The Easiest Way to Learn How to Play Ukulele!

eMedia Ukulele Method Windows/Mac software delivers over 160 interactive ukulele lessons that teach you how to play ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning and let you learn at your own pace. Over 70 high-definition, instructional videos demonstrate important ukulele techniques, and over 45 popular songs let you apply what you learn. Songs feature band accompaniment tracks that make practice fun, while MIDI tracks and looped playback let you slow down tracks and work on difficult sections.

Professional ukulele player and instructor Tim Carey (Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA) guides you through easy-to-follow lessons that start with basics such as holding, stringing, and tuning the ukulele and then go on to teach how to play ukulele chords, use ukulele-specific strumming patterns, muting techniques, movable chord shapes, reading tablature and standard music notation, pluck strum, chord melody style, and much more! Receive scores on your melodic performance as you progress through the course. eMedia Ukulele Method teaches you what you need to know to play hundreds of popular songs!

Over 160 Step-by-Step Ukulele Lessons

Arranged in ten detailed chapters, the lessons cover the basics such as holding, stringing, and tuning the ukulele and then go on to teach how to play ukulele chords, use ukulele-specific strumming patterns, muting techniques, movable chord shapes, reading tablature and standard music notation, pluck strum, chord melody style, and much more! Lessons include a variety of exercises and songs. On-screen teacher Tim Carey (Cornish College of the Arts) provides clear and friendly instruction.

eMedia Ukulele Method features songs in a variety of genres to make learning fun and memorable! It includes multi-track audio playback of hit songs popularized by well-known artists, such as:

John Lennon (“Imagine”)

Simon and Garfunkle (“Scarborough Fair”)

The Animals (“House of the Rising Sun”)

Bob Dylan (“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”)

Los Lobos (“La Bamba”)

Creedence Clearwater Revival (“Midnight Special”)

Also included are popular songs, including “Aloha Oe,” “Old Hawaii,” “Greensleeves,” “In the Good Old Summertime,” “Listen to the Mockingbird,” “Hawaii Aloha,” and many others.

Designed for soprano, concert, and "high G" tenor ukuleles (G-C-E-A tuning).

Instant Feedback on Your Playing

Instant Feedback shows you when you play the correct notes on your ukulele as you progress through an exercise. With a microphone connected to your computer and a guitar in your hands, play the notes in the exercise (or song) on any screen featuring the “ear” icon in the upper right corner and the computer will highlight the notes for you in green. You’ll discover that reading tablature and music notation is easier than you ever thought possible!

Performance Evaluation and Progress Tracking

When you’re ready, you can switch to Performance Evaluation and get feedback on melodies to help you improve your playing! Earn up to a 5-star rating or view your score as a percentage. We’ve also added Progress Tracking so you can review your best scores and track your progress through the course.

Note and Finger Tracker

The Note Tracker and Finger Tracker tools makes it easier to see what note you’re playing by displaying the note as music notation and on eMedia’s Animated Fretboard. You’ll be able to correct your playing quickly and learn to read music fast!

Interactive Flash Card Quizzes

After you’ve been prepped with exercises designed to teach you to read tablature and notation, try the interactive flash card quizzes to reinforce what you have learned. Flash card quizzes utilize our Pitch Tracking technology to detect notes played on your ukulele!

Over 70 High Definition Videos

Professional ukulele instructor Tim Carey guides you in over 70 high-definition videos with demonstrations of techniques. Videos are viewable at full-screen size.

Music Tracking

Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they’re heard makes it easy to follow along on ukulele.

Jam Tracks and Multitrack Audio

Dozens of Jam Tracks give you the fun option to play along with a full band. Multitrack audio lets you remove the vocals from the song playback and focus on the ukulele part.

Variable-Speed MIDI Tracks

Speed up or slow the tempo down as desired. Use this in combination with the looping feature, and you can learn at the pace best suited to you!

Animated Fretboard (with four different skins!)

The Animated Fretboard displays fingering positions as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a ukulele fretboard as you hear the music. Since you can highlight and loop any section of the music (or even double-click on a single note in the music), you can use the Animated Fretboard to make difficult sections or quick changes easier to manage and learn. The Animated Fretboard makes it simple to follow along with the lesson content. Includes option for both right- and left-handed views. Fretboard skins let you personalize the software to match your ukulele!

Ukulele Tuner

Tune your soprano, concert, or high-G tenor ukulele quickly and easily! Play into your computer microphone and tune interactively with this accurate ukulele tuner. A precision gauge allows you to immediately get feedback to see if you’re too high or too low. Reference tones for standard G-C-E-A tuning are also included.

Chord Dictionary

Includes fingering charts and audio playback for over 230 ukulele chords in standard reentrant G-C-E-A tuning to help you learn ukulele songs easily. An indispensable reference tool!

Metronome

Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your picking speed, rhythm, and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.

Audio Recorder

Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor’s version, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas.

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