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
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life - Pablo Picasso
NATIONAL UKULELE DAY ART COMPETITION
Although we celebrate the Ukulele everyday! 2nd February has been named 'National Ukulele Day'. 6 months after the actual birth of the ukulele in 1879 but a better time for schools and teachers being that August is the summer holidays here in the UK and in February the weather is so grim we need something fun!
This year to celebrate we are launching an Art Competition 'Where is a your dream location to play your ukulele?'
- Design your perfect backdrop for playing your ukulele. Is it on the beach, in the mountains, in space?!
- DOWNLOAD the cut out person and ukulele from our website
- Stick them to your perfect ukulele playing backdrop. Photocopy if you need more people in your design.
- Don't forget to add eyes, hair and clothes!
- Once finished email your design to info@ukuleleproject.co.uk
- WINNER TO BE CHOSEN 16th March 2025
- open to anyone based in the UK
LEARN, LEARN, LEARN!
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 & Ukulele Ensemble
We are super proud and excited to have published a 2nd book of beginner melody pieces, in 2024, this time Ensemble Pieces. This follows on from our 1st book in 2021, First Ukulele Pieces. Both books have pieces donated by ukulele teachers from all over the world!
In 2024 some of the pieces from First Ukulele Pieces were added to ABRSM's Music Medals recommended syllabus.
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
Ukulele Ensemble has 16 ensemble melodies that are arranged roughly in order of difficulty. The majority of the songs have 3 parts with chords adding a 4th. It is a mix of original songs and some well known classics such as 'Ode to Joy', 'You are my Sunshine' and Vivaldi's 'Spring'. The book can be purchased as a printed book or as a downloadable PDF. More info here
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…
Pembrokeshire Uke-Ender 2025 - Saturday with Matthew Quilliam
Highlights of Pembrokeshire Uke-Ender Saturday main event with Showcases, Ukumaniacs and Matthew Quilliam Groups include ...
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.