Join the Level 2 Wait List

We're currently gathering interest for our next Don't Stop Me Now! Level 2 course in London.

Join the Wait List to let us know you'd like to take part. We'll use the responses to help us decide where and when to run the next course, including the night of the week and location.

As soon as we have enough interest to get a new group together, we'll be in touch with proposed dates and full course details.

Joining the Wait List is completely free and there's no obligation to book.

Advance your skills and enjoy playing as part of a group

Meet new people, make new friendships and continue your musical journey with School of Uke. With about 15 places in each group, they are a perfect size for everyone to get to know each other and enjoy playing together. There are two experienced School of Uke tutors per class who will put you through your paces, while making sure everyone is comfortable and having a great time. 

By the end of the course you’ll have the opportunity to show off your new playing skills to family and friends at our very own ‘Grand Finale’ ukulele show and party at a London music venue.

Course Overview

Ready to build on what you’ve learned already? 

Our 'Don't Stop Me Now' Ukulele Course will take you beyond beginner ukulele to the Next Level. We’ll expand your chord knowledge, introduce you to new keys, and dive into more complex strumming patterns. You’ll also start playing more intricate melodies and riffs, adding a new dimension to your ukulele skills. Along the way, you'll start to see how music theory applies directly to your playing, making everything easier to understand.

What You’ll Learn:

• New songs and keys to grow your repertoire of chords. 

• More complex strumming patterns and rhythms.

• Playing catchy melodies and riffs.

• How to play Major and Minor scales.

• Introduction to applied music theory: understanding keys and scales.

• Group playing with a focus on timing and dynamics.

Perfect For:

Players who have completed one of our Absolute Beginners or 5 Week Challenge courses, or anyone with some basic ukulele experience who’s ready to take their playing to the next level.

A World of Music at Your Fingertips

At School of Uke, we teach music through the ukulele, rather than merely teaching the ukulele. You can play literally anything on the ukulele and we use it as a gateway into music more broadly. We explore all kinds of music, including classic and contemporary Rock, Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Afrobeat & much more.

Every group has its own shared playlist where you can add the songs you’d love to learn. We use your suggestions to help shape the course, introducing new songs and techniques as your playing develops.

Confident Playing Technique

Level 2 is about becoming a more confident and musical player. We’ll help you move beyond simply getting the chords right and start thinking about timing, rhythm, dynamics, texture and feel.

You’ll develop greater fluency, learn to listen and respond to the other players around you, and become more comfortable carrying on when you make a mistake. We’ll also encourage you to experiment, sing, develop your own style and bring more personality to the way you play.

Group Ensemble

• Play simple one and two part arrangements.
• Learn how to arrange and perform songs with multiple parts.
• Emphasis on musical awareness, group timing, texture, rhythm and song.
• Develop playing technique and encourage individual style within a group.

Strumming and Picking

• Strong focus on strumming techniques, chucking, damping and the place of emphasis and accent.
• Explore the use of barre chords to achieve damping effects useful for achieving a more percussive sound.
• Introduction to fingerpicking box rolls and arpeggios.

Melody, Scales and Keys

• Develop an awareness and map of the fretboard up to the 5th fret.
• Develop understanding of the Major Scale and introduction to the Minor Scale.
• Introduction to keys: Explore the idea of playing in different keys and basic transposition.

Chords and Chord Theory

• Focus on I/IV/V progression through 12 Bar Blues and cross-fertilization with other genres.
• Cement knowledge and application of all chords in the Keys of C, Am and G.
• Introduction to basic barre chords like D Major and D7.

Performance Technique

• Learn how to turn the songs you’ve been practising into confident group performances.

• Develop stage awareness, including counting in, starting and finishing together, and recovering when things don’t quite go to plan.

• Build confidence playing in front of others in a relaxed and supportive environment.

• Put everything you’ve learned into practice as you prepare for our end-of-course Grand Finale show and party at a London music venue.

An Awesome Experience

Overall it's about a group of like-minded people discovering music and having a great time together. Here's what some of our students had to say...

"Great teaching and so much fun! Everyone should learn to play an instrument!" - Edina

"Amazing fun, brilliant teaching, awesome people!" - Avital

"I couldn't play anything when I first started, now I'm playing Slash solos!" - Cat

Our Venues

All our venues are hand-picked for their special qualities, and are just 5-10mins walk to a tube or train station.

During the Summer months, weather permitting, we host our evenings at outdoor venues to make the most of the sunshine and warm summer nights.

If you have a venue and would like to discuss hosting School of Uke events, please contact us at info@schoolofuke.co.uk