Here are few Snake Oil pitches you get on-line BUT NOT Here on LearningUkulele.com:

• Learn Step-by-Step and Master the UKULELE in less than 30 day • Step-by-step is good depending on the steps, but—30 days—really • Ask any accomplished musician how long it took them to get where they are today. Most will say they are still learning and working on their goals.
• Practice Only a Few Minutes X Days a Week • We've all seen these claims for achieving something with little or no effort. It just doesn't work like that, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TIME & WORK IN. • You get out of what you put into it. Every day is actually one of the secrets. It's just like saving for the future. Save one dollar or euro a week, or save one dollar or euro a day—who has more money one year later? You would be surprised at the young students who don't know the answer is 52 vs. 365 (366 on leap years).
• Learn Without Learning Scales or Getting Bogged Down with Fancy Theory • You wouldn't try to be a writer without learning about the alphabet, words, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and the grammar that puts it all together. Music is no different — the established principles of music that have worked for centuries and are based on the science of sound and acoustics. Pretty must everything in music originates from some sort of collection of notes, i.e., Scales. However, you can and should learn the principles of music at some point? It does cut down on the amount of information you need to memorize in the long term.
• Learn to Play Like ( insert your favorite artist's name here ) • There is already one of them and countless wannabe clones. Learn to unleash your inner musician / artist. BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE — As there can ever only be one of you. As Dr. Seuss said Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. However, you can and should learn the sources that your favorite players have drawn from, as you can draw from those same sources.
• Uke Like a Pro • Only if you study with a pro, a real professional.

Looking for a magic potion to learn the ukulele? Sorry, there isn’t one. But after you've tried all the Quick & Easy methods and still haven't seen the results you're after, don't blame yourself or your effort. The issue likely lies with the methods, sources, and teachers you've been using. It's time to put the pieces together with a reliable and effective approach to truly master the ukulele. Join LearningUkulele.com and discover the difference.

Now, What You — “WILL” — Get

I (Curt) develop ukulele players into musicians. Although my specialization is jazz, I work with and develop ukulele players in every style. Subjects and areas of study include technique, chords and progressions, improvisation, solo ukulele, sight-reading, ear training, theory, songwriting, and development of a performance repertoire and the skills to pull it all off. If you are taking private lessons with me or have signed up for two or four lessons a month online, we work on what your goals are.

With my, almost 50 plus years of serious study of music and 30 plus years of private teaching. I'm more than sure — I guarantee I can help you achieve your goals.

I haven't traveled the globe (I've have played at a bunch of USA ukulele festivals over the years) or played with people you might know, so no naming names. I decided to stay at home and be close to my family and not travel much (it's not a glamorous as you think). I've made a living locally, as a professional musician and graphic artist. The Internet has enabled global connectivity.

If you want to know if I have the chops to back it up — Take a listen to my How About More Uke CD. Or checkout out one of my 30+ ukulele books. .

A little tough — but Mark Twain was always brutally honest.

My methods are customized and drawn from my background in teaching, performance, recording, publishing, research and my own thirty plus years of studying with world renowned jazz guitarist and educator Chuck Anderson . I just never stopped learning, exploring, and researching music.

My private teaching programs are devoted to your learning and advancing your ukulele skills and chops, and they will help you explore any style of music, mainly contemporary and jazz ukulele styles. Jazz ukulele requires the most information, knowledge, and technique of all styles of ukulele. These programs will benefit any ukulele player trying to advance his or her skills and enjoyment of the ukulele.

Take advantage of my thirty-plus years of teaching and fifty years of intense study and research to help you advance in the art of the ukulele and become the ukulele player to match your goals.

Take a look around the site and checkout the many FREE lessons, my many books . Or, better yet, support the site and sign up for Premium Access.

Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk

Not only do I know what I'm doing, but I can also explain in detail and in many ways what I do and guide you through the process so you can achieve your goals. Take a look at my Curt Sheller Jazz Trio, How About More Uke? CD for what I can offer to ANY aspiring ukulele player.

Now, honestly, one thing that I'm not that great at is typing. Hence, all the typos on the site and I never formally studied writing ( probably also self-evident ), but hopefully getting better. — Curt