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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) . […]
REVIEW: Piano Animals (duet) by Heleen Verleur
This 31-page book of four hand piano music is sheer FUN with a capital F. The composer Heleen Verleur knows just what pianists love playing: music that is easy to read, sounds hard to play, but is so much fun that you don’t want to stop until it ends.
REVIEW: Ukulele Picking Tunes Classical Gems by Paul Mansell
This 40-page book is the latest contribution to the ukulele repertoire by the UK-based ukulele and guitar composer Paul Mansell. Guitarists who play the ukulele are few and far between, for many adult learners pick up the ukulele without knowing the guitar. Yet it takes a guitarist who understands the possibilities of the re-entrant tuned […]
REVIEW: Modern Pieces for Ukulele by Paul Mansell
Review of first three pieces from the new book Modern Pieces for Ukulele by Paul Mansell
Tag Archives: hits
Travel with Travis in the Wind
“Travel with Travis in the Wind” is an instrumental study of Travis picking inspired by popular songs Dust in the Wind and Blowin’ in the Wind. Continue reading
Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 60’s Hits
We are spoiled for choice when it comes to three chord songs in the sixties, the era of flower children and free love. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Kinks “invaded” America as The Beach Boys spewed out surfer … Continue reading
Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 70’s Hits
Who remembers disco queens and rhinestone cowboys? The seventies was the era of ABBA – disco, rock, punk, and reggae. Recorded music became central to culture like never before. To cover all the favorites, we will devote two consecutive weeks … Continue reading
Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 80’s Hits
After disco burst into the scene, the next decade was filled with dance music of disco rock and other fast numbers. We take a sneak peak at beloved three chord songs of the vibrant eighties. Put on your dancing shoes!
Three Chord Thursdays at Three: Top Hits of Top Artists
For Thursday 30th April 2020, I have selected 15 songs of 15 famous musicians for our weekly Three Chord Thursdays at Three song session in ZOOM. I am hoping that we become more efficient online to fit more songs. This … Continue reading
ABBA GOLD JAM
Our first ABBA GOLD ukulele jam will take place on Tuesday 1st May 2018 at 7 pm EDT in the common room of the Walter Baker building in Historic Lower Mills. We will celebrate ABBA’s announcement of new songs, first … Continue reading