Have you ever wished music theory felt more intuitive… more visual… more musical ? Wednesday 15th April 2026 
 3:30pm UK time See Music in Colour (A Simple Way to Understand Chords & Harmony)  Have you ever wished music theory felt more intuitive… more visual… more musical ?  In this live lesson, I’ll share a completely different way of understanding chords and harmony - by seeing them as colours.   When: Wednesday 15th April 3:30pm UK time (replay available afterwards) Where

Monday 13th April 6pm UK TIME Monday 13th April 2026 6pm UK TIME   Join me live on Monday 13th April at 6pm UK  as we play:   This session On features two beautiful traditional folk songs:   The Blackest Crow I’ve Got a Bulldog   These songs come from deep roots in the folk and old-time traditions — shaped over generations and passed from player to player. There’s no single “correct” version… just the one we make together.   What you’ll learn:   How to play two traditional fo

Monday 30th March 6pm UK TIME Monday 30th March 2026 6pm UK TIME   Join me live on Monday 30th March at 6pm UK  as we play:   Another Sunny Day  – Belle and Sebastian Here Comes The Sun  – The Beatles   This week’s session will include: scales within chord shapes tab for the intros of both songs plenty of lovely melodic ukulele playing   It should be a really fun one, and a great way to see how scales and chords fit together on the uke.   If you’d like to join in, bring your

If you’re just starting out on ukulele, one of the easiest things to overlook is how you actually hold the instrument. It might seem like a small detail, but it makes a huge difference. Holding your ukulele well can help your strumming feel more natural, make chords easier, and stop the instrument from wobbling about while you play. In this guide, I’ll show you the best way to hold your ukulele, a few common mistakes to avoid, and whether using a strap can help. Why holding y

Monday 23rd March 6pm UK TIME Monday 16th March 2026 6pm UK TIME   Kanikapila Mondays returns with another live ukulele jam — and this week’s theme is Legally Fun!   We’ll be playing two brilliant songs with a legal twist: Jamie – Weezer (1994) Legal Man – Belle and Sebastian (2000)   If you're watching live, grab your ukulele and come play along with us. We’ll also talk about top tips for strumming at speed, answer your questions, and enjoy making music together.   Because k

Campanella Ukulele – Make Your Playing Ring Like Bells | Pale Pale Moon Wednesday 25th March 2026 
 3:30pm UK time Campanella is one of the most beautiful sounds you can create on the ukulele.   The word campanella  means “little bells”  in Italian, and it describes a style of playing where notes ring into each other like overlapping bells. Instead of playing notes along a single string, we move across different strings so previous notes can continue ringing. The result is a

Monday 16th March 6pm UK TIME Monday 16th March 2026 6pm UK TIME   Kanikapila Mondays returns, continuing with our new refreshed format — and a swimming theme.   Join me live on Monday 16th March at 6pm UK time  for:   The Swimming Song  – Louden Wainwright II Fresher Than The Sweetness In Water  – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci   PLUS:   Technique Spotlight: Clawhammer Live “Ask Matt” Q&A at the end A relaxed, friendly jam with our brilliant uke community   This new format means slig

Monday 9th March 6pm UK TIME Monday 9th March 2026 6pm UK TIME   Kanikapila Mondays returns, continuing with our new refreshed format — and a swimming theme.   Join me live on Monday 9th March at 6pm UK time  for:   The Swimming Song  – Louden Wainwright II Fresher Than The Sweetness In Water  – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci   PLUS:   Technique Spotlight: Clawhammer Live “Ask Matt” Q&A at the end A relaxed, friendly jam with our brilliant uke community   This new format means slightl

Moon River – Ukulele Chord Melody Lesson (Step-by-Step Live Workshop) In this live lesson, we explore how to turn Moon River  into a beautiful chord melody arrangement on ukulele. Instead of just learning the notes, I’ll show you the exact process I use to build chord melody from scratch.   Whether you're an intermediate player looking to move beyond strumming, or a confident beginner wanting to understand how melody and harmony fit together, this workshop will give you pract

Monday 2nd March 6pm UK TIME Monday 23rd February 2026 6pm UK TIME   Hi folks! We’re back! I’ve missed you all ✈️🌍   After a few weeks away teaching on the cruise, Kanikapila Mondays return with a brand new refreshed format — and a very fitting theme: Homeward Bound.   Join me live on Monday 2nd March at 6pm UK time  for:   🎵  Homeward Bound  – Simon & Garfunkel
🎵  Slight Return  – The Bluetones   PLUS:   ✨ Technique Spotlight: Fingerpicking & Major Scales 
💬 Live “Ask Ma

