Author Archives: Anne Ku

C chords for ukulele

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Anne Ku

How many “C chords” do you know on the ukulele? Start with the C major chord. Can you easily move to C minor? C7? C major 7? If you can figure out how to move from one chord to another … Continue reading →

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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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3 Chord Thursday Farewell

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Anne Ku

Thursday 20th June 2024 is World Refugee Day and also Summer Solstice. Our theme is farewell. It’s good-bye to Spring and welcome summer in Boston. Can you think of songs to do with parting? Check out our list of suggestions … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Freedom

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Anne Ku

Thursday 6th June 2024 is the 80th anniversary of D-day. We celebrate freedom and what it means to be free. To join this session in Zoom, please get a day, seasonal, or annual pass (below). NOTE: there is no workshop … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday Multi-Lingual Songs

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 16th May 2024, we celebrate Multi-Cultural Day (21st May) in advance with songs in different languages. This one-hour song session is in Zoom only. Previously, we held sessions of songs in French, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, and other languages.

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3 Chord Thursday 70s 80s Favorites

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 2nd May 2024, we welcome Adrienne to Boston with a two hour jam session. Check out the songs Anne and Adrienne have made into Ukulele Play Along Videos from this YouTube Playlist. We will select a few from … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursday ART

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Anne Ku

Thursday 18th April 2024 is World Art Day. Join us in Zoom to celebrate the power of imagery in music in 3 Chord Thursday. Bring your “Fun with Uke” Book if you have one (owners get free entry to this … Continue reading →

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