WELCOME to Ukulele Central where there's a range of
unique and effective resources to help you gain skills and enjoyment playing ukulele and u-bass.
Coming to you from Australia's ukulele capital Newcastle, home to a huge, unified community of ukulele and u-bass players.
freebies...
GETTING STARTED WITH UKULELE: FREE online course covering all the basic skills with demos, exercises, quizzes and information about joining a uke group!
learning and teaching products...
Learn U-Bass with UBASSics
Third edition
Step-by-step lessons cover essential skills, and a variety of musical genres.
Learn to play this wonderful instrument in your own time, at your own pace. More info here
Teach young school students with Primary Uke
A teacher's handbook and related resources. Tested by ruthless primary school students and thankful teachers, these songs and exercises are complementary to the James Hill Ukulele in the Classroom series. All digital, all printable. More information and a sampler here
Friendly Music Theory for C6 Ukulele
A music theory ebook written for ukulele players, with examples and diagrams which are uke-based where possible. Make an interesting topic more accessible and relevant to your ukeing with this printable ebook. More info here
Latest edition - NOW with U-bass!
Six popular classical pieces arranged for uke in the Classic Six Pack
For ukulele groups, leaders, teachers and anyone who likes classical
pieces. The pieces are in parts with notation, tabs, chords, soundfiles. As well as a u-bass part for each piece, this edition has a revised Pachelbel's Canon. More info here.