We believe in music for everyone
how do we do this?
Our profits are used to donate ukuleles to schools, community groups and libraries.
There are numerous ways to support the work that we do from attending one of our events, buying some merch, booking a team buidling workshop, followng us on social media or donating monthly in exchange for access to our resources.
Read on for more info.
Uke Donations
practice, practice, practice!
BOOK NEWS
With easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations, it covers chords, melody, recommended listening and worksheets introducing rhythm, tempo and dynamics.
QR codes give access to video tutorials and play-a-longs. Colouring helps aid memory as well as decreasing stress and encourages patience and relaxation. Also, seeing your picture come to life can give a massive sense of pride and achievement.
'My Music Practice Journal' is a great accompaniment as an additional tool to help aid practice and record progress. It can be used for any musical instrument not just ukulele.
Celebrating Original Ukulele Compositions
First Ukulele Pieces
We are super proud and excited to have published a book of beginner melody pieces, in 2021, all written for the ukulele by artists from all over the world!
In 2024 some of those pieces have been added to ABRSM's Music Medals recommended syllabus.
Kindly put together by professional ukulele player Paul Mansell 'First Ukulele Pieces' provides an exciting collection of finger picking pieces composed by many of the world's top ukulele composers including James Hill, Colin Tribe, Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Daniel Ward, Heidi Swedberg, Arden Fujiwara, Sam Muir and Phil Doleman. All 35 pieces were originally put together in one book as a limited edition. This can now be found as Book One and Book Two or all 35 pieces can be downloaded as a downloadable pdf Videos of the pieces can be found here First Ukulele Pieces Videos - Book One and First Ukulele Pieces Videos - Book Two
Help Spread Ukulele Joy
Play Uke Forward
Do you have a beginner ukulele that you no longer use and would be willing to donate?
Are you able to donate money for strings or ukuleles?
Are you able to volunteer your time to help teach some basic chords or/and busk?
Impact report
May 2023 - May 2024
Video Showcase
From our youtube channel…
Half the World Away - Oasis. Covered by Aurora in John Lewis advert 2015
A downloadable PDF of this songsheet is available to our Patrons. You'll find this in our 2024 Songbook Become a Patron ...
our teaching resource
Join our ukulele family and help us to combat loneliness. In exchange for your patronage you get access to loads of songsheets and worksheets that you can use with your students either in the classroom or with your community group. With 3 different tier groups you can either support us as a School, Teacher or Community.
We also have a FREE tier with some themes ie Christmas so you can get a taste of what we offer.