How Thousands of Teachers Are Confidently Teaching Ukulele — Even If They’ve Never Picked One Up Before
Finally: A proven, step-by-step system for getting ukulele up and running in your classroom — without needing any ukulele experience yourself.
“I had absolutely no idea where to start. I’d never even played a ukulele.”
Sarah** had been handed a class set of ukuleles and told to get on with it. No training. No curriculum. No idea what chord to teach first, how to handle the chaos of 25 kids picking them up for the first time, or even how to tune the things.
She spent hours searching YouTube, piecing together activities from random blog posts, and still walked into her first lesson feeling underprepared. It was a stressful, overwhelming experience — and the lessons showed it.
That was, until she found the Fun Music Company Ukulele Curriculum System.
With ready-to-go video lessons, built-in structure and step-by-step guidance for everything from classroom setup to chord teaching to ensemble playing, she could walk in with confidence — and actually enjoy teaching ukulele for the first time.
** Name & photograph changed to protect our client’s privacy. This teacher is a real person, and the experience described is representative of the feedback we regularly receive.
Does This Sound Familiar?
You’ve been asked to teach ukulele. Maybe it was a curriculum requirement, maybe the school just got a class set donated, or maybe you said yes before you fully realised what was involved.
Now you’re facing one or more of these:
- You’ve never played the ukulele before — and the thought of faking your way through 25 lessons is daunting
- You don’t know what to teach first — chords? strumming? note reading? There are hundreds of methods and none of them seem to agree
- You’ve tried pulling lessons together from YouTube and random resources — but it takes hours of preparation and still feels patchy
- You’re worried about classroom management — 25 kids with ukuleles sounds like a recipe for chaos
- Tuning is already giving you a headache, and you haven’t even started yet
You’re not alone. This is exactly what most teachers experience before they find a system that actually works.
What Makes This System Different?
1. You Don’t Need to Be a Ukulele Player to Teach It
The ukulele is one of the few instruments where you can create real musical experiences with students without being an expert yourself. Our system is built specifically for teachers who are starting from scratch — and for specialists who want a ready-made curriculum they can adapt to their own style.
2. Step-by-Step Structure That Removes the Guesswork
The program covers everything in the right order: classroom setup, how to hand out instruments, strumming techniques, chord teaching, melody playing, and ensemble performance — all sequenced logically across 40 lessons. You never have to wonder what comes next.
3. Students Stay Locked In — Because the Lessons Do the Heavy Lifting
Every lesson comes with on-screen chord diagrams, coloured dot notation and bouncy-ball timing that keeps students focused and on task. You’re free to circulate, correct technique, encourage and connect — instead of trying to demonstrate chords you’re still learning yourself.
4. Works for Music Specialists AND Non-Musicians
Music specialists love the flexibility to adapt and extend the content. Non-specialist teachers love that everything is done for them — just load it on your classroom whiteboard and go.
More Than 12,000 Teachers Across 149 Countries Have Used Fun Music Company Programs
It doesn’t matter if you’re a music specialist with decades of experience looking for a complete curriculum, or a generalist classroom teacher who’s been handed ukuleles and left to figure it out.
Andrea, a music specialist with 35 years of experience, said:
“I have been teaching music for 35 years and this is a dream come true.”
Jodie, who had never taught an instrument class before, said that she:
“finds it really great, because she has no musical background.”
We don’t expect you to take our word for it. That’s why we’re offering you a free ebook that gives you the exact steps you need to get started — with no commitment required.
Download Your Free Ebook:
How to Get Started Teaching the Ukulele
When you enter your details below, we’ll send you our free ebook that gives you a complete head start.
Inside you’ll find:
- Why ukulele works in the classroom — and the key things to understand before your first lesson
- How to set up your classroom for success — room layout, rules, instrument distribution and what to prepare before you walk in
- Four simple instructions for holding the ukulele correctly — so you can get students in the right position from day one
- What to teach and when — chords, melody and ensemble playing, in the right sequence
- How to handle common challenges — tuning nightmares, left-handed students, picks vs fingers, and more
- The secret to making ukulele lessons genuinely fun — without burning yourself out preparing
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Why Are We Giving This Away Free?
After more than 18 years developing curriculum resources for music teachers — and working with more than 12,000 teachers across 149 countries — we’ve learned one thing: teachers need to see it working before they’ll believe it.
We’re not interested in making grand promises. We’d rather put real, useful resources in your hands right now — so you can experience for yourself how our approach works.
Once you’ve used the ebook to start your first ukulele lessons and seen how your students respond, you’ll understand why teachers keep coming back to Fun Music Company.
Janice Tuck
Creative Director
The Fun Music Company