Monday 23rd February 6pm UK TIME Monday 23rd February 2026 6pm UK TIME   While I’m away teaching on a ukulele cruise this month, I’ve scheduled some favourite Kanikapila jam sessions as special watch-along replays. Join us at the usual Monday time, grab your uke, and play along together in the chat. This week’s Kanikapila Classic Ding dong ding dong! This replay features a Liberty & Bells  themed jam with songs by: The Byrds Super Furry Animals Bob Dylan Plus our People’s Cho

Learn 7 Essential Ukulele Patterns (Live Lesson) If you’ve ever wanted to make your ukulele sound richer, more musical and more “piano-like”, this session is for you. I’ll be teaching a set of simple, reusable fingerpicking patterns  that you can use with almost any song — from gentle ballads to folk, blues and Beatles tunes.  You don’t need to be an expert — just bring your uke and we’ll play together. Perfect for: Beginners who feel overwhelmed
 Intermediate players stuck i

Monday 16th February 6pm UK TIME Monday 16th February 2026 6pm UK TIME   While I’m away teaching on a ukulele cruise this month, I’ve scheduled some favourite Kanikapila jam sessions as special watch-along replays. Join us at the usual Monday time, grab your uke, and play along together in the chat. This week’s Kanikapila Classic This replay features a “walking” themed jam , with songs by: Dionne Warwick The Left Banke Vashti Bunyan Plus our People’s Choice  from the Kanikapi

With one simple formula and a small pattern to remember, you can build any major scale and turn it into chords on your own. This is one of my favourite “practice without practising” ideas because you can even do it away from your ukulele.

Monday 9th February 6pm UK TIME Monday 9th February 2026 6pm UK TIME   While I’m away teaching on a ukulele cruise this month, I’ve scheduled some of my favourite Kanikapila jam sessions for us to enjoy together. These are special watch-along replays  — so grab your uke, join the chat, and play along just like a normal Monday night jam! This week’s Kanikapila Classic This replay features a Forrest Gump Soundtrack jam with songs by: • Creedence Clearwater Revival • Scott McKen

Monday 2nd February 6pm UK TIME Monday 2nd February 2026 6pm UK TIME   We’re back with another weekly live jam on 2nd February and we’re ‘going places’. The theme is travel, directions and places. We’ll have songs by Fleetwood Mac, Teenage Fanclub and R.E.M. - plus our ‘people’s choice’ from the Kanikapila archives: Annie’s Song by John Denver Free Resources for Participants For your live link, free sheets, tip jar, and more, please visit the link below: https://bio.learnukul

How To Practise Ukulele Without Practising! Ever feel like you should  practise ukulele… but just don’t have the energy or motivation? This time of year I always find my energy waning a little so I thought I’d make a lesson to help in case that’s true for you too!   In this lesson, I’ll show you how to get better at ukulele without “proper” practice . These are simple, playful musical games you can do when you’ve only got 5 minutes, a tired brain, or just don’t feel like a fu

Monday 26th January 6pm UK TIME Monday 26th January 2026 6pm UK TIME   We’re back with another weekly live jam on 26th January. I’ve wanted to do Mrs Stately’s Garden by The Four Seasons for ages and then I realised how many songs there were that start with Mr or Mrs! We’ll have songs by The Beatles, The Four Seasons, and Simon and Garfunkel - plus our ‘people’s choice’ from the Kanikapila archives: Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry. Free Resources for Participants For your

Monday 19th January 6pm UK TIME Monday 19th January 2026 6pm UK TIME   We’re back with another weekly live jam on 19th January. Ding dong ding dong! This week we’re looking at songs with a theme of bells and liberty. We’ll have songs by The Byrds, Super Furry Animals and Bob Dylan - plus our ‘people’s choice’ from the Kanikapila archives: Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones. Free Resources for Participants For your live link, free sheets, tip jar, and more, please visit the

Learn Clawhammer Ukulele (2 Ways!) – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Clawhammer ukulele is one of those techniques that often looks mysterious, complicated, or even a bit intimidating. The good news? It really doesn’t need to be. In this live ukulele workshop, I’ll be showing you two clear, approachable ways to play clawhammer ukulele , using the Carter Family’s timeless old-time tune Will The Circle Be Unbroken  as our musical guide. Whether you’ve never tried clawhammer before