The Honolua Starter Course
Play Songs You Already Know and Love in Only 3 Days
Even if you’ve never picked up an instrument before
Every Honolua Ukulele comes with the course that has you playing popular songs on it within days of opening the case. Three one-hour sessions, and you’re playing songs you’ve known your whole life. Let It Be. Country Roads. Don’t Stop Believin’. No theory, no scales, and no “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”
Free with every ukulele. $250 est. valueYours for life. No subscription.
Ships free, with 30 days to fall in love with it.
Your course link arrives by email after you order.
This method is proven.
98%of our reviewers say they’ll keep playing.
1,000+complete beginners have played popular songs at a live Uke Night, in under two hours.
100%of our reviewers rated this course good or excellent value.
People really like the Uke Night Method.
“I was using ukulele books and You Tube videos, but was trying to learn all over the place and had no consistent learning method… The Uke Night course is providing me with the path and confidence to play and really enjoy the ukulele.”
“I tried another course , and it was fun . But I always felt that I was behind everybody else… I’m not feeling that way this time.”
“Honolua Ukes are the best I have owned! Dave has created a very supportive, easy to follow course that inspires you to success.”
Why it hasn’t stuck yet, and why it will this time.
Information was never what you were short of. What you need is somebody guiding you to the good part, quickly.
| What you get | Honolua Starter CourseFree with your ukulele | Apps$10 to $20 a month | YouTubeFree | Group classAround $200 for six weeks | Private lessons$50 to $100 an hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learn by playing songs you already know and love | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| No time lost searching for lessons | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Moves at your speed | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| No ongoing fees | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Comes with your ukulele | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- Honolua Starter Course: free with your ukulele
- Apps: $10 to $20 a month
- YouTube: free
- Group class: around $200 for six weeks
- Private lessons: $50 to $100 an hour
The 3-Day Fast Track
Three days to your first sixteen songs.
Three sessions over three days, about an hour each.
Session 1
Learn your first chords
You learn one strumming pattern, some easy chords, and the simple chord progression they make, the one behind dozens of popular songs.
By the end, you know the chords and hear them start to sound like a song.
Session 2
Play your first songs
You hum the tune, strum along, and play five popular songs with me playing right alongside you.
Your first full songs, played start to finish.
Session 3
Sixteen songs you can play
Faster changes, and eleven more play-along songs. Let It Be. Don’t Stop Believin’. Songs you’ve known your whole life.
Sixteen popular songs, in your own living room.
Everything in the Honolua Starter Course
From holding it right on day one to your first sixteen songs.
1 Before the 3-Day Fast Track
The Complete Ukulele Owner’s Course
A full beginner course of its own, before the Fast Track even starts. What other people sell as the whole course is in here: everything a new player could need.
- Sizes, woods and strings, explained
- How to hold it
- How to tune it
- How to restring it
- How to look after it
- Accessories worth buying
- A troubleshooting hub
- Left-handed? How to set it up
And more.
2 The 3-Day Fast Track
Sixteen songs, and everything behind them
Popular play-along songsWith me playing along on every one, plus the chords and the original recording, one click away.
Plus
- An instruction and an exercise video for every chord
- Hum and strum: play along before you know the words
- A chord chart to keep beside you
- The Uke Night Songbook at an exclusive Honolua customer discount, when you want more songs
- Short video lessons, every one under ten minutes
- Watch on a computer, tablet or phone
- No schedule, no deadline
- Email support from me, whenever you need it
Free with every Honolua Ukulele. Yours for life.
Shop Honolua UkulelesYour course link arrives by email after you order.
Meet the person who built it
Hi, I’m Dave.
I spent twenty years watching aspiring players quit in the boring part, before the song. So I put the song first.
I had a performing career, then for years I sold ukuleles behind a music store counter, and I watched what happened. People would pick up an instrument, go looking for lessons online, and then nothing. A few weeks later the ukulele was in a corner. Most teaching starts with parts, theory, and drills, and most people quit before they ever get to a popular song. I realized speed is what keeps someone playing, so the work was subtraction: one strumming pattern, a few chord shapes, and the progression those shapes make. That’s the Fast Track, and the course got built around it. I design Honolua Ukuleles too, and every one comes with this course. It turns you from someone who’s been meaning to play into someone who plays.
