Monday 15th December 6pm UK TIME Iiiiiiiiiittttt’s Chhhrrriiiiiiisstmaaaaass! This is the first of two of our Christmas specials this year. We’ll be playing songs from the Christmas Ukulele Retreat songbook. You can download it for free and I’ll take requests on the night for which songs you want to do from it. It’s going to be so much fun.  For the next Christmas special we’ll also be doing our usual Christmas Student’s Montage. It’s always so nice. All you need to do is sen

Join me for a cosy festive fingerstyle chord melody workshop where we’ll learn Christmastime Is Here by Vince Guaraldi — the beautiful classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Monday 1st December 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 1st December with another fun live ukulele jam. This week I’ve resurrected some songs from our classic Kanikapila ’Songs From Laurel Canyon’. I’ve updated them and written out the chord/lyrics sheets for you too. We’ll have fabulous songs from the late sixties LA scene by Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Byrds and Carole King. For your free sheets, tip jar and more please visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kan

🌤️ The Robin Waltz — Finding Inspiration in a Winter Garden A 2-Minute Ukulele Fingerstyle Piece You Can Learn Today This morning, I stepped outside into the chilly but sunny Winter air with my ukulele. Sometimes the best ideas come when you simply start playing — and this time, inspiration flew straight onto a nearby branch. A curious little robin began chirping along, almost as if he wanted to duet! So I decided to compose a short waltz in his honour — The Robin Waltz — an

Join me for a cosy festive fingerstyle chord melody workshop where we’ll learn Christmastime Is Here by Vince Guaraldi — the beautiful classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

In this lesson, we dive into a strummed version of George Harrison’s iconic song — inspired by Jake Shimabukuro’s expressive strumming technique, not his chord-melody version.

How to Strum “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on Ukulele (Jake Shimabukuro–Inspired Technique) “ While My Guitar Gently Weeps ” is one of George Harrison’s most emotional and harmonically interesting Beatles songs — and it sits beautifully on the ukulele. Most players know Jake Shimabukuro’s famous chord-melody  version, but today we’re going in a different direction. This tutorial focuses on a strummed  approach inspired by Jake’s incredible right-hand technique , using flowin

Monday 17th November 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 17th November with another fun live ukulele jam. This week we’ve got a Hollies special with songs including Carousel, Bus Stop, Carrie-Anne and Long Cool Woman (in a black dress). For your free sheets, tip jar and more please visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kanikapila-mondays-hollies

Monday 10th November 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 10th November with another fun live ukulele jam. This week we’ve got a walking theme with songs by Dionne Warwick, The Left Banke, and Vashti Bunyan, and your People’s Choice from the Kanikapila Archive: Cyndi Lauper’s True Colours. For all the links you’ll need including live link, chord sheets, website, tip jar and Facebook group visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kanikapila-mondays-walk

Ever wondered what all those confusing chord names really mean? In this live ukulele lesson, I’ll show you how to build any chord from scratch — so you’ll finally understand what makes a major, minor, 7th or diminished chord sound the way it does.

Join me live as we dive into Trouble In Mind and explore the world of fingerpicking within the classic 8 bar blues format. 🎵 How to develop finger control for fingerpicking  🎸 A lovely tabbed arrangement of my original piece Jacobs Ladder 🔥 Tips for building speed and style in your playing 💡 Ways to make your finger picking more musical and expressive

Don’t Pause Between Chords – The Most Important Ukulele Tip for Beginners One of the most common challenges new ukulele players face is keeping their rhythm steady when changing chords. If you’ve ever found yourself stopping your strumming hand mid-song to get your fingers in place — you’re not alone! But here’s the truth: it’s far better to keep strumming through the chord changes , even if you don’t hit every note perfectly. Let’s explore why this matters, and how it can co

Monday 3rd November 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 3rd November with another fun live ukulele jam. This week we’ve got a rainy theme with absolute classics by Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cascades and your People’s Choice from the Kanikapila Archive: Simon and Garfunkel’s Mrs Robinson. For all the links you’ll need including live link, chord sheets, website, tip jar and Facebook group visit here: https://bio.learnukulele.com/kanikapila-mondays-ra

Intro / Background ​ Ian first picked up a ukulele about five years ago, after trying guitar and finding it a bit of a struggle. The uke seemed like it might be easier — and a lot more fun. After a few false starts, Ian made a determined effort last Christmas to learn properly, searching for a method that would finally make it click. Student Spotlight: Ian Sullivan — Finding Joy, Confidence, and Progress on the Ukulele That’s when they discovered Matt’s YouTube lessons and th

45° — The Magic Angle You Might Be Overlooking When it comes to playing ukulele, small tweaks make big differences. One of the most underrated tweaks? The 45° angle . It shows up over and over in holding, strumming, fingerpicking, fretting — and it can transform how natural, comfortable, and musical your playing feels. Let’s break down the five essential 45° techniques and why they matter. 1. Hold your uke at a 45° angle — for comfort and  better technique If you hold your uk

Monday 20th October 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 20th October for another fun live ukulele jam. AND….it’s our Halloween special! Oooooooohh! (I know it’s a bit early but I’m always away the last week of October.) We’ve got some spooky classics as well as some eery esoteric tunes too with songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Olivia Rodrigo, R.E.M. and Radiohead. For all the links you’ll need including live link, chord sheets, website, tip jar and Facebook group visit here:.

Join me live as we dive into Trouble In Mind and explore the world of fingerpicking within the classic 8 bar blues format. 🎵 How to develop finger control for fingerpicking  🎸 A lovely tabbed arrangement of my original piece Jacobs Ladder 🔥 Tips for building speed and style in your playing 💡 Ways to make your finger picking more musical and expressive

Have you ever felt  a chord before you really understood it? For many players, music theory can seem like a set of rules. But when you...

Monday 13th October 6pm UK TIME We’re back on the 13th October for another fun live ukulele jam. This time we’re going to have a Forrest...

How I Make a Ukulele Lesson (3 Days in 5 Minutes) Ever wondered how much work goes into making a ukulele lesson? In this post, I want to...