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- Make Your Ukulele Sing – an 8-week in-person ukulele course April 9, 2026
- Take on Bach – the 6th title in Pick Pluck Play! Series March 17, 2026
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- V for Valentine’s Day Special Edition – 12 Timeless Love Songs chord melody arrangements by Anne Ku February 13, 2026
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August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 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) . […]
Tag Archives: books
Why Your Reviews Matter (for Authors and Readers)
Why it is important to write a text review to help the author and other readers. See examples of helpful reviews. Continue reading
Why I Use Amazon for My Books
I use Amazon to publish and distribute my books because it has not worked with local print shops and printers or printing it myself. Continue reading
Make Your Ukulele Sing – an 8-week in-person ukulele course
Make Your Ukulele Sing is an 8-week in-person ukulele course taught by Anne Ku for adults in Boston, Massachusetts. Continue reading
About Pick Pluck Play!
About Pick Pluck Play! fingerstyle ukulele books by Anne Ku and reviews Continue reading
Book signing & free workshops at Walter Baker Building
Annual holiday stroll 2025 on Saturday 29th November in Lower Mills, Boston, Massachusetts features book signing by three authors Anthony Sammarco, Anne Ku, and Mary Stibal and free ukulele workshops in Walter Baker Building on Adams Street Continue reading
Harmonized major scale exercises for high G ukulele
Harmonizing a major scale on the high G ukulele for chord melody arrangements to make it more fun to play and pleasing to the ear. Examples by Anne Ku. Continue reading
Daily Music Writing Project
The Daily Music Writing Project was launched by Anne Ku on the first day of 2025 with rationale and purpose. Here’s the table of contents. Continue reading
World Ukulele Day Workshops 2025
World Ukulele Day Workshops are one-hour classes in Zoom free to those who register in advance with Anne Ku, the instructor. Continue reading
Ukulele Fall 2024 Course
Ukulele course in-person and in-Zoom in Boston, Massachusetts Fall 2024 Continue reading