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Nov05

Dream Guitars Teams Up With Luthiers For A Cause

Dream Guitars, a leading retailer of fine guitars is teaming up with Luthiers For A Cause (LFAC), a philanthropic initiative run by luthiers to make ...

Oct31

2022 Mid-America Emmy Winner

A video made for the Ukulele Kids Club (UKC), an international non-profit organization in partnership with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital has won a ...

Oct27

Ukulele Kids Club Video Nominated for an Emmy Award

A video featuring the UKC in partnership with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital has been nominated for an Emmy award.

Aug30

Charlotte’s Story

It’s a cool October evening and my husband and I are heading out to a school Halloween party with Charlotte. Everything is going well but ...

Aug16

Ukuleles For Ukraine

In collaboration with the World Federation of Music Therapy’s Global Crisis Intervention Commission, we are looking to raise funds to support refugee children and youth ...

Aug15

John’s Legacy of Music

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of John Byfield. But John is a ukulele supporter who we never got to meet in person.

Jul12

UKC-Company Ukulele Giveaway

Donate for your chance to win the UKC-Company ukulele between Jul 31 to Aug 15, 2022. Winner announced Aug 15, 2022.

A child's fingers on the fretboard of a ukulele

Jun15

NMT and the UKC: Using the Ukulele in Patient Rehabilitation

Kelly's story is a reminder of the therapeutic power of the ukulele as a clinical tool for physical, cognitive, and emotional rehabilitation.

May10

The More we Get Together: Building Relationship through Ukulele Play

In my work as a music therapist, the therapeutic relationship is paramount. We are working with people and there is no way for there not ...

Apr16

Music is Healing

Music is fun. Music is vibrant. Music is also healing, and I am here to talk a little bit about my own experience in that ...

Mar04

Broadway Stars Raise Their Voices for Medically Fragile Kids

NEW YORK, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadway performers have truly experienced the power of music to change lives. That's why 10 talented performers are...

Feb28

Miss Kathy the Music Therapist Doll with Miniatures

Bear Paw Creek created a music therapist “barbie” with the tools of the trade for a UKC fundraiser. The music therapist set will include...