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Tag Archives: composition
Pick Strum C Major Scale
“Pick Strum C Major Scale” fingerstyle high G ukulele piece for beginners to practice fingering, alternate bass, strum, and scale. Continue reading
I Hear Ya, Andaluza for high G ukulele
“I Hear Ya, Andaluza” is an instrumental fingerstyle piece for high G ukulele that includes the famous Andalusian Cadence. Continue reading
Fingerstyle for Fun
Fingerstyle for Fun is the first draft of a new fingerstyle piece for beginners introducing different fingerpicking patterns such as arpeggio and Alberti. Continue reading
Tulips in Triple Time for high G ukulele
“Tulips in Triple Time” is an easy waltz for high G ukulele in the key of A minor for fingerpicking. Continue reading
Lament on Love and Loss for high G ukulele
“Lament on Love and Loss” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku is a piece in A minor using moveable chord shapes and legato playing. Continue reading
C Major Scale Waltz for high G ukulele
C Major Scale Waltz for high G ukulele to practice correct fingering and fingerpicking technique as solo and duet. Continue reading
Glistening Glass for high G ukulele
“Glistening Glass” for high G ukulele is a solo instrumental work of minimal music by Anne Ku. Continue reading
Up the Neck and Back
“Up the Neck and Back” is a short solo instrumental piece for high G ukulele making use of moveable chord shapes and predictable fingerpicking patterns. Continue reading
Call and Response
Call and Response is an example of imitation, a musical method of copying and repeating. Here we show its use in the Z chord versus pitched chords for ukulele. Continue reading
Relative Lives in Parallel Universe
“Relative Lives in Parallel Universe” is an instrumental piece for high G ukulele that moves from A minor to C major to A major with broken chords. Continue reading