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- The 80/20 Guide to Ukulele – 7th title in Pick Pluck Play! Series June 20, 2026
- Strummin’ Up to Boston June 17, 2026
- Pursuit of Jade Music: Crash Landing on My Next Project May 19, 2026
- From Drowning to Swimming: Arranging Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” for ukulele April 29, 2026
- Sakura さくら for Ukulele: a musical tribute to Mother Earth April 23, 2026
- Ukulele Chord Switching: Mastering Fast and Accurate Transitions April 23, 2026
- 100 Days Ukulele 2026 April 20, 2026
- Common Chord Progressions for Ukulele April 11, 2026
- Make Your Ukulele Sing – an 8-week in-person ukulele course April 9, 2026
- Take on Bach – the 6th title in Pick Pluck Play! Series March 17, 2026
- Little Prelude for high G ukulele March 5, 2026
- The Collector’s Edition Premium Color Ukulele Arrangements! February 28, 2026
- V for Valentine’s Day Special Edition – 12 Timeless Love Songs chord melody arrangements by Anne Ku February 13, 2026
- Star of the County Down for high G ukulele – with slurs and strums February 3, 2026
- We Shall Overcome on high G ukulele January 19, 2026
- C Major Scale with Harmony – technique exercises January 17, 2026
- Step by Step to Chord Melody January 15, 2026
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- Step by Step by Anne Ku January 6, 2026
- FAQ: how to get started on the ukulele December 28, 2025
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Fingerstyle Ukulele for Beginners: Reviews and Insights
My first ukulele book in a new series on Amazon will be released in mid-October. Read the advance reviews from published and established ukulele composers.
REVIEW: My Fair Lady in Galveston
What’s the next best thing to seeing the musical “My Fair Lady” ? Get invited backstage, meet the band and production staff, and attend the dress rehearsal.
REVIEW: Loveless, Texas
Anne Ku reviews “Loveless, Texas” a concert presentation in Galveston, Texas of the musical first debut in New York
Writing music every day
What happens when you start writing music every single day?
REVIEW: Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele Songbook by Colin Tribe
Colin Tribe’s new book offers new possibilities for ukulele players who aspire to fingerpick their way through thirty of the most popular songs of all time. These chord melody arrangements show a variety of ways the high G ukulele can be used for instrumental solo or duet (such as chord accompaniment and melodic fingerpicking) . […]
Category Archives: ukulele
3 Chord Thurs ‘Tis the season festive colors of red and green
This time of the year we see a lot of red and green. For Thursday 23rd of December 2021, let’s wear these colors and share songs that have these colors or invoke that festive holiday feeling of ‘Tis the Season.
Thanksgiving: food and/or travel
3 Chord Thursday Thanksgiving theme of travel and food with links to requested songs Continue reading
3 Chord Thurs: One hit wonders
Join us on 18th November 2021 for songs that are one hit wonders. Too bad Pachelbel didn’t live long enough to see the reach of his canon and earn any royalties. You just need one hit!
3 Chord Thurs stand up ukulele
To acknowledge Veterans Day (a.k.a. Armistice Day, Remembrance Day), performers will stand up and play songs in any theme or category or era on Thursday 11th November 2021.
3 Chord Thurs easy many chord songs
Join us on Thursday 4th November 2021 for songs that are easy to play and sing but require many chords, a lot more than three chords. Join our Facebook public group to see the latest posts and interact with others. … Continue reading
3 Chord Thurs body parts
In anticipation of Halloween, please join us on Thursday 28th October 2021 for songs about different parts of the human body — different not many songs about the same part of the body!!
3 Chord Thurs not so easy 2 or 3 chord songs
Join us on Thursday 21st October 2021 for songs that are not so easy to play or sing, despite having only 2 or 3 or 4 chords. The challenge could be any of the following:
3 Chord Thurs: autumn colors of orange and brown
Or is it “autumn leaves of red and gold” as Nat King Cole had sung it? Join us on Thursday 14th October 2021 for songs of this autumn season. Bring a friend. See the themes for upcoming song sessions. Join … Continue reading
No Time to Die
Billie Eilish’s theme song for the latest James Bond movie “No Time to Die” arranged for easy piano Continue reading
Music classes
music classes given by Anne Ku Continue reading