Three Chord Thursdays: dawn to dusk, sunrise to sunset

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

During the lockdown, time seems to pass somewhat differently than life as we once knew it. Let’s share three chord songs about time in a bubble, from morning to night on Thursday July 16, 2020 at 3 pm EDT (8 pm BST = 9 am HST). Register in advance to get the Zoom meeting link and ID. There is now a password required for the meeting.

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Three Chord Thursday: locations

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

Each Thursday, since the lockdown, we gather for one-hour in Zoom to sing and play songs that require only three chords to accompany, in the so-called Three Chord Thursday at Three. For Thursday July 2nd and September 24th, 2020, the theme is location. We will travel the world virtually with songs about location because we can’t easily go anywhere. During this time of corona, travel has been severely impacted. What do you miss? Where would you like to go?

Register in advance to get the Zoom meeting ID and link by e-mail, unless you have registered between 7/30/2020 and 9/4/2020. Enter Zoom at anytime but we start promptly at 3 pm EDT (8:00 pm BST or 7:00 am HST) with a warm-up followed by our famous sunglass ritual and an anonymous poll. We aim to fit as many songs in one hour. Free for anyone anywhere in the world to join.

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Songs in the Time of Corona: even dated Fridays

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Anne Ku

Since the launch of this new series on Friday March 27, 2020, we met every Friday afternoon to share songs that reflect our time, our lives and feelings under lockdown for two months, ending in mid-June. After a long lapse, we will have a special session at Three Chord Thursday in October 2020.

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Don’t Miss Out! Early bird gets the worm: registration open for new classes

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Anne Ku

Below is what I sent out to my mailing list on Sunday 24th May 2020.

Dear Ukulele Enthusiast

How are you? Are your fingers sore from playing the ukulele? Are you suffering from UAS?

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Low G Ukes Unite! a.k.a. Fingerstyle Ukulele

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Anne Ku

Most beginners learn to play ukulele that’s tuned such that the G string is pitched higher than the next string – C. This so-called re-entrant tuning is what makes the sound of the ukulele so special.

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 60’s Hits

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Anne Ku

We are spoiled for choice when it comes to three chord songs in the sixties, the era of flower children and free love. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Kinks “invaded” America as The Beach Boys spewed out surfer songs. We are designating four dates for the songs of the sixties, as follows:

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Global Karaoke Party: British Invasion

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Anne Ku

Each month we get together online in ZOOM to see how far around the globe we can connect through music. At our previous global karaoke party, nearly fifty participants joined from Switzerland westward over two oceans to Japan. For Sunday 21st June 2020, we are planning a British Invasion (to start at 19:00 BST = 14:00 EDT). Note: this session will be one hour long. Please arrive well before the start time to chit chat and get set up.

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 12-bar Blues

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

The basic twelve-bar blues follows a formula of twelve bars (measures), involving only three chords. We are dedicating our one-hour jam session on Thursday 14th May (as part of the Three Chord Thursdays at Three series) to songs that follow this chord progression.

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Songs in the Time of Corona: Covid-19 Blues

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

Following the theme of Three Chord Thursdays at Three 12-Bar Blues, let’s share songs about the current pandemic in twelve-bar blues form, as part of the Friday Songs in the Time of Corona series. There are various so-called “Covid Blues” out on Youtube. Maybe this will inspire you to write your own.

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 70’s Hits

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

Who remembers disco queens and rhinestone cowboys? The seventies was the era of ABBA – disco, rock, punk, and reggae. Recorded music became central to culture like never before. To cover all the favorites, we will devote two consecutive weeks to three chord songs of the seventies: Thursdays June 4 and June 11, 2020, from 3 to 4 pm EDT (as usual).

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