Unleash your team’s creative side and have them learn the ukulele in a day! Learn from ukulele specialist Matthew Quilliam, the man with the world’s first all-ukulele degree!
In this fun and interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to engage with music in a group setting, working together through favourite songs from throughout the decades.
The ukulele is an extremely accessible instrument allowing anyone to be able to play within minutes. It’s also extremely happy and uplifting, making for a perfectly positive experience!
Each 2.5 hour session includes:
- Learn a handful of popular songs
- Easy beginner friendly parts
- Ukuleles provided and tuned
- Record 1 song for participants to keep
- Short performance from tutor
Matthew also provides CPD (Continuing Professional Development) sessions to school teachers who are looking to further their ability on the instrument for their classroom music lessons.
“I have learnt so much in these two hours, I’m going to go home and buy myself a ukulele and learn even more!”
Attendee, event in Circencester, 2024
“Matthew lead a fantastic session that really engaged our staff. By the end everybody was singing along and bonding over music”
Corporate client, event in Portsmouth, 2024
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“The future of the ukulele”
Giovanni Albini, Professor of Ukulele, Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi, Italy, 2022
“One day soon, you’ll be up there with the greats of the ukulele”
Peter Moss, international professional ukulele player, 2021
“You’re going to be the top guy”
Aaron Crowell, Hawaii Music School, 2020
“one of the most hard working, adaptive, versitile and complete ukulele players on the scene“
Samantha Muir, ukulele PhD doctorate, 2023
A fresh new talent on the ukulele, already making a huge impression.
Sometime in mid-2011, a young boy picked up his first ukulele, quickly becoming fascinated with the instrument. 12 years later and Matthew Quilliam became the first person to use the ukulele for an entire music degree, graduating in 2023 with first class honours.
Thanks to his life-long connection and expertise with the instrument, he has developed a wide skill set and a popular range of shows, whilst showing no signs of slowing down.
Versatility is in abundance when it comes to Matthew’s capabilities. With his boundless energy and his trademark smile, Matthew is sure to leave any audience wanting more.
Matthew has opened for John Otway (Really Free) and Pete Lincoln (10cc). In 2025 is he was nominated for the ‘Best UK Ukulele Player’ award at the ‘Ukies’.
Based in southern UK, his travels have brought him to appear at Grand Northern, Bracklesham, Isle of Wight, Yeovil and Shrewkfest Ukulele Festivals, Chichester Jazz Club, Concorde Club Eastleigh, Princess Hall Aldershot, Oktoberfest Swindon, Didcot Railway Centre, Weyfest, Abbey Road Studios & internationally in Italy, France, Germany and Poland.
On top of that, he has composed for a handful of albums and films, educational and examined ukulele material for ABRSM, the London College of Music and the London Ukulele Project, as well as written live pit band music for Chichester Festival Theatre.
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