Online Lessons
Here is a list of online educators that offer lessons. It’s a long list and each teacher has their own style.
Cynthia Lin
Known for: Beginner-friendly lessons, popular songs, clear instruction, and relaxed play-alongs. Especially welcoming to new players.
John Atkins (The Ukulele Teacher)
Known for: Easy-to-follow tutorials for popular songs, simple chord arrangements, and fun, accessible teaching.
Bernadette Etcheverry (Bernadette Teaches Music)
Known for: Structured beginner lessons, step-by-step instruction, chord fundamentals, and building confidence from the very beginning.
Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel
Known for: Hawaiian-inspired playing, fingerstyle techniques, musical expression, harmonies, and intermediate-to-advanced skills.
James Hill
Known for: Innovative techniques, advanced playing, rhythm, music theory, and exploring the ukulele’s full musical potential.
Terry (Uke Like the Pros)
Known for: Structured courses, strumming, fingerpicking, blues, jazz, and music theory for beginner through advanced players.
Tyler (10 Thumbs Pro)
Known for: Popular-song tutorials, creative arrangements, blues, rock, fingerstyle, and practical techniques for intermediate players.
Matt Stead (The Ukulele Project)
Known for: Musicality, rhythm, technique, and developing confidence through thoughtful, structured instruction.
Christopher Davis-Shannon
Known for: Vintage jazz, swing, chord melody, traditional ukulele styles, and sophisticated arrangements.
Ukulele Underground (Aldrine Guerrero)
Known for: Hawaiian-style playing, strumming techniques, fingerpicking, improvisation, and lessons for all skill levels.
Matt Dahlberg
Known for: Fingerstyle, beautiful instrumental arrangements, expressive playing, and developing musical creativity.
Rachel Webley (Ukulaliens)
Known for: Fun, easy-to-follow ukulele play-along videos featuring popular songs, on-screen chord diagrams, and visual chord changes. Especially useful for beginners, intermediate players, and group practice.
Victoria Kolasinski (Jiggy with Viggy)
Known for: Creative fingerstyle arrangements of popular songs, chord melody, percussive strumming, and rhythmic techniques. Energetic, entertaining instruction with an emphasis on making intermediate and advanced techniques approachable.
Photographs from the instructors’ official websites, YouTube channels, and lesson videos.