Student Resources

Video Tutorials

Check out the video collections below to take your playing to the next level.

Ukulele - Your First 13 Lessons with Kaitlin

Join Kaitlin as she takes you through your first 13 ukulele lessons. Plus bonus videos.

Ukulele - How to Tune Your Ukulele with Kaitlin

Join Kaitlin as she walks you through how to tune your new ukulele.

Guitar - Video Lessons and Play Alongs with Kaitlin

Free guitar lessons and tutorials along with their downloadable charts.

Ukulele Resources

Ukulele Resources We Recommend

Here are a few ukulele books that we highly recommend. Click on each title for a link to purchase.

The Daily Ukulele: 365 Songs for Better Living

This book is fantastic. They have chosen “ukulele friendly keys” so you won’t often have to play difficult and complicated chords. They have chord charts on every page so you don’t have to go looking for how to play a new chord. They also have lyrics and the melodies notated so you can play or sing along.

The Daily Ukulele – Leap Year Edition: 366 More Songs for Better Living

Another wonderful book! Songs by The Eagles, John Denver, Cindy Lauper, Sting, The BeeGees, Train, Frank Sinatra, Van Morrisson, Bob Dylan, ABBA, Neil Diamond, Bill Withers, Amy Winehouse and MANY MORE! Every page includes the melody and lyrics as well as all the chords you will need for the song.

Ukulele Method Book 1

Hal Leonard

This book is great for players wanted to learn to READ MUSIC. They walk you through every note step by step and introduce reading music with fun and easy songs. This book is written for a high G ukulele but those with a low G can still use it.

Ukulele Method Book 2

Hal Leonard

Continue where you left off in Book 1. This book introduces more key signatures, more advanced musical symbols and teaches you to play more fun songs.

Easy Songs for Ukulele

Hal Leonard Ukulele Method

This book is great because it has notated all the melodies of the songs in TAB notation AND in score format. The font is nice and big and the songs are fun and easy to follow allong with. Songs include Elivs, Johnny Cash, Hank Wiliams, Simon & Garfunkel, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and many more!

More Easy Songs for Ukulele

Hal Leonard Ukulele Method

Another wonderful book to pick out melodies from fun songs. TAB and score format are included and the book is really well laid out and clear. Songs from John Denver, B.B King, Glen Campbell, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Light Foot, James Taylor, Rolling Stones, Peter Paul & Mary and Many More!

Piano Resources

Piano Resources We Recommend

Here are a few piano books that we highly recommend. Click on each title for a link to purchase.

Bastien Primer

Piano

A perfect beginner level piano book to get your started with the fundamentals. It uses pre-staff notation before introducing the grand staff. Reading is presented with steps, skips, and repeated notes. Music includes a variety of original works, folk songs, and pop styles, many with duet accompaniments.

Bastien Level 1

Piano

The next level in this piano book series after the primer. Level 1 may be used with students who have completed any Primer Level. It begins with easy pieces in the C position and presents C, F, and G 5-finger positions.

Bastien Level 2

Piano

The next level in this piano book series after Level 1. Level 2 presents binary and ternary form, one-octave scales with tetrachords identified, intervals of 6th and 7th, primary chords, triads and inversions, 6/8 time, and the keys of D, A, and E.

Bastien Level 3

Piano

The next level in this piano book series after Level 2. Level 3 presents relative minor scales (a and d), octaves, minor key signatures, major-minor triads, primary chords in minor, various bass styles, triplets, the chromatic scale, and the keys of D-flat, A-flat, and E-flat.

Bastien Level 4

Piano

The next level in this piano book series after Level 3. Level 4 presents the overlapping pedal, 1st and 2nd inversion triads, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes, altered intervals, augmented and diminished triads, syncopation, parallel major and minor scales, grace notes, and the keys of G-flat, B-flat, and B.

Alfred Adult

Piano

This book is a great starting point for older kids and adults to begin their journey into piano learning using core fundamentals and techniques to walk you through the process.

Guitar Resources

Guitar Resources We Recommend

Here are a few guitar resources that we highly recommend. Click on each title for a link to purchase.

Guitar Method Book 1

Hal Leonard

Hal Leonard has a fantastic series of instructional books for the guitar. Here's the first of the bunch to get you started!

Jim Dunlop Max-Grip Nylon Standard Guitar Picks

An economical and durable pick option for beginner guitar players!

Other Resources

Other Resources We Recommend

Here are a few other resources that we highly recommend. Click on each title for a link to purchase.

Music Stand with Carrying Bag, Sheet Music Folder & Clip

Our go-to music stand. Easy to set up and put away, a popular option for our students here at the studio!

Ukulele Accessories

Mechanics of Music also offers a variety of carefully curated accessories for ukulele. Visit our shop today and place your order. Options for delivery and store pick-up in New Westminster.

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