Ukulele Practice Planner
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
Why are your ukulele lessons so expensive?
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 […]
How do I tune my ukulele?
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 […]
How to Strum a Ukulele and Sing – 5 Practice Tips
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 […]
What is a Z chord on ukulele?
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 […]
What’s a metronome? Will it help my ukulele playing? – Ukulele Practise Tips
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 […]
Buying Your First Ukulele
I’ve been asked by a friend in London to write about which ukulele to buy when you start out your first musical adventure as an adult. In every case, I’d say to please support your local music shop, so I wrote this post about Ukulele Shops in London. If you’re not in London and want […]
Ukulele Stores in London
I don’t get any kind of commission from this post as I don’t sell ukuleles or wish to sell you ukuleles. This is my impartial opinion. I’ve been asked by a friend in London to write about which ukulele to buy when you start out your first musical adventure as an adult. I figured other […]
Course and Challenge Navigation
Please login and view your course in the ‘my courses’ section. In case you have any issues completing and moving forward with your course, please ensure that you have let the video play to the very end. When you do this, you’ll see that the ‘complete’ button will go green. Then you can press complete, […]
Appreciation
As you may know, small businesses and freelancers are being stung and have no means to earn sufficient to cover the continuing expenses. We’d love to be here at the end of this so your help would be gratefully received. If we have offered you any sense of skill and/or fun, you are still earning […]