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FAQ: how to get started on the ukulele

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Anne Ku

How to get started on the ukulele depends on why you want to play the ukulele and finding out what works best for you. Continue reading →

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Call and Response

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Anne Ku

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 →

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Doggy Bag for high G ukulele

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Anne Ku

“Doggy Bag” is a new pentatonic piece by Anne Ku written in minimalist style for the high G ukulele. Continue reading →

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Rabbit Hole for high G ukulele

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Anne Ku

Rabbit Hole is a solo piece for high G ukulele from the forthcoming 12 Chinese Zodiac Tunes by Anne Ku. Continue reading →

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Dragon Born for high G ukulele

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Anne Ku

Dragon Born is a new pentatonic solo instrumental piece for high G ukulele by Anne Ku. Watch the video playalong. Continue reading →

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Auld Lang Syne for high G ukulele

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Anne Ku

Auld Lang Syne in G major arranged for high G ukulele as lead sheet and chord melody (instrumental solo) with video Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday: ukulele all over the world

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 3rd February 2022, we celebrate World Ukulele Day which falls on 2/2/2022 (in fact, 2nd day of the 2nd month every year). We will share songs about the joy of playing the ukulele in any language or culture. Songs … Continue reading →

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Low G Ukes Unite! a.k.a. Fingerstyle Ukulele

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Anne Ku

Most beginners learn to play ukulele that’s tuned such that the G string is pitched higher than the next string – C. This so-called re-entrant tuning is what makes the sound of the ukulele so special.

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Songs in the Time of Corona: Covid-19 Blues

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

In this fortnightly one-hour song session series, we introduce and share existing and new songs about our time, including parodies, blues, and 20-second handwash songs. Continue reading →

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Ukulele Strum Workshop a.k.a. STRUM SERIES

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

If you already know the melody and how the song goes, you can pretty much accompany yourself by looking at a ukulele song sheet which gives the lyrics and chords. Rarely does a typical songsheet give the rhythm or what … Continue reading →

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