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October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recent Posts: Concert Blog
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) . […]
Tag Archives: fingerpicking
Tweak the Twinkle for high G ukulele
“Tweak the Twinkle” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku is a variation on the famous tune with chords for accompaniment. Continue reading
Thirst for Third for high G ukulele
“Thirst for Third” is a short piece for high G ukulele by Anne Ku that makes most use of open strings and notes on the third fret. Continue reading
Thrive on Five in Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele
“Thrive on Five in Five” is a pentatonic piece in 5/4 time on high G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading
Gallop on First for high G ukulele
“Gallop on First” for high G ukulele is similar to “Wander on One” by Anne Ku with a few missing notes and a different time signature. Continue reading
Skip the Second for high G ukulele
“Skip the Second” by Anne Ku deliberately makes use of notes on the second fret of the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Wander on One for high G ukulele
“Wander on One” is one of the 12 pieces in the Level 2 Book of “Pick Pluck Play” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading
Walk With Fingers for high G ukulele
“Walk with Fingers” is a short piece that uses mainly open strings and the two left hand fingers index and middle to alternate pressing strings on the first fret. Continue reading
Chicken Feed for high G ukulele
Chicken Feed is a pentatonic piece in the 12 Chinese Zodiac Tunes by Anne Ku for high G ukulele Continue reading
Counting Sheep for high G ukulele
Counting Sheep is a new pentatonic piece for high G ukulele by Anne Ku that quotes JS Bach’s famous aria about sheep and shepherds. Continue reading