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3 Chord Thursday Spicing up songs with few chords

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 17th November 2022, we explore different ways to spice up few chord songs (that have two or three or four chords). Have you ever wondered why some people are able to spice up a three chord song? See … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday: Nursery Rhymes

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 6th October 2022, we explore two chord songs from our childhood. We can strum or fingerpick the two chords to accompany our singing or pluck the individual notes of the melody or create so-called chord melody arrangements. Some … Continue reading →

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Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Anne Ku

For participants in my half-hour workshop at Port Townsend virtual ukulele festival 2020, I gave a 14-page slide presentation of the hit song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” from the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. It won … Continue reading →

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Moonshadow

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Anne Ku

For participants who attended my half-hour workshop at Port Townsend virtual ukulele festival today, I gave a 15-page slide presentation on how to create and play the arrangement for song Moonshadow by Cat Stevens, who released it as a single … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: pluck & strum songs

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Anne Ku

Three Chord Thursday session dedicated to songs that involve plucking and strumming Continue reading →

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Spice it up with suspended chords: free taster ukulele workshop

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Anne Ku

Suspended chords can spice up a song. Attend this free taster workshop of forthcoming ukulele strum series. 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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Don’t Miss Out! Early bird gets the worm: registration open for new classes

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Anne Ku

Below is what I sent out to my mailing list on Sunday 24th May 2020. Dear Ukulele Enthusiast How are you? Are your fingers sore from playing the ukulele? Are you suffering from UAS?

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Ukulele Strum Workshop a.k.a. STRUM SERIES

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

If you already know the melody and how the song goes, you can pretty much accompany yourself by looking at a ukulele song sheet which gives the lyrics and chords. Rarely does a typical songsheet give the rhythm or what … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: Top Hits of Top Artists

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

For Thursday 30th April 2020, I have selected 15 songs of 15 famous musicians for our weekly Three Chord Thursdays at Three song session in ZOOM. I am hoping that we become more efficient online to fit more songs. This … Continue reading →

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