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Three Chord Thursday: same one word title, different songs

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Anne Ku

Can you think of songs with the same title that has just one word but which are completely different? Join us on 3rd September for Three Chord Thursday at 3 pm EDT. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: nonlexical vocables

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Anne Ku

In this Three Chord Thursday song session, we aim to sing and play songs that make extensive use of so-called nonlexical vocables, syllables chosen for their sound rather than meaning. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday Challenge

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Anne Ku

Submission guidelines for Three Chord Thursday Challenge and ukulele courses and workshops in Zoom Continue reading →

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Pluck and Strum: authentic replication

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

Ever wanted to play the intro riff that makes a song so recognizable? To replicate a song authentically, in the way we know it from the artists that made it famous, often we need to use both plucking and strumming … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday at Three: 50th birthday

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Anne Ku

Which three chord songs from 1970 have made it to 2020? Celebrate their 50th birthday at Three Chord Thursday at Three on August 13. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: one word titled songs

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Anne Ku

So many songs with only one word in their titles but how many are truly three chords and interesting to play? No proper nouns, hence no names of people or places. Not done in previous Thursday sessions. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays: dawn to dusk, sunrise to sunset

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

During the lockdown, time seems to pass somewhat differently than life as we once knew it. Let’s share three chord songs about time in a bubble, from morning to night on Thursday July 16, 2020 at 3 pm EDT (8 … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: locations

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

Songs about location for a virtual song session in Zoom on Thursday July 2, 2020 free for anyone anywhere in the world to participate as performer or muted participant Continue reading →

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Songs in the Time of Corona: even dated Fridays

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Anne Ku

Since the launch of this new series on Friday March 27, 2020, we met every Friday afternoon to share songs that reflect our time, our lives and feelings under lockdown for two months, ending in mid-June. After a long lapse, … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 60’s Hits

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Anne Ku

We are spoiled for choice when it comes to three chord songs in the sixties, the era of flower children and free love. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Kinks “invaded” America as The Beach Boys spewed out surfer … Continue reading →

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