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title: Ukulele
description: The ukulele is a small, four-stringed instrument. You will understand basic chord shapes, strumming patterns, and rhythm techniques to play popular songs, accompany singing, and understand basic music theory.
category: music-audio
subcategory: instrument-training
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/ukulele
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# Ukulele

The ukulele is a small, four-stringed instrument. You will understand basic chord shapes, strumming patterns, and rhythm techniques to play popular songs, accompany singing, and understand basic music theory.

## Where to start

Start with Bernadette Teaches Music on YouTube, a free channel praised for clear, encouraging beginner instruction, including a one-hour learn-to-play video and easy song tutorials. If you only use one resource, make it The Ukulele Teacher, a free YouTube channel with a large collection of lessons from beginner guides to song tutorials. To go further, continue with Live Ukulele by Brad Bordessa, a site of articles and tutorials.

## Available Resources

2 Courses • 3 Websites

## Podcasts

### 1. Uketropolis Podcast: Ukulele Q&A with James Hill

Hosted by renowned ukulele educator James Hill, this podcast provides answers to common ukulele questions, offering valuable insights and tips for players of all levels.

**Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.uketropolis.com/blog/welcome-to-the-uketropolis-podcast

**Tags:** ukulele, ukulele-technique, music-education, practice-tips

### 2. The Live Ukulele Podcast

A monthly podcast hosted by Brad Bordessa from Live Ukulele, offering interviews and insights into the journey of learning music, with a focus on the ukulele, rooted in Hawaiian culture.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://liveukulele.com/podcast/

**Tags:** ukulele, podcast, music-learning, interviews, hawaiian-music

## Websites

### 1. Samantha Muir's Ukulele Site & Blog

Samantha Muir, a classical guitarist turned ukulele virtuoso, offers free tutorials and information on her dedicated ukulele site and blog, focusing on expanding the ukulele's classical repertoire.

**Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://samanthamuir.com/ukulele/

**Tags:** ukulele, classical-ukulele, fingerstyle, repertoire, tutorials

### 2. Live Ukulele by Brad Bordessa

A website by Brad Bordessa, offering articles, tutorials, and hosting 'The Live Ukulele Podcast,' focusing on various aspects of ukulele playing.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://liveukulele.com/

**Tags:** ukulele, tutorials, technique, music-theory, fingerstyle

### 3. UkuTabs

A comprehensive online resource for ukulele chords and tabs for a wide variety of songs.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://ukutabs.com/

**Tags:** ukulele, chords, tabs, song-arrangements

## Courses

### 1. Bernadette Teaches Music (YouTube Channel)

A very popular YouTube channel, praised for its clear and encouraging instruction for beginners, featuring a 'Learn How To Play UKULELE in 1 HOUR' video and easy song tutorials.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.youtube.com/c/BernadetteTeachesMusic/featured

**Tags:** ukulele, beginner-lessons, chords, strumming, song-tutorials

### 2. The Ukulele Teacher (YouTube Channel)

A highly recommended YouTube channel offering a vast collection of free ukulele lessons, including beginner guides, song tutorials, and tips.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUkuleleTeacher

**Tags:** ukulele, beginner-lessons, song-tutorials, strumming, chords

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