Category Archives: writing

Music terminology

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Anne Ku

Music terminology and glossary of terms with definitions, examples, and illustrations Continue reading →

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Homage to Carcassi for low G ukulele

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Anne Ku

Homage to Carcassi for low G ukulele by Anne Ku revisited and the end of Daily Music Writing Project (for now) Continue reading →

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Body Surfing for easy ukulele transposed

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Anne Ku

When we transpose Herb Ohta’s Body Surfing in the original key of G minor to A minor, we can now play the entire piece on a high G ukulele an octave lower and with more familiar chords. Easy ukulele means … Continue reading →

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Daily Music Writing Project

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Anne Ku

The Daily Music Writing Project was launched by Anne Ku on the first day of 2025 with rationale and purpose. Here’s the table of contents. Continue reading →

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Write your own song

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Anne Ku

Have you ever dreamed of writing your own song? Not a re-make of someone else’s, but your original lyrics set to music, your idea. Or a tune that’s been going around your head that you want to put into words… … Continue reading →

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20th anniversary analyticalQ

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Anne Ku

20th anniversary analyticalQ the first website of Anne Ku launched on the Ides of March, also an original song Continue reading →

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Ukulele: ticket to ride

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Anne Ku

Little did I know that buying my first ukulele and learning to play it would change the direction of my life.

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Nontraditional students and their struggles: the pursuit of degrees

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Anne Ku

In the UK, older students are called “mature students.” In the US, anyone over 25 studying for their first degree falls into the category of “nontraditional students”. In the Netherlands, it is uncommon to see a mature, nontraditional student at … Continue reading →

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Seated marathon of words

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Anne Ku

“Support my fundraiser! Come to my soiree on the 22nd!” He invited me to play the grand piano or bring my ukulele group for a singalong to fundraise for his half-marathon in Jordan. I can do neither. I am already … Continue reading →

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Remembering dad on Father’s Day

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Anne Ku

Today may be the first time I’m joining everyone else in cyberspace, to remember my dad on Father’s Day. In Mandarin Chinese, the word for father is “ba ba” which sounds like “eight eight” — thus the eighth day of … Continue reading →

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