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Auld Lang Syne for high G ukulele

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Anne Ku

Auld Lang Syne in G major arranged for high G ukulele as lead sheet and chord melody (instrumental solo) with video Continue reading →

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Greensleeves or What Child Is This for ukulele

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Anne Ku

Greensleeves or What Child Is This in Em and Fm for high G ukulele as lead sheet and chord melody arrangement Continue reading →

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Anne Ku

Who wrote the original tune to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? The same melody used in the alphabet song “A, B, C, D, E, F, G”? The popular nursery rhyme “Baa, baa black sheep, have you any wool” also uses this … Continue reading →

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God Bless America

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Anne Ku

Irving Berlin initially penned the words to “God Bless America” while serving as a sergeant at an army camp in 1918. As typical of many of his songs which didn’t fit the occasion at the time, it was put away … Continue reading →

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Fingerstyle Ukulele Showcase

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Anne Ku

Curious about the NEW music intentionally AND specifically written for the ukulele? As an accompanying instrument, the ukulele can help us sing in tune and play in sync. As a solo instrument, there are plenty of transcriptions and arrangements made … Continue reading →

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Ukuleles in the hall of the mountain king

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Anne Ku

It’s that time of the year when ukulele players play songs from the Halloween set list. Although Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is purely instrumental, it works well for the ukulele. It can be played as … Continue reading →

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Global Karaoke Party: British Invasion

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Anne Ku

Every monthly, global karaoke party is a two-hour song session in ZOOM whereby you can choose a song to sing or get someone else to sing. Each one has a theme. Sunday June 21st is British Invasion. Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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Anak for piano solo

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Anne Ku

When I lived in Singapore in the late eighties, I hung out with my Malaysian neighbors off River Valley Road. One of their friends, named Cel, sketched me (below). I’m not sure if he was the one who introduced me … Continue reading →

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