From Lute to Uke: Early Music for Ukulele (A Jumpin Jim's Ukulele Songbook): Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters - Early Music for Ukulele

I love this book——-Tony Mizen’s rearranged books are probably my favourite several books for ukulele. They are not that hard——— as long as you know basic of finglestyle ukulele you can spend time on it and learn them. Tunes are nice and many are quiet and beautiful. (Some are quite happy and some are for dance probably). An introduction about what is Lute music included.You’ed better have some knowledge about ukulele and music before however——— the book doesn’t include introduction on how to play ukulele or music theory. To use the book, better be able to read music (Or, at least, the tab).A CD is included so I could compare my play with CD and that help a lot. Good for learning new tunes.Recommended to anyone have a ukulele and wants to play some lovely tunes on it. I have the Baroque one and Romantic one from the same author now. If the author rearrange classical period music (I see the introduction on the book for Baroque music) I will definitely buy it.5 stars recommended.

Bought for my husband who is learning to play the ukulele. He says it’s easy to follow, and I’m impressed with how good the instrument sounds when played in this style - a world away from the happy strumming I do on my uke. It’s inspired me to borrow the book and try it out myself.

Actually got here on the first ( not due until at least the 5th ) and was well packaged. This is going to be taxing for me but you can't move forward without challenging your abilities. Comes with CD, wasn't expecting that. Saw Jodie ( girl meets Uke ) review this and that piqued my interest.

I’ve always enjoyed this period music so having such a volume to get my novice to intermediate playing teeth into is a sheer delight. There are some tricky pieces to get your head round so may well frustrate the new player but I absolutely love this book and attempt to play with my low G tuned tenor ukulele. The accompanying CD is excellent though I expect many hours of practice and perseverance before I get any where near to that standard.

This is a good choice for players who want to do more than just strum along to popular songs. A bit of knowledge about fingerstyle playing is an asset ‘though.

I am still learning fingerpicking, but I enjoy this book very much. The first pieces are quite accessible for advanced beginners or intermediary players. The last pieces are much more challenging, but it is nice to have a book that will help you develop, but where the music doesn't just sound like studies/etudes. The cd was included, but I wouldn't mind if it came with an access code to download the files either. I copied them on my ancient mp3 player, so that I can take then with me.

This is a great book with some really lovely tunes within reach of any one beyond beginner uke player. The lute sound translates so well to the uke and credit to the writer for this. The cd is a must so you can learn the tunes easily without being able to read music. All in all nothing to fault and much to applaud.

I have owned this book for about 3 years, it is a constant companion to me and it has improved my playing no end, I love the pieces in this book, I had never heard of any of them before I got my hands on this book, the layout of the book is quite progressive and probably a bit much for a beginner, but, hey everyone to their own and that, I am still learning from this book 3 years on and it never ceases to improve my playing and moving on to a more all round player, get it, stick at it, you will not be disappointed