Join the Lesson Library – Ukulele Swing School

Access a treasure trove of swing ukulele lesson videos today

What you get:

fresh ukulele lessons in a bite-sized video format, delivered weekly
all the resources you’ll need to swing your uke, including pdfs of tabs and chord charts
access to over 50 ukulele lessons already in the archives, for as long as you remain a member
detailed ukulele teaching of essential techniques presented in over 25 classic swing and jazz songs

The above button will invite you to register for the site. Upon registration, you’ll be able to pay for the course and access all your ukulele lessons!

Lesson Library

How can you collect all the swing tunes you’re hungry for? I want to make it easy for you, which is why I put together Ukulele Swing School’s Lesson Library.

Every Tuesday, I share a lesson video with some techniques that you can apply to a tune at hand, that can quickly improve your approach to playing it on the ukulele. In the video, I’ll share the key techniques that each of my arrangements call for. Plus I’ll always include pdfs of chord charts and lyrics, so you have all the resources you need to strum along and sing.

Try out a ukulele lesson from the Library of swing

Sample a hot, swinging video lesson and get valuable tips on how to jazz up your playing!

↑ ↑ ↑ click that link, because you know and I know you need to be strumming and singing a Fats Waller tune, stat

This link will take you to the Lesson Library course page, where you can browse all the lessons in the Library. You can access the sample lesson for free, after registering 😉

What songs can I find in the archives?

Oh so many classic and unsung heroes of the swing, jazz, and Americana variety, and the list is always growing. Read on for more.

Can you teach me chord melody on the uke?

Why yes, and here are some of the numbers already in the archives:

Avalon, 1920
Any Time, Clarence Williams, 1928
Wildwood Flower, The Carter Family, 1928
Hanalei Moon
If I Had You, 1928
Freight Train, Elizabeth Cotten, 1912

Can you help me improve my strumming?

Of course! Here are some lessons in the archives to get you singing and strumming:

I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire, The Ink Spots, 1938
Lovesick Blues, yes, the Hank Williams one, 1922
I Never See Maggie Alone, 1926
April Showers, 1921
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, 1928
Have A Little Dream on Me, Fats Waller! 1934
Remember, Irving Berlin, 1925
Honolulu, How Do You Do? 1932
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie, 1936
Ukulele Moon, 1930

What are students saying?

Sage did a fine job of breaking the song into bits so that we can do it, and repeating the pieces with you over and over made it stick. I like the arrangement because the chord progressions make it sound kind of fancy without it being too hard. Last, but not least, Sage has such a beautiful singing voice. Thank you!
—Kathy

Was a great lesson, Sage is a very good teacher and her voice is something special.
—Peter

Sage is such a good teacher! Friendly and professional, she always has enjoyable teaching material and often inquires as to what I would like to practice, including me in the teaching process.
—Pierrick

When you join Ukulele Swing School’s Lesson Library, you can find:

weekly to-the-point lessons that can get you strumming jazz tunes in about 10 minutes
all the resources you need to learn the techniques behind my uke arrangements
exclusive weekly playthrough videos (great for practicing, and as reference material)
pdfs of relevant chord charts and songsheets
occasional ephemera such as vintage sheet music images
listening recommendations: links to my favorite versions of these tunes
a new song or technique to work on every week, with short, fun lessons that will deepen your understanding of how to play jazz, swing, and Americana styles
a living, growing, ever-expanding super fun vintage music songsheet / chart / songbook / fake book collection / library
easy peasy practice aids: playalong videos in a key that matches the recording
an ongoing drip feed of jazz, baby

Sign up for the Lesson Library

Join the Lesson Library

Get access to your ukulele video lessons, packed with swinging techniques. Make some old jazz tunes sound fresh on your ukulele, and get a fresh dose of jazz inspiration every week.

I’m so looking forward to hearing you play these songs.

-s