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Learn Clawhammer Ukulele (2 Ways!) – Will The Circle Be Unbroken
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
Matt Stead
3 days ago2 min read


The Magic of ii–V–I: Why Jazz Doesn’t Need to Be Hard (Live Ukulele Lesson)
The Magic of ii–V–I: Why Jazz Doesn’t Need to Be Hard (Live Ukulele Lesson) Jazz often has a reputation for being complicated, intimidating, or “only for advanced musicians”. But the truth is, much of jazz harmony is built on a few beautifully simple ideas — and once you understand them, everything starts to make sense. One of the most important of these ideas is the ii–V–I chord progression . If you’ve ever been told “ii–V–I sounds great” but never really shown why , you’re
Matt Stead
Dec 18, 20252 min read


Silent Night – Live Ukulele Chord Melody Workshop 🎄 (Fingerstyle Ukulele Lesson)
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.
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Dec 4, 20252 min read


Christmastime Is Here – Fingerstyle Chord Melody (Live Ukulele Lesson!)
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.
Matt Stead
Nov 20, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson : How to Build Any Chord on the Ukulele (and Finally Understand What They Mean!)
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.
Matt Stead
Nov 7, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson : The Circle of Fifths Explained – The Magic Tool Every Ukulele Player Should Know
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
Matt Stead
Oct 23, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson : The Circle of Fifths Explained – The Magic Tool Every Ukulele Player Should Know
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
Matt Stead
Oct 11, 20251 min read


Learn to fingerpick your ukulele - Exploring Fingerpicking & the 8 Bar Blues - Trouble In Mind
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
Matt Stead
Sep 26, 20251 min read


Learn to fingerpick your ukulele - Jacobs Ladder - live ukulele lesson with Matt Stead
You’ll learn:
🎵 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
Matt Stead
Sep 12, 20251 min read


How to Strum Ukulele Like Jake Shimabukuro – Live Lesson with Matt Stead
🎬 In this live session, I’ll be answering your questions about overcoming stage fright, building confidence, and putting on a great ukulele performance — from the living room to the festival field.
Matt Stead
Aug 7, 20251 min read


Overcoming Nerves & Performing On Ukulele – Live Ukulele Q&A 🎤🎶
🎬 In this live session, I’ll be answering your questions about overcoming stage fright, building confidence, and putting on a great ukulele performance — from the living room to the festival field.
Matt Stead
Jul 24, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson - Jazzing Up the Blues
In this workshop we’ll try to answer a question as old as time itself (well as old as low G ukulele strings were a thing!)
Matt Stead
Jun 27, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson - High G or Low G?? Q & A
In this workshop we’ll try to answer a question as old as time itself (well as old as low G ukulele strings were a thing!)
Matt Stead
Jun 12, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson - Learn to play ukulele chord melody and fingerstyle - Can’t Help Falling In Love
Learn one of the most beautiful love songs ever written - Elvis’s Can’t Help Falling In Love - arranged for fingerstyle ukulele.
Matt Stead
May 29, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson - Don’t learn strum patterns! (Almost) Simple ways to sound fabulous without the stress
Obsessing about strum patterns at any part of your learning journey can be really frustrating and unnecessary. In fact they’re often...
Matt Stead
May 15, 20251 min read


Live Ukulele Lesson - Sound ace soloing with modes. How to master improvising in a simple way.
In this fun live lesson I’m going to teach you how learning just a few modal scales will allow you to solo all over the ukulele...
Matt Stead
May 1, 20251 min read


LIVE LESSON: Saint Anne's Reel - Fiddle tunes for ukulele
In this fun live lesson we’re going to work out a song by ear together live. You’ll learn all about chord personalities, all the...
Matt Stead
Apr 17, 20251 min read


LIVE LESSON: Work out a song by ear - LIVE!
In this fun live lesson we’re going to work out a song by ear together live. You’ll learn all about chord personalities, all the...
Matt Stead
Apr 4, 20251 min read


LIVE LESSON: Nashville numbers and how Matt’s Kanikapila works
In this epic, fun and informative lesson I’ll talk through a lot of the background theory needed to play by ear and take part in...
Matt Stead
Mar 21, 20251 min read


LIVE LESSON: Night and Day - Jazz chords and comping
It'll be a bit longer until my next Live Lesson as I'm away teaching on the cruise for the next couple of weeks. It'll be worth the wait...
Matt Stead
Feb 20, 20251 min read
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