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Category Archives: ukulele
3 Chord Thursday 2025 No Theme
3 Chord Thursday November 2025 no theme Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Classical Music
3 Chord Thursday 2025 classical music theme on Thursday 4th September at the usual time of 3 PM EDT. Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Swimming & Water
3 Chord Thursday 2025 swimming and water theme for Thursday 21st August 2025 in Zoom Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Seventies
3 Chord Thursday Seventies song session on 17th July 2025 Continue reading
Thrice Blinded by Mice for high G ukulele
“Thrice Blinded by Mice” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku exercises two fingers moving up and down the fretboard in repetiitive fashion. Continue reading
Sortie on Satie
“Sortie on Satie” is an instrumental piece of extracts from Erik Satie’s three Gymnopedies simplified for high G ukulele. Continue reading
Sense the Sicilienne for high G ukulele
“Sense the Sicilienne” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku opens with an ascending D minor scale. Continue reading
Err on the G String
“Err on the G string” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku opens with the entrance of the famous Bach motif but quickly shifts to something else. Continue reading
Melody in the Mosaic
“Melody in the Mosaic” is a new piece for fingerstyle ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading
Rein in the Rain for high G ukulele
“Rain in the Rein” for high G ukulele is a new piece in minor keys for instrumental solo or duet by Anne Ku Continue reading