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- Little Prelude for high G ukulele March 5, 2026
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- 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
- Snow White Waltz for high G ukulele December 15, 2025
- Harp on Arpeggio December 9, 2025
- Intro to Arpeggio December 9, 2025
- Arpeggiated chord melody arrangement December 9, 2025
- About Pick Pluck Play! December 7, 2025
- Ukulele Odyssey Project December 3, 2025
- Annual Holiday Party – ukulele clubs in Boston and London December 2, 2025
- Book signing & free workshops at Walter Baker Building November 15, 2025
- Fingerstyle Ukulele Book 1 for absolute beginners October 9, 2025
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March 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: music
Three Chord Thursday: Summertime
On 1st July 2021 we will share songs about summer time at Three Chord Thursday at 3 pm EDT. It’s also CANADA DAY so we will begin with a song to acknowledge it. Please dress in bright summery colors so … Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday: Exercise!
3rd June 2021 is World Bicycle Day. To celebrate, we will share songs about cycling, running, and physical exercise. Join us for this Three Chord Thursday at 3 pm EDT. Wear your exercise outfit so we can see you are … Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday: Common Chord Progressions
Many songs use the same chord progressions, so much that they are called common chord progressions. Ukulele with Anne Ku Continue reading
Songs from the Anniversary Ukulele Jeopardy Game in Zoom
How does one create and facilitate a jeopardy game online? More specifically, a ukulele jeopardy game in which everyone gets to sing and play as one does in a group song session? Online in Zoom, one microphone is unmuted for … Continue reading
TAB & PLUCK
Do you already play the ukulele but don’t know how to fingerpick or read from tablature? Alternatively, you want to be able to read the tabs a little faster and know which fingers to properly create the sound you want?
FREE Taster Workshop: music theory and other upcoming courses in Zoom
Get a taste of an online class in Zoom with Anne Ku
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Three Chord Thursday Dance!
We celebrate songs that make you wanna get up and dance. Boogie Nights! Dancing Queen! Dance the Night Away! Sway! Which 10 songs top the list? It just so happens that Thursday 29th April 2021 is International Dance Day. Join … Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday RIP 2020, 2021
Rest in Peace (RIP) those artists and composers who died in 2020-2021. We devote our Three Chord Thursday session on March 25th, 2021 at 3 pm ET to music of those who left. Let’s wear a sombre color – BLACK (or GREY)- for this … Continue reading
Do Re Mi for ukulele
Do Re Mi was originally sung in Bb major. It’s much easier for beginners to learn it in C major. Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday: Word painting, a musical technique
Word painting is a musical technique using musical concepts to illustrate or re-enforce the lyrics. Continue reading