Ukulele Education Resources
There are millions of ukulele websites on the Internet. This page is a quick summary of some of the best resources for the ukulele. The Amazon and iTunes links are referral links.
Education Websites:
- Shelbi Busche (K-5 General Music, Illinois): http://www.shelbibusche.com/allukecando/
- James Hill (Canada): http://www.ukuleleintheclassroom.com
- Philip Tamberino (K-6 General Music, New York): http://ukecandoit.ning.com
- Nathan Cahill (Australia): http://www.nathancahillmusic.com
- Paul Marchese (Illinois): http://www.ukuleleforteachers.com
“General” Ukulele Websites:
- www.ukuleleunderground.com (active forum)
- www.gotaukulele.com (Barry Maz)
- www.doctoruke.com (Doctor Uke)
- www.ukuguides.com (along with ukuchords, ukutabs)
- www.theukulelesite.com (Hawaiian Music Supply)
- www.ukebuddy.com (useful for finding chords or even entering a chord to find its name)
Ukulele Chord Charts (and sometimes tabs):
- www.doctoruke.com (Doctor Uke)
- www.ukutabs.com (along with ukuguides, ukuchords)
- www.ukulelehunt.com
- www.peteymack.weebly.com
- Jim’s Ukulele Songbook
YouTube Channels:
*Know other channels that should be here? Send me an e-mail!
- The Ukulele Teacher
- Cynthia Lin
- Bernadette Teaches Music
- 21 Ukulele Songs
- One Music School (Katie DeNure)
Great Accessories:
Some Books:
These are Amazon or iBook referral links (if you purchase a portion of Apple’s or Amazon’s profits–not the author/publisher–comes back to this site.
- The Complete What Ukulele Players Want to Know (Barry Maz) Amazon iBooks
- Uke Can Do It (Philip Tamberino) Amazon iBooks
- Uke Can Do It 2 Method Book (Philp Tamberino) Amazon
- Ukulele for Music Teachers (Robin Giebelhausen) iBooks
- The Daily Ukulele Songbook (Jim Beloff) Amazon iBooks
- Ukulele Tips ‘n’ Tunes (Jim Beloff) Amazon
Some Ukulele Apps and Programs
- Kala Brand Tuner for iOS (a free tuner from Kala)
- Ukeoke for iOS (Karaoke with ukulele; subscriptions for access)
- Chord tunes for iOS (Create ukulele chord charts on your iPad)
- Guitar Toolkit for iOS (The best chord & tuning app for any “folk” string instrument)
- Notion for Mac/Windows (Create ukulele charts…there is an iOS version that is very good [the best notion app], but the computer version allows the insertion of fretboards. Very guitar/ukulele friendly)
- forScore and unrealBook: PDF music readers for iPad. Music management is greatly improved with the app.
An Awesome Typograph
- A fantastic “parts of the ukulele” typography by Aaron Kuehn
The “Big” Dealers:
These dealers are known for inventory, excellent customer service, and “setting up” ukuleles before the sale. Listed alphabetically. Your local dealer might be good, too–these companies are the superstars in the ukulele world.
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