We absolutely welcome complete beginners, and people who have never touched a musical instrument in their lives. Come along with an open mind and we'll do the rest!

Our group lessons are for adults (18+), anyone who aspires to pick up an instrument, perhaps for the first time ever, and play their favourite songs with a great bunch of people.

They're a chill and friendly space to unwind after work, have a drink and a laugh with your new gang of music buddies.

Absolutely anything! Think Rock, Pop, R&B Jazz, Classical, anything! Anything you can play on a piano or guitar, you can also play on a ukulele. It's just half the size and easier to play.

The ukulele is a great instrument to get started on and also a stepping stone to all other stringed instruments. And it's nice and compact so you can take it anywhere.

All our group lessons take place on weekday evenings from 7-9pm. And occasionally we host workshops and jam sessions on weekends too.

We love to run our lessons in pubs, and we encourage folks to have drink, to loosen up and make each lesson more of a social event.

All our pubs are hand-picked for their special qualities, and just 5-10mins walk to central London TFL Stations. We work with a number of partner venues in London Central and City Central, including Soho, Covent Garden, Shoreditch, Clerkenwell, Tower Bridge, Aldgate, Bethnal Green and Bermondsey.

During the Summer months, weather permitting, we host our evenings at pubs with outdoor facilities to make the most of the sunshine and summer nights.

All instruments are provided at our Discover sessions so all you need to bring is your best self!

For our beginner lessons, you can borrow a ukulele for the first lesson, but we recommend that you purchase an instrument as soon as possible to make the most out of your learning experience.

Rest assured we'll give you the best advice on which instrument to choose.

Absolutely! We encourage people to get drinks at the bar before the session and during the mid-lesson break.

It's a very chill and friendly vibe. Our lessons are just as much about connecting and bringing people together, so a couple drinks always brings people out of their shells, and gets everyone chatting.

Our partner pubs & venues all offer a good range of beers, wine, spirits and simple cocktails like Negroni, Aperol  Spritz etc.

There are places available in each of our group classes and Discover sessions, one Lead Tutor and one Support Tutor who will give you more hands on help if you need it.

We often sell out, so most courses are full, but in the event that there are less than 10 people in a group, we may still run it, but with just one lead tutor, instead of two.

Absolutely, our goal is to create a community of friends so we encourage people to hang out for drinks after. Our lessons are about connection, music appreciation and learning to play as part of a group so they are just as much social events as anything else.

Learning to play music, especially socially, has many health and well-being benefits. As well as brain development, when you make music, your brain releases endorphins that induce feelings of joy and pleasure and block the nerve cells that cause us to feel stress and pain. There is evidence to suggest that it even boosts your immunity!

Unless otherwise stated in the venue description, sadly our sessions are not wheelchair accessible. They usually take place in pub function rooms, which are often only accessible by staircases. 

We offer a range of ukulele lessons & events for complete beginners to advanced players, both online and in-person.

As well as group based lessons, we also offer one-to-one ukulele lessons both online and in-person, live music events and parties, and bespoke events and workshops for private & corporate clients. 

School of Uke is a sister brand of Duke of Uke, London's World Famous Ukulele Store. The School of Uke name and company was formed in 2012, but we've been teaching ukulele for 18 years, since we first opened our doors back in 2006, as the UK's first ever dedicated Ukulele store.