Episode 240: It’s Never Too Late To Learn To Play The Ukulele, with Matt Parkin

My guest this week is Matt Parkin, founder of The Awesome Ukulele Academy who can teach anyone how to play a song on the ukulele in under 3 sessions! His virtual school was his reaction to the pandemic, which means it’s one of the positive outcomes because Matt is now able to take his expertise anywhere in the world and awaken the musician in those of us who have always wanted to learn to play an instrument.

After playing in “dodgy” rock bands in the late 80’s and 90’s, Matt moved from the UK to Andalusia to raise his 3 children and chickens and to make furniture.

At the age of 45, he discovered a love of teaching, by pure coincidence, which led him to go back to school and get his degree. When the parents realized how much fun their children were having, he started teaching them too. And now, after taking his ukulele teaching talents to the internet, he has a thriving multi-six figure business teaching adults worldwide how to play what he calls “the easiest instrument ever!”

In this episode, Matt and I talked about:

• His evolution from professional rock musician to music teacher.
• His transition from in-person to online teaching and how the medium accelerates the learning process. 
• How learning just one song has so many positive benefits and how anyone, at any age, can do it.
• The importance of having fun and doing what you love.

Matt hopes to inspire you that it’s never too late and you are never too old to do what you want to do, whether that’s learning an instrument, setting up a business or going to Nepal. Seize the day - life is finite. 

I so enjoy interviewing guests like Matt who are impacting the world in big ways by doing what they love. He injected so much energy into me just by the enthusiasm he exuded so get ready because it is contagious!

To learn more about Matt and his work, you can go to:

Website:  https://theawesomeukuleleacademy.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theawesomeukuleleacademy 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawesomeukuleleacademy/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themattparkin 

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