3 Chord Thursday Waltz

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 1st December 2022, we gather to play chords following a medley of famous waltzes. You can also request to perform a waltz via this Google Form. A waltz is a dance in 3/4 time. A waltz does not have to be traditional, it can be a pop song in 3/4 time. Check out the Spotify list to get inspiration and ideas. (Read about it HERE and the quest for waltzes of Carulli). See you before 3 pm EST to start on time with a warm-up lesson. If you have the new Zoom link, you will get the PDF to this waltz medley in advance to practice.

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3 Chord Thursday Spicing up songs with few chords

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 17th November 2022, we explore different ways to spice up few chord songs (that have two or three or four chords). Have you ever wondered why some people are able to spice up a three chord song? See you before 3 pm EST to start on time with a warm-up lesson and learn some tools to help you spice up such songs.

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3 Chord Thursday TIME

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 3rd November 2022, join us in Zoom for songs about time. Europe and UK would have just changed their clocks from daylight savings. We have four hours instead of the usual five between UK and East Coast USA. As usual, request via this Google Form. See you before 3 pm EDT (which is UK 7 pm GMT, Central Europe will be 8 pm CEST) to start on time with a warm-up lesson.

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3 Chord Thursday Bootcamp Songs

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 20th October 2022, we will experience 3 Chord Thursday as a ukulele bootcamp in which you learn 20% of what you need to play 80% of what you want, including strum patterns, 12-bar blues, and common chord progressions. You can sign up to perform one of the following songs featured in previous ukulele bootcamp classes (below) or choose a three chord song not on the list. As usual, request via this Google Form. See you before 3 pm EDT to start on time with a warm-up lesson.

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Fun with Uke Book

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Anne Ku

Hot off the cyberpress, “Fun with Uke” is a new compilation of illustrated, arrangements of 24 well-known, popular children’s songs based on nursery rhymes. Coloring book. To find out more, join 3 Chord Thursday Nursery Rhymes song session.

The festive edition 2024 is a “subset” of “Fun with Uke” with eight of the easiest tunes for the complete beginner.

Fun with Uke festive edition 2024

Check out the YouTube Playlist of recordings. Order the 80-page hyperlinked PDF for US$25 (or equivalent) or the high quality print edition US$35 with this FORM.

Owning a copy of this book gives you access to hybrid one-hour workshops, i.e. in person and in Zoom and selected 3-Chord Thursday song sessions.

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3 Chord Thursday: Nursery Rhymes

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 6th October 2022, we explore two chord songs from our childhood. We can strum or fingerpick the two chords to accompany our singing or pluck the individual notes of the melody or create so-called chord melody arrangements. Some of the lyrics are so familiar that we don’t need to look at song sheets.

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3 Chord Thursday: Chinese Mandarin Songs

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 29th September 2022, we introduce songs in Mandarin Chinese, to give you a taste of pentatonic songs that are easy to accompany. It’s a cultural appreciation session, giving you a peek into accompanying Chinese songs with the ukulele or fingerpicking Chinese melodies with the ukulele.

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Music Theory for Song Writing

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

How do you get others to learn your song without listening to your recording and reading a song sheet? Do you need to know any music theory to write a song? How can you make a song last beyond you and your lifetime?

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Pluck & Play

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

Pluck & Play refers to a new fingerstyle ukulele course with a focus on fingerpicking technique for dexterity and better tone, to be offered in November 2022. Pre-requisite: have taken Tab & Pluck or equivalent introduction to fingerstyle course, instrumental ukulele, or chord melody course.

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3 Chord Thursday Workshops

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Anne Ku
Jen Bross

On Thursday 18th August 2022, we will give several workshops in Zoom, all free. Join us at 3 pm EDT (8 pm BST) for an hour of learning and fun. Wear something loose for physical exercise. Bring your ukulele and sunglasses as usual.

3:00 – 3:20 pm Jen Bross (NJ), certified personal trainer, will lead us in a physical workout, giving us a taste of her fitness programme in Zoom. This will warm you up for what is to come.

Voice Over Uke

3:20 – 3:40 pm Anne Ku (MA) and Bruce Boreham (IT) will share a few tips and tricks from the popular “Voice over Uke” class, on how to find your vocal range so that you can sing any song.

3:40 – 4:00 pm Paul Malaspina (GA) will talk about video collaborations and other enhancements:

  1. Acapella Collaboration: showing the general process from first part to a finished project.   
  2. Using “voice over” in iMovie to add music to an iMovie video or slide show.    This is a simple way to add one’s own ukulele (or other) performance to an iMovie project.  
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