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- Which Ukulele Book? A Guide to the Pick Pluck Play! Series September 21, 2026
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- Book 3 Advanced Beginner Fingerstyle Ukulele August 9, 2026
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- “Love America” Ukulele Arrangements for America’s 250th June 29, 2026
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- The 80/20 Guide to Ukulele – 7th title in Pick Pluck Play! Series June 20, 2026
- Strummin’ Up to Boston June 17, 2026
- Pursuit of Jade Music: Crash Landing on My Next Project May 19, 2026
- 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 for Ukulele 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
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October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recent Posts: Concert Blog
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
What happens when you start writing music every single day?
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) . […]
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Which Ukulele Book? A Guide to the Pick Pluck Play! Series
Wondering which Pick Pluck Play! book is right for you? This guide explains the three categories in the series, helps you choose the right level, highlights bonus materials, and shows where to find YouTube playlists, Amazon links, and the latest ukulele books for beginners and beyond. Continue reading
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Swim Swam Swum
Swim Swam Swum is a short, programmatic solo instrumental piece for high G ukulele describing the repetitive nature of lap swimming. Continue reading
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How to remember music intervals and why
Anyone who wants to sing a song by reading music notes will need to be able to identify the intervals (i.e. distance between notes) and how they should sound. Unless you have perfect, a.k.a. absolute, pitch, you will need to reference … Continue reading
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