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- Tulips in Triple Time for high G ukulele April 30, 2025
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- A Minor Motif for high G ukulele April 22, 2025
- Glistening Glass for high G ukulele April 21, 2025
- Up the Neck and Back April 21, 2025
- Call and Response April 19, 2025
- Z Before A April 18, 2025
- Relative Lives in Parallel Universe April 18, 2025
- The Z Chord or “Zed Chord” April 17, 2025
- Roman Hands & Russian Fingers April 16, 2025
- One Finger at a Time April 16, 2025
- Major Minor Magic April 15, 2025
- Major Minor Menagerie for ukulele April 15, 2025
- A Minor Moment to C for high G ukulele April 15, 2025
- 3 Chord Thursday Festive Full Moon April 14, 2025
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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 […]
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Introducing my group piano class online: Group Piano Class in Zoom. The first series of seven weekly one-hour class started in June 2021. The second (continuation of the first) started in October 2021 at alternating weeks, until end of December (seven sessions). The third series of 16 consecutive weeks started at the beginning of 2022. […]
Tag Archives: uke
Waltz Down the C Again for high G ukulele
“Waltz Down the C Again” looks just like “Waltz Down the C” for high G ukulele but it’s more challenging. Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Sixties
3 Chord Thursday 2025 celebrates songs of the sixties on Thursday 5th June 2025 in Zoom. Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday 2025 Spanish
3 Chord Thursday 2025 meets on Thursday 1st May 2025 at 3 PM EDT to celebrate songs in Spanish Continue reading
123 Ready Set Go for high G ukulele
“123 Ready Set Go” describes the order of the three fingers used to press the strings on the frets of the high G ukulele. Continue reading
B-A-C-H in a Waltz for high G ukulele
B-A-C-H in a Waltz by Anne Ku can be played as a duet or solo on ukulele. It includes chromatic elements. Continue reading
Waltz for Chief Noda for high G ukulele
Waltz for Chief Noda on his 68th birthday makes use of an ascending chromatic riff as pick-up and three chords to accompany a simple melody. Continue reading
Unfinished Waltz by Anne Ku
“Unfinished Waltz” by Anne Ku for piano solo, ukulele duet, and other instruments is unfinished for good reasons. Continue reading
Waltz Down the C for high G ukulele
“Waltz Down the C” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku is a short piece in C major for beginners. Continue reading
Tweak the Twinkle for high G ukulele
“Tweak the Twinkle” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku is a variation on the famous tune with chords for accompaniment. Continue reading
Thirst for Third for high G ukulele
“Thirst for Third” is a short piece for high G ukulele by Anne Ku that makes most use of open strings and notes on the third fret. Continue reading