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Recent Posts: Concert Blog
Fingerstyle Ukulele for Beginners: Reviews and Insights
My first ukulele book in a new series on Amazon will be released in mid-October. Read the advance reviews from published and established ukulele composers.
REVIEW: My Fair Lady in Galveston
What’s the next best thing to seeing the musical “My Fair Lady” ? Get invited backstage, meet the band and production staff, and attend the dress rehearsal.
REVIEW: Loveless, Texas
Anne Ku reviews “Loveless, Texas” a concert presentation in Galveston, Texas of the musical first debut in New York
Writing music every day
What happens when you start writing music every single day?
REVIEW: Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele Songbook by Colin Tribe
Colin Tribe’s new book offers new possibilities for ukulele players who aspire to fingerpick their way through thirty of the most popular songs of all time. These chord melody arrangements show a variety of ways the high G ukulele can be used for instrumental solo or duet (such as chord accompaniment and melodic fingerpicking) . […]
Monthly Archives: April 2025
3 Chord Thursday 2025 No Theme
3 Chord Thursday November 2025 no theme Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Classical Music
3 Chord Thursday 2025 classical music theme on Thursday 4th September at the usual time of 3 PM EDT. Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Swimming & Water
3 Chord Thursday 2025 swimming and water theme for Thursday 21st August 2025 in Zoom Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Seventies
3 Chord Thursday Seventies song session on 17th July 2025 Continue reading
Thrice Blinded by Mice for high G ukulele
“Thrice Blinded by Mice” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku exercises two fingers moving up and down the fretboard in repetiitive fashion. Continue reading
Sortie on Satie
“Sortie on Satie” is an instrumental piece of extracts from Erik Satie’s three Gymnopedies simplified for high G ukulele. Continue reading
Sense the Sicilienne for high G ukulele
“Sense the Sicilienne” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku opens with an ascending D minor scale. Continue reading
Err on the G String
“Err on the G string” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku opens with the entrance of the famous Bach motif but quickly shifts to something else. Continue reading
Melody in the Mosaic
“Melody in the Mosaic” is a new piece for fingerstyle ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading