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Songs in the Time of Corona: make it count!

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Anne Ku

For Friday May 8th, 2020 at 4 pm EDT, in the Songs in the Time of Corona series, consider that we are always counting and tracking the number of days in the lock down, the number of cases, the number … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 80’s Hits

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Anne Ku

After disco burst into the scene, the next decade was filled with dance music of disco rock and other fast numbers. We take a sneak peak at beloved three chord songs of the vibrant eighties. Put on your dancing shoes!

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 21st Century Pop

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Anne Ku

On 21st May, we explore 21st century pop songs that require only three chords to accompany oneself singing. Continue reading →

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Beyond Three Chord Thursdays with Ease: FOUR CHORD SONGS

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Anne Ku

What’s the harm in adding an easy chord like Am or C7 to a three-chord song? It gives it more flavour and colour. For the first Thursday in May, we are venturing into four chord songs that are fun and … Continue reading →

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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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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: Boys Names

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

On Thursday April 23rd, 2020, about 30 participants from Hawaii to Italy gathered online in ZOOM to sing and play the ukulele. The theme for this one-hour session was songs of names of boys or guys, as the previous one … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursdays at 3 Archive

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Anne Ku

Three Chord Thursday at Three is a free thematic song session in Zoom every Thursday at 3 pm EDT open to anyone anywhere in the world Continue reading →

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Songs in the Time of Corona – first session

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

We launched a new song series on Friday March 27, 2020 @ 12 Noon EDT = 16:00 GMT – and thereafter at 4 pm EDT. See blogpost for the raison d’etre.

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Chief Noda Birthday Open Mic

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Anne Ku

On Sunday March 29th, 2020, the late Chifuru Noda, a.k.a. Chief Noda would be 63. As it’s impossible to do a physical jam session, we are holding an open mic in the virtual world of cyberspace to remember and honor … Continue reading →

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