Playing music for church on piano and organ

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Anne Ku

While searching for music to play this Sunday as substitute church pianist in the beautiful coastal town of Scituate, Massachusetts, I found a single lead sheet I used over six years ago. Seeing the handwritten chord names brought back fond memories of my last six months on Maui.

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3 Chord Thursday WORK

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 1st September 2022, in anticipation of Labor Day, we will celebrate different occupations, vocations, professions, … whatever you do to get paid for WORK. Below are some suggestions, not exhaustive. Join us at the usual 3:00 pm EDT (20:00 BST) for an hour of fun. We always start with a short warm-up lesson.

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0-1-2 finger chords in A

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Anne Ku

Do you remember when you first learned to play the ukulele? What was the first chord you ever learned? Second chord? Before long you are playing the 3-finger chord of G7. Why is that? To get you to quickly accompany yourself singing? Why not all the 0, 1, and 2-finger chords?

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Guitar transcriptions for ukulele

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Anne Ku

Is there a one stop shop for ukulele arrangements and transcriptions of guitar music? Given the right transposition and pitch range, what was originally written for the classical guitar can now be replicated and experienced on a smaller instrument such as the ukulele.

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3 Chord Thursday Full Moon

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 11th August 2022, we will see the Sturgeon Moon and share songs about the moon. Did you know that every full moon has a unique name? You can add moon songs to your collection and celebrate every full moon, as it means reunion.

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3 Chord Thursday Surprisingly Simple Songs to Sing and Memorize

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 4th August 2022, we perform songs we’ve memorized and teach others the secret to memorizing them. Alternatively, you can introduce a song to help you memorize something more difficult. See examples below.

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3 Chord Thursday Collaborations

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 28th July 2022, we showcase musical collaborations such as duets, trios, and multi-instrumental, multi-location, and multi-party musical projects. Put on your creative hat and create something extraordinary to share, whether as playalong or just a video to appreciate. We also offer the opportunity to “tag” a song, as four songs were UNCLAIMED from previous Thursday.

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Transposing online

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Anne Ku

We are very fortunate to have websites that provide free transposition. Just choose the new key or interval, press a button. Voila! The entire song sheet gets new chords!

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Transposing by hand

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Anne Ku

Thanks to automatic transposition algorithms offered on websites like Ozbcoz.com, we don’t think twice about what’s involved in transposing a song manually. Without such options, how do we transpose all the chords for a given song by hand? To transpose means to shift all the notes and chords in a song by a certain interval. Think of transposing as an invisible capo.

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100 Days of Ukulele 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Anne Ku

Not any 100 days but 100 consecutive days of sharing your commitment to the ukulele. For me, it meant researching music for the ukulele, arranging music for the ukulele or adapting existing song sheets and arrangements so I can sing and play, practising, playing the ukulele,and making video recordings as evidence.

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