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Auld Lang Syne in F for low G ukulele

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Anne Ku

Anne Ku arranges the timeless Auld Lang Syne for ukulele in F and C major with playalong videos and sheet music excerpts Continue reading →

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Greensleeves or What Child Is This for ukulele

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Anne Ku

Greensleeves or What Child Is This in Em and Fm for high G ukulele as lead sheet and chord melody arrangement Continue reading →

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Instrumental Halloween tunes for ukulele

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Anne Ku

As soon as the warm summer wanes and the leaves start to change color, I see Halloween decorations appear. Some families cover their houses and front gardens with skeletons and cobwebs as early as September. Costumes and wigs get posted … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Hooked on Classics

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 5th September 2024, let’s get hooked on classics. This can be a famous classical music piece (instrumental or sung) or something that sounds classical. We’ve hosted classical music in the past. Jog your memory by visiting our previous … Continue reading →

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Brown Eyed Girl double stops in Margaritaville

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Anne Ku

Catchy instrumental introductions hook you in, especially if they return as an instrumental interlude later in the song. Without these intros and interludes, the song seems incomplete. Such is the case of Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” and Jimmy Buffett’s … Continue reading →

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Anne Ku

Who wrote the original tune to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? The same melody used in the alphabet song “A, B, C, D, E, F, G”? The popular nursery rhyme “Baa, baa black sheep, have you any wool” also uses this … Continue reading →

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America the Beautiful

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Anne Ku

A parishioner requested “America the Beautiful” to include in the programme on the weekend before Independence Day. For Catholic mass, I played it as a recessional hymn on the organ while the young cantor lead the congregation who sang more … Continue reading →

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God Bless America

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Anne Ku

Irving Berlin initially penned the words to “God Bless America” while serving as a sergeant at an army camp in 1918. As typical of many of his songs which didn’t fit the occasion at the time, it was put away … Continue reading →

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Fingerstyle Ukulele Showcase

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Anne Ku

Curious about the NEW music intentionally AND specifically written for the ukulele? As an accompanying instrument, the ukulele can help us sing in tune and play in sync. As a solo instrument, there are plenty of transcriptions and arrangements made … Continue reading →

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