Does anyone know when World Wasp Day was first introduced? Is it observed on the 24th day of September every year? What is clear is that this international day is aimed at raising awareness of wasps, their importance in our world as well as their dangerous sting. I am going to acknowledge it musically.
Join our free workshop in Zoom, to dive into two pieces of music for the ukulele inspired by wasps. Learn the musical elements and ukulele playing techniques that will help prepare for music for Halloween.
The one-hour session will be recorded and livestreamed on YouTube. Get the unlisted video link and other options to join the session by registering in Zoom.
Free Workshop in Zoom
Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025
Duration: one hour
Start time: 3:00 PM EDT (21:00 CEST; 20:00 BST; Noon PDT; 9:00 AM HST)
Dress code: yellow and/or brown and/or striped — be a wasp!
Register for the Zoom link, unlisted video link, and option to acquire materials
Special guest
Tony Mizen, author of Arthropoda, seven compositions for the ukulele inspired by insects, including the wasp. Famous for introducing ukulele players to lute music, From Lute to Uke, Tony is a prolific multi-instrumentalist and interpreter of music for plucked and fretted instruments. He has collaborated with Paul Mansell on 2kulele, a ukulele duet book of classical music.
Tony Mizen’s Wasp is programmatic, that is, music that describes what wasps do and are. How does he achieve and convey this in music?
Learning objectives
- Elements of programmatic music
- Chromatic scale and the minor second interval
- Left hand techniques
All registrants in Zoom will receive an e-mail with link to the Zoom session. After the session, an e-mail with the option to acquire the materials shown in the workshop and links to the video recordings will be sent to registrants.
Special offer
Premium subscribers to 3 Chord Thursday will receive the one-page PDF of “Plight of the Nasty Sting” by Anne Ku in advance of the workshop. Use this form to subscribe.
UPDATE @ 19th September 2025
Book 4 of the Pick! Pluck! Play! Series will be released at this workshop in Zoom.
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