Borrow ukulele from a library

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Anne Ku

Did you know that you can borrow an ukulele from a library? Or rather, do you know if your local library offers a “library of things” which may include a ukulele? All 51 branches of the Hawaii state libraries have ukuleles for loan. The Boston Public Library has several branches with ukuleles. The Milton Public Library in Massachusetts has ukuleles, too. Which other libraries also lend ukuleles?

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3 Chord Thursday NAMES

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Anne Ku

Welcome to Autumn 2024 Season, the last three months of the year! On Thursday 3rd October 2024, please join us in Zoom with songs of first names. Recall the early days of 3 Chord Thursday at 3, we devoted an entire session on girl’s names followed by boy’s names. Less than a year ago, in Names on Buttons we discovered a lot more names.

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Fun with Uke 2024

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Anne Ku

The festive edition of “Fun with Uke” was released at the 2024 Concert Series in Watertown, Massachusetts. The ukulele concert scheduled for Wednesday 24th July 2024 at 6:30 PM EDT (until 8:00 PM) welcomed each family to obtain gratis one copy of the 20-page spiral-bound book (first come first serve basis), until all 30 copies gone. Crayons (for coloring) and more than a dozen loaner ukuleles were available for use during the free outdoor concert.

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3 Chord Thursday Dance!

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

Thursday 19th September 2024 is National Dance Day. Of course, we celebrate with songs that make you feel like dancing or are intended to accompany dances. Dance music can be instrumental, such as those in the Baroque period. Put on your dancing shoes and let’s begin!

As usual, we begin promptly at 3 PM EDT with a warm-up exercise (which will not be livestreamed but will be recorded for review for paid subscribers). This exercise focusses on rhythm.

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3 Chord Thursday Hooked on Classics

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 5th September 2024, let’s get hooked on classics. This can be a famous classical music piece (instrumental or sung) or something that sounds classical. We’ve hosted classical music in the past. Jog your memory by visiting our previous song session webpages. Stay after for our chord melody workshop and Ode to Joy!

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3 Chord Thursday Relaxation

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

Thursday 15th August 2024 is National Relaxation Day. Guess what? We will share songs that help us relax or get us into a good mood. What do you have on your Spotify List or YouTube Playlist that do this for you? It can be instrumental. See below for suggestions. Wear something loose so we can do a warm-up exercise that will help you relax.

Warm-up lesson at 3 PM EDT:
fingerpicking with slide and hammer-ons (continued from 1st August 2024)

BONUS! Everyone who joins in our Zoom session will receive a new “chord switching” exercise.

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3 Chord Thursday Colorado Songs of John Denver

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

Thursday 1st August 2024 is Colorado Day. We celebrate with the songs of John Denver, who recorded some 300 songs, of which 200 were his originals. Here are lists of his songs with links to song sheets: Doctor Uke and Ozbcoz (transposable) and one more. Join us in Zoom to share and appreciate the songs of John Denver.

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3 Chord Thursday Parody Parade

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 18th July 2024, we celebrate the art of parody by sharing songs that parodize (is there such a word) famous tunes. Get into the line-up before the one-hour song session in Zoom ends.

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3 Chord Thursday Across America

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Anne Ku

The public holiday 4th of July falls on a Thursday, so we will celebrate the theme of “Across America” on the second Thursday of the month on 11th July 2024 at the usual time of 3 PM EDT. We welcome songs of location and travel in the United States. Dress code: wear something to show a location in the USA.

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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 for C, then it should be just as easy to apply the same process to another key. Or not?

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