Fingerstyle Ukulele
Fingerstyle Ukulele with Matt Stead
Discover the magic of solo ukulele playing! In this course, you’ll learn how to combine melody and harmony to create beautiful, expressive arrangements — all on your own. Whether you want to play intricate instrumentals or just add more musical depth to your playing, this course gently guides you through everything from the basics to advanced techniques.No need to read music — just bring your love for the ukulele and a curiosity to explore!
🎯 What You’ll Learn
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How to read and play from ukulele tab
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Fingerpicking patterns that bring your music to life
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Campanella, Travis picking, and melodic techniques
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How to blend chords and melody for solo arrangements
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Harmonics, slides, pull-offs, and other expressive tools
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A rich library of beautiful pieces across multiple styles
“Matt breaks everything down so clearly. I never thought I’d be able to play pieces this beautiful — but I can, and it’s addictive!”
– Debbie W.
🧠 Who's It For?
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Intermediate players ready to move beyond strumming
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Those who love the sound of solo fingerstyle playing
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Beginners to fingerpicking looking for a structured start
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Players seeking more musical expression and subtlety
🎓 Want to turn your uke into a complete solo instrument?
👉 Join the Fingerstyle Course now and learn to play music that truly sings.
The course partners with my brand new Fingerstyle Book, which features 10 extended original fingerstyle ukulele pieces (the course features lots more pieces too including blues, jazz, Hawaiian and pop arrangements) as well as tuition pages and song notes. You can get a copy of the book here:
This course is included at no extra cost to Gold and Annual Members. When you subscribe you will not only gain access to this course but also all the other full sequential courses. You’ll also be given my priority email address where you can ask questions about your learning, just like having your own personal uke tutor. And you’ll have access to the exclusive ukulele forums on the site.
The videos below are example videos you can watch for free. To access the whole course click the button above (included in your subscription for gold members).
Become a member
HOW IT WORKS
Becoming a silver member gives you access to either my main three courses, or with a gold membership - everything. This way you won't have to pay for any of the courses up front and you'll have free access to every new course that I add (new lessons added every week or so and new courses all the time.) All you need to do is follow the links below to sign up. Next time you visit the site click 'login' in the main menu to access all your courses. You can cancel any membership at any time if you've used what you need or decide it's not for you.
COURSES: -
Take off! Off Beginners Ukulele
Beyond Beginners Intermediate Ukulele
Escape The Plateau Next Steps
Fingerstyle Ukulele
Jazz and Blues Ukulele
Uke Theory
Playing Up The Dusty End!
Everything Baritone!
Uke TLC
Indie Ukulele
NEW! Beatles Ukulele
As well as access to the courses you also get:
Free worksheets for my fortnightly live lessons (usually £5 - £8).
Access to the member's forum.
Immediate access to an archive of over 100 arrangements to download & enjoy. More added all the time.
YOUR OWN PERSONAL UKE TUTOR!
- Gold members get 6 video submissions per annum. Matt will analyse your playing, suggest improvements and what you can do to improve. (Don't be initimidated - it's all about being positive!)
- One of the exclusive benefits of becoming a member is you'll be able to email Matt directly with any questions about your learning. Think of it as having your own personal ukulele trainer!
Click on the options below for more info.
Annual membership
130£Every yearEverything available with Gold membership but save 10% by paying annually.- Unlimited access to ALL courses
- 6 video submissions p/a for advice & direction
- Matt's direct email for any q's - your personal uke tutor!
- Full worksheets for fortnightly live lessons
- Scores for Melodic Mondays
- Access to member's uke forum
- Immediate access to archive of arrangements
Gold membership
12£Every monthGet everything! All courses & your own personal tutor!- Unlimited access to ALL courses
- 6 video submissions p/a for advice & direction
- Matt's direct email for any q's - your personal uke tutor!
- Full worksheets for fortnightly live lessons
- Access to member's uke forum
- Immediate access to archive of arrangements
- Scores for Melodic Mondays
Silver membership
10£Every monthMain 3 courses; Beginners, Intermediate and Next Steps, worksheets, emails to Matt, member's forum- Beginners, Intermediate and Next Steps