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About Learn to Uke

Learn To Uke is a company that gives adult beginners ukulele lessons in the form of 4 week courses in London. It was set up by Ukulele Teacher Lorraine Bow in 2009, and adopts a rapid, structured, incremental learning method, where students build on the skills learnt in the previous week.

RIP Bob Brozman

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Learn to Uke

On Thursday 25 April, the world lost a fine musician and man. Bob Brozman passed away, aged 59. Bob Brozman, who I first heard about when he was (at that time) the only man attributed to a quote about the … Continue reading →

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Ukuleles 1: Airlines: 0 - You can take your ukulele as well as hand luggage on flights!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Learn to Uke

Ever wished you could take your laptop bag or handbag AND your ukulele on a flight with you? Yes, me too. Actually, I already have been taking my ukulele away with me for the past 6 years, in addition to … Continue reading →

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How to play the ukulele G chord

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Learn to Uke

If you are getting stuck with your ukulele G chord, and when you play it, it sounds wrong, make sure you are using the very tips of your fingers to press down on the strings, and make sure you’re pressing … Continue reading →

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1st steps - use a ukulele tuner!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Learn to Uke

Want to tune your ukulele? Grab a clip on ukulele tuner! Ukulele strings are tuned to the notes (from nose to knees) G, C, E, A. All ukuleles (except for baritones) are tuned in this way using these notes. Played ‘open’ … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Learn To Uke’s new website!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Learn to Uke

Thank you for visiting. We’re planning to update this blog with useful information for new, beginner ukulele players, whether or not they’re coming to our course. We hope that you find it useful and fun, the way we try to … Continue reading →

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    "It was an encouraging environment, as it was social and we covered a lot of ground." — - Liz Larvin, London, April 2011

    "Thanks for the (advanced beginners/intermediate) ukulele course Lorraine. I found that it was just the right level. Actually you worked us harder than expected which was no bad thing. I got much from the course and would thoroughly recommend it." — - Mike Davids, Tunbridge Wells, April 2011

    "Group environment, fun to learn. It was nice to have a beer whilst learning!" — - Mike Lindridge, London, April 2011

    "Fun environment but pushed to learn. Great combination!" — - Lucy Rodgers, London, February 2011

    "Fantastic teaching. I feel like I have really achieved something." — - Libby Morrissey, London, February 2011

    "I hope my friends don't find out about the absolute beginners ukulele course - otherwise they will realise how easy it can be to play a few popular songs on the uke!" — - Kerry Norman, London, February 2011

    "It was good to learn in a group, it was very friendly and inclusive so it was a good way to learn." — - Simon Bold, Woolwich, April 2011

    "I can now play ukulele and I love it!! Thank you!!" — - Steve Edwards, Crouch End, February 2011

    "We were able to learn lots of songs even from the first lesson. It was a social class, with a relaxed venue and teacher who made it fun for us." — - Leigh Brady, London, April 2011

    "Relaxed, no pressure and fun, so perfect!" — - Kate Perman, London, February 2011

    "I tried to teach myself and found it was much harder than I thought it would be. Within a couple of weeks with Learn to Uke I had improved loads and was really excited about learning more! I really enjoyed it so went on to do the Advanced beginners Course, which was just as good, and easier to deal with the more difficult content in a smaller group setting." — - Chris Poole, London, June 2010

    "Lorraine really knows how to challenge her students and give them difficult tasks to improve themselves in a way that it is still a lot of fun - in a very playful way! She is very friendly and happy and knows how to motivate her students! I think that the skype lessons worked very well and I enjoyed them a lot." — - Suzanne Legerer, London, October 2010

    "Had such a good time. Lorraine is brilliant. Very patient, a really good laugh. So surprised at how much I've learned. I would definitely recommend this class. (Personal opinion is I would have paid much more)" — - Breda Murphy, London, February 2011

    "Very relaxed jovial atmosphere in class, enjoyed the whole course very much, thanks!" — - Gary Powell, London, February 2011

    "The Adult Beginners course was relaxed and non-intimidating from the start. Most of us had no prior experience with stringed instruments, but we were very quickly playing real songs that we knew and loved. It was a great introduction to the ukulele that gave us the basic skills to take away and build upon in our own time - I’d definitely recommend it, and am considering doing a further course with Learn To Uke & Uke’s Cool in the future." — - Jo Stimpson, London, June 2010

    "Lorraine makes everything seem easy and possible. The absolute beginners course was fun, light hearted and a great variety of songs. It has got me started, which is exactly what I wanted!" — - Claire Beegan, London, April 2011

    "This [absolute beginners ukulele course] was great fun, no pressure but good guidance. Learned the technique after faffing on my own for months. Also good foundation to look up songs I like [outside of the course] and learn them. Want to do the advanced beginners course." — - Kelley Swain, London, February 2011

    "Lorraine made it fun and I felt like I could play interesting and popular songs after one class. I feel encouraged enough to continue playing and I will definitely take the next course after I practice what I learned so far. Excellent course!!!!! (five exclamation points)" — - Steve Mitchell, London, February 2011

    "The only instrument I've willingly practised." — - Mari Borghesi, London, Fbruary 2011

    "Great fun and then you realise at the end you can play lots of songs. Great!" — - Claudio Scola, London, February 2011

    "I liked the speed of the course. I learnt 3 songs in the first lesson. The variety of songs was good, different styles kept it interesting. The class size was small so we all got to know each other." — - Ranall Leckie, London, April 2011