So I've been into music since I was a child. I started on piano, then switched over to brass instruments. My main instrument is euphonium. I've recently decided to pick up ukulele for a more travel- and group-friendly instrument. I had tried guitar in the past, but it was too big and unwieldy. So I really like the size of my concert uke and love the sound.
However, I'm running into the problem of finding materials to learn this instrument in the way that I'd like to learn it. Every beginner uke book I've encountered I find myself flipping to the very end of it to get to a place where I'm challenged in the way I want to be so I'm not just learning what whole notes are and what a rest is. And everything is in tab. Yes, I know learning tab is important. However, I really would like to have a staff. And notes. And play scales, arpeggios, and etudes in addition to learning chords just by seeing the chord name. I want to learn actual complex songs without words, not just pop music. And I want to learn every note of those songs, not just the chords. I'm fine with learning chords and singing, and there are so many resources for that so I'm fine there.
The only book I've found that comes remotely close to what I want is Ukulele Aerobics, but it doesn't have much more than licks and single lines of notation, so it's more of an additive rather than a stand-alone resource.
So, where do I find a resource that helps me with what I want?
However, I'm running into the problem of finding materials to learn this instrument in the way that I'd like to learn it. Every beginner uke book I've encountered I find myself flipping to the very end of it to get to a place where I'm challenged in the way I want to be so I'm not just learning what whole notes are and what a rest is. And everything is in tab. Yes, I know learning tab is important. However, I really would like to have a staff. And notes. And play scales, arpeggios, and etudes in addition to learning chords just by seeing the chord name. I want to learn actual complex songs without words, not just pop music. And I want to learn every note of those songs, not just the chords. I'm fine with learning chords and singing, and there are so many resources for that so I'm fine there.
The only book I've found that comes remotely close to what I want is Ukulele Aerobics, but it doesn't have much more than licks and single lines of notation, so it's more of an additive rather than a stand-alone resource.
So, where do I find a resource that helps me with what I want?
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