Upcoming Live Courses
Click on each course to find out session dates, what each session entails, who it's for and what you'll learn.
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Hello Harmonics ukulele course
€90.00
€75.00
This course will take place in Winter 2026 on the following dates:
- 31st January 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 7th February 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 14th February 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 21st February 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 28th February 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
What is it?
A five session intensive video course that provides the foundation of the natural and artificial harmonic techniques and how to use them on the ukulele.
Who is it for?
Ukulele players who are looking for an easy intro into the world of harmonics from someone who uses them.....alot. If you've never played a harmonic or aren't happy with your harmonic technique and want to improve, then this is for you.
What is the outcome?
An understanding of how to play harmonics anywhere on the fretboard, how to achieve the best sounding harmonics and how to use them in your playing for a more creative and unique sound.
Lesson Breakdown:
- Lesson 1: Natural technique - Sammy will teach you the technique he uses for natural harmonics and how to get the best sound from your uke when playing them. We’ll also discuss how to read harmonics on sheet music.
- Lesson 2: Artificial technique - Sammy will teach you how to play artificial harmonics, the theory behind how they work and plenty of exercises to help you get better at playing them.
- Lesson 3: Harmonics on the fly - Sammy will talk about using harmonics in between other techniques such as strumming and fingerstyle, and how best to train your hands to switch between them quickly.
- Lesson 4: Turning the ukulele into a piano - Sammy talks about how to arpeggiate harmonics on the ukulele so it sounds more like a piano, and how this can take your ukulele playing to another octave.
- Lesson 5: Being smart is being lazy - Sammy will talk about how he uses harmonics to replace notes around the fretboard so that your playing can become more fluid, and you practice using this idea for yourself to put into your own playing.
This course will be held on Zoom. The lesson recordings will be sent out to participants afterwards so no worries if you can't make it to the live sessions.
The timezone is CET (Northern Europe) so please convert to check the timings for where you are.
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Legato Land ukulele course
€90.00
€75.00
This course will take place in Spring 2026 on the following dates:
- 5th April 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 12th April 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 19th April 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 26th April 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
- 3rd May 20:00 (8pm) CET timezone
What is it?
A five session intensive video course that provides the foundation of legato playing on the ukulele so that all of your notes glide into one another, making for a professional and pleasing sound.
Who is it for?
Ukulele players who aren't happy with their fretting hand techniques such as hammer ons, pull offs and slides, or any ukulele players that have never met these techniques before. Anyone who feels that when they play melodies or riffs don't achieve a smooth sound, and feel like something is missing.
What is the outcome?
An understanding of how to use these three techniques to achieve a smoother sound, and how to properly play with a legato feel when connecting notes, playing riffs and melodies so that your sound is much smoother and natural sounding.
Lesson Breakdown:
- Lesson 1: Finger magnets - Sammy will teach you the importance of when and how to move your fingers on the fretboard when connecting notes so that we smoothen out our sound. Plenty of exercises included to help us with this for our ongoing ukulele life!
- Lesson 2: Power, not speed - Sammy will talk about the importance of understanding what the hammer technique is actually for, and how we can strengthen our sound on the ukulele whilst using them. Again, many exercises to help us command our hammer ons until they are perfect.
- Lesson 3: Player 2 - Sammy talks about the pull off technique, and the common traps people fall into so they don’t sound natural and smooth. We’ll also talk about how to support the ukulele when your fretting hand is constantly letting go of the fretboard - we want you to be in control and comfortable.
- Lesson 4: Sliding around - Sammy will teach you how to achieve a smooth slide technique on the ukulele, and how this can seamlessly connect notes and make our playing sound so much more….smooth. More exercises to help all your fingers and hurt your brain.
- Lesson 5: Smooth like butter - Sammy will talk about the grace note technique and theory, which when used injects a lot of excitement and personality into your playing. We’ll finish off by talking about how to use all the techniques we covered to turn a regular riff or melody into a mcuh more professional sound, so you can leave the course and carry this work with you into your own playing.
This course will be held on Zoom. The lesson recordings will be sent out to participants afterwards so no worries if you can't make it to the live sessions.
The timezone is CET (Northern Europe) so please convert to check the timings for where you are.
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On Sale
Building on the Bass-ics bass course
€90.00
€75.00
Summer 2026. More information and dates coming soon.
Recorded Courses
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Please note: I don't offer refunds.
If you are unable to attend live courses, you will still receive a video recording and the material.
If you are unable to attend live courses, you will still receive a video recording and the material.
Fundamental Theory Course reviews:
' 100% the best workshop. I learnt more than I expected and Sammy's teaching style is relaxed, engaging and hilarious. Highly recommend! This course is not to be missed!'
'Wonderful lively workshop with Sammy. I learned so much in such a short period of time, suits my learning style well! Looking forward to more, thanks much!'
'This course is amazing! I was a bit worried because I'm new to the ukulele, but I learnt so much! 4stringboy is an excellent teacher and I love how accessible he makes music theory. Thank you!'