My first real experience with the ukulele comes from teaching guitar. The store where I was teaching guitar had a high demand for ukulele teachers so I took the challenge. I just had to make sure I was one page ahead of my students. ;) Students soon asked for ukulele arrangements of all types of songs; pop, country, jazz, rock and hymns. Many of the songs on the web were unclear or contained mistakes, so I went the extra mile and made some nice arrangements on (Sibelius) for clarity. The growth from this experience has been astounding!

I have always wanted to write a guitar book, primarily a hymn book of some kind (and may still do so wink wink, nudge nudge). As I was brainstorming with a co-worker, she mentioned a ukulele primary song book of some kind. I started immediately. Its all I could think about for the next few days. I wrote down my favorites and started writing not really knowing all the head ache and frustration that comes from copyrightes, photo's, website jibberish, and printing details that go into getting a book of any kind out there. 

One thing I was adamant about is making the chords and keys easy for starters. I hope to have found a good balance for anyone who opens this book. I had help finding the right blend from singing and playing ukulele with my wife, family members and sharing some arrangements with other ukulele players. From this experience I have gained confidence for the next project and the respect for those who write and arrange music.