Dave SimpsonCreator of the Uke Night Method, founder of Honolua Ukuleles
It’s never too late.
“It is never too late and Uke Night is the BEST way to learn. No pressure! ALL fun and great results!”
“Try this out. If I can do it, anyone can.”
“Never too late! And it’s healthy to play a musical instrument.”
This is for you if…
- You’ve always wanted to learn an instrument, but didn’t think you were musical.
- You’re buying your first ukulele, or buying one for someone who’s never played.
- You’ve tried to learn before, but got confused or overwhelmed.
- You want to know what it feels like to make music with your own hands.
- You want to play songs you know, not scales and theory.
It’s not for you if…
- You want to learn to read music notes.
- You’d rather start with theory and technique, and get to songs later.
- You’re already an experienced player.
- You’re happy spending hours sifting through contradictory advice on YouTube.
- You’re waiting for a better time to start.
This is what changes when music becomes part of your life.
A workout for your mind.Learning chords, strums and new songs keeps your brain busy in the best way, and it feels like play.
Proof you can still learn something new.Your new ukulele turns into the thing you reach for.
Stronger, nimbler hands.Every chord you learn builds finger strength and coordination, a few minutes a day on four soft strings.
A worldwide circle of friendly players.Ukulele groups, circles and online communities are full of kind, welcoming people, and you’re one of them now.
Music to share, when you want to.Sing along with the family, or strum a song for a friend.
The world’s a better place with more musicians in it, and the ukulele is the friendliest way to become one.
And the ukulele it comes with.
4.9 average on Judge.me, from the people who play them.
“I’m new to the ukulele, but I wanted to invest in a quality instrument rather than something that felt like a toy… Every time I play it, I’m amazed by its rich, warm tone and the joy it brings me.”
“…a little unsure because I’d never played a stringed instrument before. As soon as it arrived, it was in my hands and, from the first moment, I was playing the loveliest sounding chords!”
“I’ve never bought a stringed instrument on-line, so I was slightly leery - turns out there was no reason to be.”
Still wondering? Here’s what people ask.
Is the course really free?
Yes. It comes with every Honolua Ukulele, and it’s yours for life. No trial, no subscription, nothing to cancel.
How do I get into the course after I order?
Your course link arrives by email once your order is confirmed. Watch it on a computer, tablet or phone. Can’t find the email, or bought your Honolua Ukulele from a store? Write to info@honoluaukuleles.com and we’ll set you up.
Which ukuleles does it work with?
Every Honolua Ukulele, baritones included. The ukulele bass and the Guitaleles are tuned differently, so the course doesn’t fit them.
Do I need to read music or know any theory?
No. There isn’t a note of sheet music in the course. You learn chord shapes and strums, then you play songs with them. If you ever want theory later, what you learn here is the foundation for it.
My hands aren’t what they used to be. Can I still do this?
Yes. Four soft nylon strings, a short neck and light finger pressure make the ukulele one of the most forgiving instruments there is. If you can close your hand around a doorknob, you have the dexterity. Pause, rewind, slow any video down, and take as long as you need on every step.
What if I finish and want more songs?
The Uke Night Songbook picks up where the course leaves off: hundreds of songs you can sort by difficulty, and as a Honolua customer you get it at an exclusive discount. The details are inside the course.
The course, with every ukulele
- The 3-Day Fast TrackPlay popular songs in 3 days
$150Est. value - The Owner’s CourseEverything your first few private lessons would cover
$100Est. value
Total estimated value$250
With your ukuleleFree Lifetime access, no subscription.
Values based on private lessons at $50 an hour.
Plus, with every ukulele
- Free shipping
- A gig bag or case
- 30-day returns
- Safe arrival promise
- Five trees planted
Your ukulele arrives with the next step already inside it.
You’re more musical than you thought. Become the person who plays an instrument.
30 days to fall in love with it. If your ears disagree, send it back.
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