Monthly Archives: May 2024

Wanted: ukulele players for guitar orchestra

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Anne Ku

The New England Guitar Orchestra invites ukulele players to join us this season. The unique characteristic of the ukulele makes a huge difference to the overall sound. Three hour rehearsals (with break) are scheduled for Saturday mornings 6/1, 6/15, and … Continue reading →

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Moon Over the Ruined Castle

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Anne Ku

Every full moon, I acknowledge with a moon song. Tonight is no exception. The “Flower Moon” will arrive just before 10 PM EDT. By then, I will have recorded myself playing “Moon Over Ruined Castle” on the ukulele. The Japanese … Continue reading →

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Ukulele Course: riffs and more!

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Anne Ku

Besides strumming the chords, what else can you do to accompany a song? Every song has its instantly recognizable riffs, repetitive chord progressions, percussive patterns, and other unique units hidden in the introduction, instrumental interludes, outros, or between verses, refrains, … Continue reading →

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Piano Accompaniment & Other Skills

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Anne Ku

By popular demand, the next 8-week PIANO COURSE is focussed on accompaniment. As with previous offerings, we will continue to build the important skills of sight reading, harmonization (formation and inversion of block and broken chords), and technique. This course … Continue reading →

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