Ukubebe Music

14/12/2025

The horrific shooting at Bondi Beach last night has left us heartbroken and deeply saddened, but it will not define us.
Instead, it will galvanize our efforts to build a more just, equitable, and peaceful society. This is the Australia we love and the Australia we want to live in.

We offer our deepest condolences to our friends in the Jewish community and all those affected, and we stand resolute in our opposition to racism and violence.

May we find strength in our collective resilience and care for each other.

18/10/2025

Celebrating Australian Children’s Music at 2025 Music Awards.

Congratulations to all the winners for 2025

Album of the Year - The Vegetable Plot Season 3

APRA Song of the Year - The Vegetable Plot: Sue-Kinis Beautiful Dream

Video of the Year - Emma Memna - Ready Set Dance

Michael McGlynn Newcomer Award - The Gumboots

Monica Trapaga is the first recipient of the Golden Ma! award (formerly known as the Life Time Achievers Award) for her significant contribution to Australian children's music.

Family Choice Award - Miss Moni

The Early Notes Award for excellence in a preschool music program - B minor music.

Anita Pulie and Jo Steel from Ukubebe attended as guest performers as the winner of 2024 Early Notes Awards presented by The Wiggles.

06/08/2025

Ukubebe e-newsletter is out now, with information about our music playgroups

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Listen to our original Ukubebe children's music ' Watermelon Jazz'

15/07/2025

Yay! Watermelon Jazz (the single) has just passed 1 million streams. Thanks for listening.

25/06/2025

Each class children request to play the ukulele. Here a soloist is strumming a steady beat and playing a C chord to accompany our hello and goodbye song. Very sweet and so musical. Song is Ukubebe original ‘I Love to Play’ by Joanne Steel

28/05/2025

Todders and tapping sticks

Integrating song, story, playing percussion. We love to use open ended props and resources so children can explore familiar material in new ways, and extend their creative ideas.
Today we used tapping sticks to ‘build a house’ as part of the story Bling Blang - book based on the song of the same name by Guthrie.
The children created various actions that matched the lyrics and rhythm patterns.
Of course sticks are also a great magic microphone to encourage singing and taking turns.
This version is a cover by the lovely Thanks to Milton early foundations for the photos from today’s classes.

08/04/2025

Another tough day in the ‘office’, this time at Malua Bay Beach.
Thanks again to Jenny at Eurobodalla Children’s Services for another opportunity to present a music playgroup with our local families.
(Sure glad it was this week and not last week with that wild weather -no filter)

08/04/2025

Another tough day in the ‘office’, this time a Malua Bay Beach.
Thanks again to Jenny at Eurobodalla Children's Services for another opportunity to present a music playgroup with our local families.
(Sure glad it was this week and not last week with that wild weather -no filter)

18/03/2025

What a beautiful morning with families from Dalmeny - NSW South Coast.
Does a workplace get any better than this lovely park?
Thanks to Jenny Hogg from Eurobodalla Children’s Services for inviting me to run this music session for the local families today.

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18/03/2025

What a beautiful morning with families from Dalmeny - NSW South Coast.
Does a workplace get any better than this lovely park?
Thanks to Jenny Hogg from Eurobodalla Children's Services for inviting me to run this music session for the local families today.

17/02/2025

Would you like to be a Ukubebe Music teacher?

We have a part time position teaching our award winning music program, in the Eastern Suburbs.

Inspiring young minds through engaging music lessons. Flexible part-time role with competitive pay and career growth.

05/02/2025

Today the children had their first experience handling and playing a ukulele. They enjoyed learning the parts of the ukulele and learning how to hold it and even strum the strings. We play open strings and sing an echo style song in the key of C. It works beautifully.