Three Chord Thursdays at Three: Boys Names

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

On Thursday April 23rd, 2020, about 30 participants from Hawaii to Italy gathered online in ZOOM to sing and play the ukulele. The theme for this one-hour session was songs of names of boys or guys, as the previous one was about girls. This series called “Three Chord Thursdays at Three” meets every Thursday at 3 pm EDT.

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: girl names

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Anne Ku

A surprising number of songs about a specific girl requires just three chords. Is it a three chord song if there are additional chords (beyond the fundamental three) that are really easy, like A minor and C7? On Thursday April 16th, 2020 we will explore these songs as part of this weekly series for voice and ukulele.

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Global Karaoke Party

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Anne Ku

Join us anywhere you are in the world for a global gathering online to enjoy live music together in ZOOM. Be sure to register in advance via ZOOM to get an e-mail confirmation.

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Songs in the Time of Corona: hand wash songs

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Anne Ku

How do you get yourself to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds? That’s the length of time required to wash them clean and clear of the infectious coronavirus so you won’t get the covid-19 disease. Answer: sing a song or a jingle that’s twenty seconds long. Better, sing a song about washing your hands.

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3 Chord Thursdays at 3 Archive

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Anne Ku

Please visit the web page for 2026 dates.

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Songs in the Time of Corona – first session

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

We launched a new song series on Friday March 27, 2020 @ 12 Noon EDT = 16:00 GMT – and thereafter at 4 pm EDT. See blogpost for the raison d’etre.

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Chief Noda Birthday Open Mic

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Anne Ku

On Sunday March 29th, 2020, the late Chifuru Noda, a.k.a. Chief Noda would be 63. As it’s impossible to do a physical jam session, we are holding an open mic in the virtual world of cyberspace to remember and honor him.

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Chinese Mandarin with Song

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

More people speak Chinese Mandarin as a first language than any other language. On the other hand, more people speak English as a second language than any other. However, Chinese songs are little known by non-native speakers, whereas you don’t have to be Irish to know how to sing Irish songs. (Download the 1-page PDF of the course description)

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Ukulele Boot Camp Series (virtual)

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

Bootcamp or Boot Camp is the weekly class that gives you the most playtime. Ukulele Bootcamp will UP your level of playing and fill in the gaps, if you’re self-taught or have not been playing regularly. In Zoom, you are playing while MUTED but you get the most rigorous workout, more than any other music class. Each bootcamp is different from the previous. You can repeat bootcamp as often as you like, the way you take an aerobics or weight training class at the gym. These chord switching exercises exemplify what’s meant by “chord choreography.” Take the ukulele crossword puzzle challenge.

Bootcamp Fall 2023 includes tab reading and fingerstyle ukulele so you can fingerpick the most common riffs used in introductions, interludes, intros and spice up your ukulele playing. Register for the course which runs for 8 Tuesdays at 6:30 PM EDT from 31st October 2023 (except 31st Oct starts at 7:30 PM).

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Songs in the Time of Corona: one-hour on Fridays

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Anne Ku

We share songs inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, from existing songs about staying at home to new songs about the lock down, from parodies to 20-second handwash song. These are FREE one-hour song sessions in ZOOM. Be sure to register in advance (by clicking on the link within the blogpost) to get the zoom meeting link.

From May 8th onwards, we meet on even-dated Fridays at 4 pm EDT for an hour of fun.

  • 9- June 12th, 2020 —- the next one after this date will be notified.
  • 8- May 22nd – COVID Blues – more parodies and original songs! Wear something BLUE, the bluer the better.
  • 7- May 8th: Make It Count! songs that involve counting, whether number of cases, number of days in the lock down, infection rate, time, etc. Wear something with a number on it.
  • 6- May 1st: Italia! Volare! That’s Amore! Rinascero’ rinascerai. Wear colors of Italian flag.
  • 5- April 24: Amy Kucharik – Alone Together; parodies
  • 4- April 17: Parodies, including Muting Me, Muting You
  • 3- April 10: Tributes (Bill Withers, John Prine, Kenny Rogers) and requests
  • 2- April 3, 2020: 20-second handwash songs
  • 1- March 27th, 2020: the inaugural session
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