Welcome to the Ukulele Project website. Not just for ukulele players, for anyone interested in ending loneliness and promoting wellbeing

We believe in music for everyone

At the Ukulele Project, we are using the power of music, specifically the ukulele, to bring people together, foster connections, and address the challenges of loneliness while promoting overall well-being

how do we do this?

We grow and support sustainable ukulele groups and classes in partnership with charities, community groups, schools and libraries.
Our profits are used to donate ukuleles to schools, community groups and libraries.
There are numerous ways to support the work that we do from attending one of our events, buying some merch, booking a team buidling workshop, followng us on social media or donating monthly in exchange for access to our resources.

Read on for more info.
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🎉   854 Ukuleles donated so far out of our 1000 Uke goal  📈

Uke Donations

We donate ukuleles to schools, community groups and libraries. This is our tally since our first donation in 2019. Do you have a ukulele that you no longer play? Participate in our unique initiative, 'Play Uke Forward', and give your old ukulele a new purpose
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Strum up a win!

Prize Draw

Strum, support & win! Every ticket helps The Ukulele Project spread joy, tackle loneliness & build community through music
The Prizes: We’ve gathered some goodies throughout the year, and they could soon be yours!

Prizes include:

🎸 A Monopolele 2025 Ukulele – kindly donated by the Monopolele Festival. A Travel Flight Ukulele with a gorgeous design by local artist

🏔️ A Mountain Fuji Ukulele – a unique and stylish addition to your collection. Kindly donated by TODO Music

🎼 A Kalimba – a beautiful thumb piano for relaxing, melodic fun. Kindly donated by TODO Music

🧵 Ukulele Straps – generously donated by Traci Clarke

🫖 A Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Tea Towel – celebrating their 40th year. Signed by Laura and Ben from orchestra

📖 Marc Gallagher’s Book – Avril to Ziggy — Mastering Musical Memory. A brilliant guide on how to learn songs.

📖 Ukulele Ensemble Book - a fantastic book of ensemble melody pieces, original and arranged, tried and tested with students in our community groups and in the classroom.

🎽 Ukulele Project Merch – including tote bags, badges, and stickers
LEARN, LEARN, LEARN!

BOOK NEWS

Written by our founder Tara Maysey 'How to start playing the Ukulele' is an introduction to ukulele for children of all ages and WINNER of 'Best Ukulele Book of 2024' in the UKIES

With easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations, it covers chords, melody, recommended listening and worksheets introducing rhythm, tempo and dynamics.

QR codes give access to video tutorials and play-a-longs. Colouring helps aid memory as well as decreasing stress and encourages patience and relaxation. Also, seeing your picture come to life can give a massive sense of pride and achievement.

'My Music Practice Journal' is a great accompaniment as an additional tool to help aid practice and record progress. It can be used for any musical instrument not just ukulele.
Celebrating Original Ukulele Compositions

First Ukulele Pieces & Ukulele Ensemble

We are super proud and excited to have published a 2nd book of beginner melody pieces, in 2024, this time Ensemble Pieces. This follows on from our 1st book in 2021,  First Ukulele Pieces. Both books have pieces donated by ukulele teachers from all over the world!

In 2024 some of the pieces from First Ukulele Pieces were added to ABRSM's Music Medals recommended syllabus.

First Ukulele Pieces provides an exciting collection of finger picking pieces composed by many of the world's top ukulele composers including James Hill, Colin Tribe, Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Daniel Ward, Heidi Swedberg, Arden Fujiwara, Sam Muir and Phil Doleman. All 35 pieces were originally put together in one book as a limited edition. This can now be found as Book One and Book Two or all 35 pieces can be downloaded as a downloadable pdf Videos of the pieces can be found here First Ukulele Pieces Videos - Book One and First Ukulele Pieces Videos - Book Two

Ukulele Ensemble has 16 ensemble melodies that are arranged roughly in order of difficulty. The majority of the songs have 3 parts with chords adding a 4th. It is a mix of original songs and some well known classics such as 'Ode to Joy', 'You are my Sunshine' and Vivaldi's 'Spring'.  The book can be purchased as a printed book or as a downloadable PDF. More info here




Help Spread Ukulele Joy

Play Uke Forward

We are taking to the streets to spread ukulele joy and gift the gift or music to anyone willing to stop for a ukulele lesson and a chat

Do you have a beginner ukulele that you no longer use and would be willing to donate?
Are you able to donate money for strings or ukuleles?
Are you able to volunteer your time to help teach some basic chords or/and busk?

Impact report

May 2024 - May 2025

May 21st is our birthday which is why our impact runs from May to May each year. We are really proud of what we have achieved this year and are so grateful for your support as it wouldn't be possible without you.
Video Showcase

From our youtube channel…

Sailing - Ukulele Tutorial - Great for all levels!

Timestamps: 0:23: Chords 0:52: Simplified chord options! 4:07: Song structure suggestions 7:15: Final verse suggestion 8:05: ...

our teaching resource

Join our ukulele family and help us to combat loneliness. In exchange for your patronage you get access to loads of songsheets and worksheets that you can use with your students either in the classroom or with your community group. With 3 different tier groups you can either support us as a School, Teacher or Community.

We also have a FREE tier with some themes ie Christmas so you can get a taste of what we offer.

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Our environmental pledge

It’s now common knowledge that one of the best tools to tackle the climate crisis and keep our temperatures from rising above 1.5C is to plant trees. So since 2020, for every 30 ukuleles that we donate we pledge to plant 20 trees and promote a climate postitive workforce.
Visit Our Forest

Join Our Newsletter!

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