Uke Night Method
The fastest way to play the songs you love on ukulele.
Built on a method that’s had over a thousand complete beginners playing real songs in under two hours. Whether it’s your first ukulele or you’re looking for more to play, there’s a path here for you.
Courses & Events
For Complete Beginners
Play Your Favorite Songs in 3 Days
This course gets you playing songs like Country Roads, Let It Be, and Don’t Stop Believin’ — the kind you’d play for yourself on the couch, at a family dinner, or around a campfire. No scales, no drills, no nursery rhymes.
$67 — One Time, Lifetime Access
Learn MoreFor Experienced Players
The Uke Night Songbook
Somebody asks if you know a song, and you always do. Hundreds of ukulele crowd-pleasers people actually sing along to, sorted by decade, genre and difficulty — plus bonus strumming patterns and a capo lesson.
$37 — One Time, Lifetime Access
Learn MoreThe Honolua Starter Course
Playing Real Songs Within Days of Opening the Case
Included free with every Honolua Ukulele. Built on the same method that’s had over a thousand complete beginners playing real songs — sixteen play-along songs with Dave, and lifetime access from day one.
Free — Included with Purchase
Live Events — Calgary & Alberta
Uke Night Live
A fun, relaxed evening where complete beginners play real songs on the ukulele together — guided by Dave, with instruments provided. Public events, private parties, and corporate team-building.
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Free Sampler
Not sure where to start?
Grab The Uke Night Sampler — 25 ukulele crowd-pleasers, rated by difficulty, with the chord shapes listed for every song. It’s the quickest look at why this method works, whichever path you take.
Get the Free Sampler
Meet Dave
Dave Simpson is a professional musician with over twenty years in the music industry and the founder of Honolua Ukuleles — one of Canada’s only dedicated ukulele brands. He started Uke Night Live in Calgary over five years ago and has since taught more than a thousand complete beginners to play real songs, often in under two hours.
The online courses are built on the same method — just with more time, more songs, and lifetime access.
Built on Honolua
Every Uke Night course is built by the same team behind Honolua Ukuleles — instruments designed specifically for the kind of playing taught here. Every Honolua Ukulele also comes with the Honolua Starter Course, free — real songs on your own instrument within days of opening the case.
Honolua is a Green Spark partner: five trees planted for every ukulele sold, with nearly 6,000 trees planted to date.
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