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- From Drowning to Swimming: Arranging Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” for ukulele April 29, 2026
- Sakura さくら for Ukulele: a musical tribute to Mother Earth April 23, 2026
- Ukulele Chord Switching: Mastering Fast and Accurate Transitions April 23, 2026
- 100 Days Ukulele 2026 April 20, 2026
- Common Chord Progressions & Picking Patterns April 11, 2026
- 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
- Little Prelude for high G ukulele March 5, 2026
- The Collector’s Edition Premium Color Ukulele Arrangements! February 28, 2026
- V for Valentine’s Day Special Edition – 12 Timeless Love Songs chord melody arrangements by Anne Ku February 13, 2026
- Star of the County Down for high G ukulele – with slurs and strums February 3, 2026
- We Shall Overcome on high G ukulele January 19, 2026
- C Major Scale with Harmony – technique exercises January 17, 2026
- Step by Step to Chord Melody January 15, 2026
- Jen’s Zoom Fitness Class January 6, 2026
- Step by Step by Anne Ku January 6, 2026
- FAQ: how to get started on the ukulele December 28, 2025
- Snow White Waltz for high G ukulele December 15, 2025
- Harp on Arpeggio December 9, 2025
- Intro to Arpeggio December 9, 2025
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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
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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: exercise
Sakura さくら for Ukulele: a musical tribute to Mother Earth
Celebrate Earth Day and Mother’s Day with a hauntingly beautiful C minor ukulele arrangement of Sakura. Explore lead sheets, song sheets, and chord melody excerpts by Anne Ku. Continue reading
Ukulele Chord Switching: Mastering Fast and Accurate Transitions
Master ukulele chord switching with “Chord Choreography” and build muscle memory for fast and accurate transitions with tips and exercises. Continue reading
Jen’s Zoom Fitness Class
Jen’s fitness classes in Zoom run three mornings a week – first class is free. Just e-mail Jen to get the Zoom link. Continue reading
Step by Step by Anne Ku
Step by Step by Anne Ku is a new study for high and low G ukulele to move your fingers one at a time for left and right hands. Continue reading
Travel with Travis: Hammer & Pull
“Travel with Travis Hammer & Pull” is an etude (study) in left hand techniques of hammer on and pull off and right hand basic Travis picking on the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Alberti Zucchini
“Alberti Zucchini” is an original instrumental piece for the high G ukulele using the Alberti bass throughout. Continue reading
Suss the Suss for high G ukulele
“Suss the Suss” for high G ukulele uses the same strum pattern to traverse through different suspended chords in one page. Continue reading
Pick Strum Scale for high G ukulele
“Pick Strum Scale” is a fingerstyle high G ukulele piece for beginners to learn the C major scale and chromatic scale, fingerpicking and strumming. Continue reading
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
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