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Learning Ukulele Strums - A Recipe for Success
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A strum is the execution of a rhythmic pattern - in a specific style at tempo.
Learning Strums, A Receipe for Success covers how to go about learning the various rhythmic patterns that are strums.
Strumming requires a specific set of skills. They are: 1) Memorization of chords 2) The ability to switch chords smoothly and 3) The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum.
This series of lesson's focus is on the execution.
Six Essential Scales for Ukulele
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The six essential scale are: Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Ionian.
There are two scales that can be the memorized and all other essential scales referenced from these two. These two scales are the Major and Natural Minor scales. The Major and Natural Minor scales are traditional scales and common scales in all forms of contemporary music. This lesson explores the Major and Natural Minor scales and their derivations.
From these two scales the Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydiand and Dorian scale can be created.
Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 1st Voicing
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Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
Featured Books 
Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning
Beyond knowing the names of the open strings most ukulele players find it hard to learn the whole fingerboard.
If your goal is to finally learn the names of the notes on the ukulele fingerboard. Then "Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard" is your answer. "Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning" has a step by step approach to finally mastering the ukulele fingerboard. FREE download.
The Blues Scale
Learn to play the Blues scale on ukulele. Available in "C" Tuning. Scale diagrams in the QuickStart format and chords chart for all keys. This book is a FREE download.
Ukulele Chords
NEW This small (1/2 size) chord book is a great little book to carry with you. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
A Guide to Ukulele Chords
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
Ukulele For Guitar Players
Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele.
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
Covers the key of C major and C minor, including a detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substutitions.
Exploring "Jazz" Chords on Ukulele
Exploring "Jazz" Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele
If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, The Advanced Guide to Ukelele Chords Series is your answer. Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords Volume I provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
Harmonic Analysis For Scale Selection And Chord Substitution
Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
Ukulele - Reading Music Series
Reading Music in Open Position, Single Note Studies- Primer. Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar to you but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Featured Song/TAB
Blue Bossa
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Blue Bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972). It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961. The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard.
Includes: Play-along Lead Sheet, Ukulele TAB of Melody, Melody and Chord Ukulele rrangement, example chords and scales for accompanment and improv.
Over 1800 pages of
ukulele, guitar and music content. And 146 lessons for FREE or any donations.
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Scooter - A scooter is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a platform for the operator's feet. Elements of scooter design have been present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motorcycles identifiable as scooters have been made from 1914 or earlier. Scooter development continued in Europe and the United States between the World Wars.
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Getting up to and over 70mpg is not a bad idea. Especially when gas prices where over $3 a gallon summer of 2006 and over $4 a gallon 2008.
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Aprilla
Piaggio & C. S.p.A - Aprilia
Aprilia U.S.A. Inc.
110 Londindery Court, Suite 130
Woodstock, GA 30188
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Aprilia - Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, owned by Piaggio as part of the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.
Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportsbikes. It is most recently best known for its flagship 1000 cc V-Twin Superbike, the RSV Mille.
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Baron Motorcycle Company
Baron Motorcycles, Inc.
3600 Holly Lane N. #70
Plymouth, MN 55447
tel: (612)840-6311
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(from their site) - Baron Motorcycles, Inc. is a manufacturer and importer of motorcycles, scooters and ATVs. We’re located in Plymouth, MN. All our bikes meet or exceed DOT requirements and our 150cc engines have been tested and certified by EPA and we're CARB certified for sales in California. We’re seeking dealers in the United States for distribution of our products. Our dealer prices are very competitive and our quality is unmatched. Our bikes are shipped in semi-disassembled or fully assembled state. Drop shipping is available.
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Honda
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
1919 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
Toll Free: 1-800-999-1009
Fax: (310) 783-3023 (24 Hours)
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Honda Fit
My daughter Amy just go a new 2008 Honda Fit and after my Hyundai dies I'll be getting my own Fit. Rumor has it that there will be a Hybrid in 2009.
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( from listing's site ) - LambrettaWorks has been providing Lambretta owners with quality parts and service for the world's finest motorscooter since 1985. The Innocenti Company of Milan, Italy produced the first Lambretta scooter in 1947, and production at the Italian factory continued until 1971. Lambrettas were also produced under license in Spain by the Serveta Company, in India by Scooters India Ltd. and Auto Parts India, in Argentina by Siambretta, in Germany by NSU, and in other factories in France and Brazil.
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Piaggio
Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
Via Rinaldo Piaggio, 25
56025 Pontedera (PI)
Tel. +39 0587 272111
Fax +39 0587 272344
US Headquarters
Piaggio USA, Inc.
140 East 45th Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 631-1101, (212) 380-4400
Fax: (212) 380-4459
Schwinn Motor Scooter
Pacific Cycle, Inc.
4902 Hammersely Road
Madison, WI 53711
Tel: 608 268 2468
Consumer Hotline: 1 800 SCHWINN (724 9466)
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( from listing's site ) - Founded in 1895, Schwinn® is an American icon and has built some of the best-known and best-loved bicycles of all time. Schwinn has been an indispensable player in revolutionizing bicycling around the world. The Schwinn Bicycle Company is proud about its latest venture, Schwinn Motor Scooters™. Schwinn introduced the first models of its new line of 49cc, four-stroke, gas-powered scooters in 2005 and launched additional models in 2006 in the 149cc engine category. All Schwinn Motor Scooters have four-stroke engines and meet specified DOT and EPA regulations for motor vehicles.
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( from listing's site ) - A sister company of Scooterworks USA in Chicago, the largest and most well-known supplier of vintage scooters, parts and accessories, in North America.
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Vespa
US Headquarters
Piaggio USA, Inc.
140 East 45th Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 631-1101
(212) 380-4400
Fax: (212) 380-4459
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Vespa - The Vespa is a line of motor scooters that was first manufactured in Pontedera, Italy in 1946 by Piaggio & Co, S.p.A
Piaggio continues to manufacture the Vespa today, although the Vespa was much more widely used in the 1950s and 60s, when it also became the adopted vehicle of choice for the UK youth-culture known as Mods. The classic Vespas had unibody chassis pressed from sheets of steel, with bodywork covering the legs for protection from rain and mud. The direct drive engine was covered completely by a steel cowling to appeal to a broader market of people, often turned off by the dirty/greasy stereotype often applied to motorcycles. Piaggio revolutionized the two-wheel industry with the Vespa and provided a model on which nearly every other scooter made since has been based.
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Scooter Magazines
Scootering
Classic Magazines
Mortons Media Group Ltd
Morton Way
Horncastle
LN9 6JR
United Kingdom
Tel: 01507 529300
Fax: 01507 529490
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The UK's biggest and best scootering magazine - over 130 pages of top
scooter features, reviews, events and the massive 48-page scooter trader.
Each month Scootering also has a large Music section with reviews, band
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Web Sites
- World Scooter News - link
- Jim's Cushman Scooter Site Home Page - www.hobbytech.com
- The Motorscooter Webring! - link
- State Motorcycle Laws (AMA) - link
Site devoted to the preservation and restoration of Cushman Scooters.
- Scoot.net links - link
A boat load of links
- Scooter Racing - link
- ScooterManiac.org - link
- ScootRS Lambretta Vespa Scooters & Parts - link
- Stella Owners Gallery - link
- Vespa Scooter Obsession - www.vespa.org
- Vespa_Travelogue - link
Vespa Obsession, a personal look into the world of devoted Vespisti.
Here is a great links list.
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