Monthly Archives: May 2022

100 Days of Ukulele 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Anne Ku

Not any 100 days but 100 consecutive days of sharing your commitment to the ukulele. For me, it meant researching music for the ukulele, arranging music for the ukulele or adapting existing song sheets and arrangements so I can sing … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Destinations & How to Get There

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 21st July 2022, we invite you to share songs from this picture and ignite your curiosity and creativity to suggest other related songs about getting to a particular place. To this, we should add destination: HOME. How to … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Songs in French

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

Coincidentally 14th July 2022 falls on a Thursday! Naturally we will share up to 10 songs in French. Voila! C’est bon! We had so many requests in the Songs with Non-English Lyrics that we decided to have separate sessions for … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Pop Groups

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 7th July 2022, we share up to 10 songs from the 30 pop groups you can identify in this picture (see the Facebook comments for answers). Here are some questions to ponder and to answer when we meet.

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3 Chord Thursday Rock-n-Roll Neighbourhood

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 30th June 2022, let’s get rocking with songs from our rock-n-roll neighborhood! Which songs can you find in this diagram? If you don’t already know how to find song sheets from given titles, you won’t want to miss … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Let It Go!

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

Thursday 23rd June 2022 is Let It Go Day. Guess what? We will celebrate with songs about letting go and moving on, which might require you to say no to let go. It could also be about decluttering to become … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Father’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

In anticipation of Father’s Day, we are celebrating ours on Thursday 16th June 2022. We welcome your suggestions as it’s a new theme. Songs can range from songs about fathers or a song your father loves or loved, or songs … Continue reading →

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Mother of Mine

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Anne Ku

Every Mother’s Day, a sticky melody flows into my year. It’s a song I heard on Okinawa, where I spent eleven years of my childhood. Young Agnes Chan’s version of “Mother of Mine” is ever so poignant many decades later.

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Waltzes by Carulli for ukulele

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Anne Ku

How many waltzes did Ferdinando Carulli write? I keep discovering new waltzes arranged for the ukulele by those who have played them on the guitar. I am the newest of the lot, for my fingers remember a waltz I played … Continue reading →

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