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- From Drowning to Swimming: Arranging Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” for ukulele April 29, 2026
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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
3 Chord Thursday Classical Music
3 Chord Thursday 2025 classical music theme on Thursday 4th September at the usual time of 3 PM EDT. Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Swimming & Water
3 Chord Thursday 2025 swimming and water theme for Thursday 21st August 2025 in Zoom Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Seventies
3 Chord Thursday Seventies song session on 17th July 2025 Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday 2025 Spanish
3 Chord Thursday 2025 meets on Thursday 1st May 2025 at 3 PM EDT to celebrate songs in Spanish Continue reading
123 Ready Set Go for high G ukulele
“123 Ready Set Go” describes the order of the three fingers used to press the strings on the frets of the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Waltz for Chief Noda for high G ukulele
Waltz for Chief Noda on his 68th birthday makes use of an ascending chromatic riff as pick-up and three chords to accompany a simple melody. Continue reading
Waltz Down the C for high G ukulele
“Waltz Down the C” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku is a short piece in C major for beginners. Continue reading
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
Thrive on Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele
“Thrive on Five” (pentatonic) for high G ukulele by Anne Ku uses only the five notes of the G major pentatonic scale. Continue reading