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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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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 Thursday at Three: Lesser Known Songs

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Anne Ku

Suggest a not so well known song that’s three chords or easy to play for this one hour song session in Zoom on July 23, 2020 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 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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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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Low G Ukes Unite! a.k.a. Fingerstyle Ukulele

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Anne Ku

Most beginners learn to play ukulele that’s tuned such that the G string is pitched higher than the next string – C. This so-called re-entrant tuning is what makes the sound of the ukulele so special.

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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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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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