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- C Minor Scale Waltz for high G ukulele April 25, 2025
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- A Minor Moment to C for high G ukulele April 15, 2025
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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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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. […]
Monthly Archives: March 2025
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
Thrive on Five in Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele
“Thrive on Five in Five” is a pentatonic piece in 5/4 time on high G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading
Thrive on Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele
“Thrive on Five” (pentatonic) for high G ukulele by Anne Ku uses only the five notes of the G major pentatonic scale. Continue reading
Gallop on First for high G ukulele
“Gallop on First” for high G ukulele is similar to “Wander on One” by Anne Ku with a few missing notes and a different time signature. Continue reading