Category Archives: personal development

Three Chord Thursday 2021: Wishin’ and Hopin’

Welcome to the first song session of the new year on 14th January 2021 at 3 pm Eastern Time! Three Chord Thursday themes for 2021 begins with your wishes, hopes, dreams, goals, plans, wants, and desires. Wear something NEW!

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Where I have lived

Where and why has Anne Ku lived in Brunei, Taiwan, Okinawa, USA, UK, Singapore, and The Netherlands Continue reading

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Raison d’etre

Raison d’etre thought piece by Anne Ku about life’s purpose and calling Continue reading

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About Anne Ku

Anne Ku is a musician who shares her music in her blog posts on her website and on social media. Here is her journey. Continue reading

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Of guitar quartets and ensemble playing

In January 2018, I started a new ukulele group and joined the Boston Guitar Orchestra. For the latter, I begged the conductor to translate the notated sheet music for guitar part four into tablature so that I could read it. … Continue reading

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Happy Fourth of July! Invitations to concerts

Happy Fourth of July! So many FREE concerts in the Boston area next week. My latest ukulele mail-out below includes a NOT FREE concert of a non-traditional string quartet from the Bay Area and my Boston Guitar Orchestra rehearsals and concerts.

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Ukulele Mailing List – latest e-mail

I keep a growing mailing list of ukulele students, peers, and others who are hugely interested in the instrument and everything about playing music together. However, I’m never sure that my emails actually reach those on my mailing list because … Continue reading

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The gift of a music education for yourself or Mother’s Day present

I am forever grateful to my parents for the gift of a music education. I remember my mother tirelessly driving a great distance to my piano teacher’s home off-base on Okinawa. In the hot and humid afternoon, she took a … Continue reading

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20th anniversary analyticalQ

20th anniversary analyticalQ the first website of Anne Ku launched on the Ides of March, also an original song Continue reading

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My girl band, the Lo Lo’s

Once upon a time, five teenage girls formed a band to compete in a talent show at their high school on Okinawa. Their band performed “Our Lips Are Sealed.” They wore shiny purple blouses and sleek black slacks. They put … Continue reading

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