This complete guide to the basics of playing the ukulele can be used by individuals as a self-teaching tool or by teachers for private or group instruction. In addition to a selection of easy-to-play popular songs, the book includes instructions for holding the instrument, forming chords, picking and strumming, playing techniques, reading music notion, and more. AUTHOR: David Dutkanicz is the arranger and author of more than a dozen intelligent and creative Dover collections of classical, jazz, blues, ragtime, and composer-themed first books for the piano, including the bestselling Big Book of Beginner's Piano Classics. A former Dover editor, he holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Columbia University.