Ukulele Courses for Beginners & Beyond (Infinity)
How risky is learning to play the ukulele in the pub, with a group of other adults? I talked to Brendan, who is a London based Medical Doctor who advises the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – the FCDO on COVID risk and has been following the pandemic closely since the start. Here’s the summary: […]
Ukulele Buzz and Rattle
[this does not offer any real support but, hopefully, it’ll provide a welcome short break and distraction] If you’re too young, international or cool to remember or know about Ebeneezer Goode, the 90’s rave song that entered the charts by The Shamen, please, check out this video: As you can see, this guy was definitely […]
YouTube has a vast array of free ukulele lessons to Learn To Uke using videos. Admittedly, the quality varies, greatly. What if you find a tutorial you like but the instructor only goes through it once, and it’s a bit too fast for you to follow? There are a number of tools you can use […]
This is intended for use within our courses, but, if you’re starting on a free 7-day strumming and/or chord challenge and the next ukulele course with feedback isn’t for a while, please feel free to use this to assist your practice. Print Quality Ukulele Practice PlannerDownload
I get it, times are hard for all of us. In my experience, people who quibble about prices don’t value what they get for the (reduced amount of) money. I have just had an exchange with an alumnus asking me why I don’t offer the ££89.99 course for £30. I (regrettably) wrote back when I […]
The notes to tune your ukulele to are G, C, E A. The C is the lowest of them all. You can remember that by thinking ‘Good Cooks Eat Anything’, ‘George Clooney Eats Apples’, Green Cats Enjoy Abrading, or think of your own swear words that make up a mnemonic you’ll remember. Using a chromatic […]
Like patting your head and rubbing your tummy, strumming a ukulele and singing might feel tricky at first. Rather than simply to say ‘practice’ which some people take as ‘keep doing the same thing over and over and being frustrated’, this is aimed at giving you some practical tips so that you are strumming your […]
A z chord is not a real thing. It is a method of making muted strings or, er, clicky noises. Z chord can be useful for 5 reasons: you’re playing in a group and you’ve forgotten the chords you’re playing in a group and you want to highlight someone’s solo you want to make a […]
A metronome is a practice tool that produces a steady pulse (or beat) to help musicians keep time accurately and stay at the same tempo for the entire song. The pulses are measured in beats-per-minute (BPM). Most metronomes are capable of playing beats from 35 to 250 BPM. If you’re using a mobile phone, you can use a free […]