
Ukulele Online
Digital courses to help you unleash your potential…
Hours and hours of premium content, including multi-angle video lessons, play-alongs, worksheets, sheet music, and regular updates and bolt-ons.
Masterminded by Matthew Quilliam, the first person in the world to complete an entire degree on the ukulele, Ukulele Online presents a wide range of accessible and plentiful courses for players looking to unleash their potential.
Read more about Ukulele Online here, or check out our available courses below.
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FORMBY FUNDAMENTALS
Get to grips with a unique and rewarding style of ukulele playing …
2.5 hours of video – 7 modules – 40 lessons – Beginner/Intermediate
Learn all about the split, triplet and fan strokes, as well as how to combine them to create a great sounding solo. Also included are lessons on ending solos, playing the sung sections and left hand finger tapping. Great not just for playing the music of virtuoso George Formby but all trad. jazz/Dixieland music and more!
SUPER! Ukulele (previously Ukulele Boosters)
Bridge the gap between beginner and intermediate…
3 hours of video – 7 modules – 40 lessons – beginner/improver
Feeling like you’re stuck in a rut, playing the same old chords over and over? Or, maybe you’re experiencing some pain that is holding you back?
Discover the next chapter of your ukulele playing with exciting new techniques such as fingerpicking, chord-melody and coming up with your own strumming patterns!
You’ll finish the course feeling like a more accomplished player and confident performer with modules on performance skills, alternative tunings and eliminating pain.
Jazz Beginners
Get to grips with a unique and rewarding style of ukulele playing …
Over 2.5 hours of videos – 7 modules – 40 lessons – Intermediate
This highly detailed and in-depth course covers all the different ways in which we can play jazz on the ukulele. You’ll discover chord-melody, accompanying a vocal or instrumental live and even a bit of soloing too. An incredibly practical course, you’ll learn many new tunes to your jazz repertoire as well as some useful theoretical knowledge too.
George’s Genius
Master the techniques that made a star…
2.5hrs of video – 7 modules – 40 lessons – Intermediate/Advanced
Dive head-first into the our improver-level Formby style course. You’ll expand upon your basic split stroke and begin to incorporate all the little extra flourishes and details to really bring your solos alive!
Pepper your solos with fancy tricks like the shake, triplet-fan and more, and learn how to perform with a live band or backing track!
BUNDLES

Formby Courses Bundle
Formby Fundamentals & George’s Genius
4 hours – 14 modules – 80 lessons – 1 subscription
Two fantastic and jam-packed courses available together for the first time!
MINI-COURSES

Essential Formby
The bare-bones essential Formby techniques. Perfect for players looking to try the Formby-style without the larger commitment of a full course, or for a refresher of the main playing elements.
35 mins videos – downloadable PDF songsheet – 10 lessons
A cut-down mix of the essential lessons from Formby Fundamentals & George’s Genius. Learn the basic techniques (split, fan, triplet, shake & finger-tapping), as well as two solos at an intermediate level.
Course does NOT contain lessons on putting the techniques together, more advanced lessons, adding melody and extra chords, practice tips and exercises, further techniques, beginnings and endings, performing with a live band or backing track, as well as a breakdown of 9 other solos.

More coming soon…
Courses on bridging the gap between beginner and intermediate, expressive playing, mini-courses and so much more to come!
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DVD & USB

Physical copies of Ukulele Online courses are now available on commission basis!
Want to enroll on a course but would prefer another method? We are now offering DVD and USB version of all our courses.
As all our products are custom-produced and made to order, so please allow up to 14 working days to complete orders.
£39.99 each
Please complete the form to get started, and then payment details will be emailed to you in due course:
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Courses covering expressive playing, a follow-up jazz course, beginners’ booster and more, all throughout 2025 and beyond…
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FAQs & Troubleshooting
FAQ
What is Matthew Quilliam’s Ukulele Online?
An online resource for in-depth, high quality ukulele tuition on an ever-expanding variety of topics. There is something for all levels or ability, with hours of videos and dozens of accompanying downloads for you to enjoy. Take these courses at your own pace – there are no deadlines, tests or exams!
Why should I take a course?
There are many reasons! Maybe you want to explore a new topic or skill, or perhaps you want to brush up on a more familiar one? You’ll get a fancy certificate of completion at the end to show off to your chums! And, every penny of the proceeds goes towards funding independent tutors and artists which will allow for future courses, albums and more for everybody to enjoy.
Do I have to view the lessons in order?
Not necessarily. The lessons are designed to be watched in any order, however the order in which they are presented is the recommended viewing order as some lessons do feed directly into others.
How long do I get access to the courses for?
Payment is taken on a yearly subscription basis. Once you have paid, you will have access for an entire year. Payments will auto-renew until you cancel, at which point you will lose access to all the materials.
Are there live or 1-2-1 aspects of each course?
There are lots of ways that you can engage and interact with your course in a live capacity. Each course includes a free 30 minute consultation with the course tutor – click here to book – with the ability to book further sessions also available. We also run semi-regular online classrooms which will either relate to a specific course or may be about a new or one-off topic! Subscribe to the newsletter to be kept in the loop.
Can I visit the same lesson more than once?
Yes. Feel free to pause, rewind, replay or slow down any of the videos as much as you desire.
What happens if I don’t like the course?
We’re sure you’ll love the course, but in the unlikely event that it does not meet your expectations, simply cancel your subscription anytime.
Do I get a certificate for completing a course?
Yes! To get your certificate, submit the short form at the end of the course and you will receive your certificate within 7 working days. You only have to do this once.
Troubleshooting
What devices can I use to access this course?
The recommended way to access the course is to use a Windows PC or laptop. If you are experiencing issues on an Apple or on a mobile device (phone, tablet etc.), please consider trying again on a recommended device. Alternatively, using a different browser (Google, Edge, Firefox, etc.) may offer better results.
How do I access a course?
Simply click on the ‘See More’ button of any course. The first time you visit, you will be able to subscribe to the course. Once you have paid, the content will now appear in the same place. You may wish to ‘bookmark’ that webpage on your browser.
How do I make payment?
Click ‘See More’ on any of the lessons. This will take you to a page where you will be able to subscribe to access your chosen course. You will be required to make an account with WordPress in order to do so, who will process your payment and store your login details securely.
How do I login?
Once you’ve paid, you will be able to access the content via the Log In button. You will be asked to put in your email, and then be given the option of either creating a password to create an account, or using a link in your email inbox to be logged in without a password. Please be aware that emails can take a little while to arrive, and please check your spam/junk.
The videos aren’t loading?! Help!
Please consider using a different browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox etc.) to view the videos. They are configured so that they run best on Windows PC or laptops.
Is my payent secure?
Yes. Your financial details are held securely by Stripe, a leading transactions provider. Although you will create an account via WordPress, WordPress will never see your details.
What is WordPress?
WordPress is the platform by which the courses are hosted and run. You will create a WordPress account when you sign up to the course, who will manage your access information.
Can I enroll onto more than one course?
Similar courses are offered in a bundle which carry a discount. Once you have purchased a bundle, all the lessons will appear in one place.
My problem isn’t mentioned here.
Please do get in touch with us to discuss your issue. Please be aware that we are a small team so we may take a while to get back to you. If problems persist, we have a technical support team that we can refer your problem to to make sure the issue is dealt with as quickly as possible.