scorpion (CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin', Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). He has published more than 15 books for Uke Like The Pros and Rock Like The Pros, filmed over 30 ukulele and guitar online courses, and has millions of views on his social media channels. Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar Performance from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, with an emphasis in Jazz Studies and Music Education. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, Miracosta College, and Los Angeles Trade Tech College.