Category Archives: ukulele

Ode to Joy for ukulele

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Anne Ku

We gathered for Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” sing along and play along on Sunday March 22nd, 2020, after a fingerstyle ukulele workshop the previous day. This song is significant for many reasons, not least the European Union anthem. It’s my … Continue reading →

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Easy love songs for ukulele

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Anne Ku

For upcoming Valentine’s Day, which will fall on a Friday in 2020, I am introducing love songs that are easy to play on the ukulele. What constitutes easy?

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Friday I’m in love on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Anne Ku

This year’s Valentine’s Day falls on Friday. In anticipation, I am introducing love songs that are easy to play on the ukulele for my students in and around Boston, Massachusetts. These songs are suitable for anyone beginning their musical journey … Continue reading →

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Ukulele curriculum: useful blanks

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Anne Ku

For every hour I teach, I probably spend two hours developing the content (ukulele curriculum) and preparing the material (sourcing, printing, copying, etc). To save time, I’ll log what I’ve found useful and free for teaching music via the ukulele … Continue reading →

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Raison d’etre

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Anne Ku

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

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A picture is worth a thousand words

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Anne Ku

Since 2016, various friends and business contacts, all entrepreneurs by the way, urged me to get on Instagram. I resisted until recently.

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The Choco-leles

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Anne Ku

What do you get when you get ukulele players to play in what used to be the oldest chocolate factory in the country? “Say chocolate. Say ukulele. Cross chocolate and ukulele and you get choco-lele.” That’s what I said to … Continue reading →

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Songs about Massachusetts and New England etc

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Anne Ku

One day I will get around to finding the song sheets and sheet music to the songs that are not linked below, for Massachusetts and New England. My ukulele club had a good run of Charlie on the MTA. August … Continue reading →

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Ukulele clubs in and around Boston, Massachusetts

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Anne Ku

The Ukulele Union of Boston (UUoB) began in 2010 when the first ukulele course (at Cambridge Centre for Adult Education) ended. The students asked, “What shall we do now?” — and one of them initiated a get together in his … Continue reading →

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Ukulele Clubs in New England

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Anne Ku

Ukulele Clubs and Groups in New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, MAssachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut Continue reading →

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