Thrice Blinded by Mice for high G ukulele

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Anne Ku

I started by finding two notes on different strings but the same fret with my left fingers and slid them up and down the fretboard until I heard something interesting. I only used my right two fingers in alternating motion to fingerpick the two notes. What emerged was a familiar nursery tune. Thrice I was blinded by questions that caused me to think. Today, the three blind mice came out to play.

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Sortie on Satie

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Anne Ku

On St Patrick’s Day, I played Erik Satie’s Trois Gymnopédies on the piano and noticed that all three pieces could be easily transcribed on the ukulele. After I notated the three pieces in one file, I searched online to see if anybody else had done so already. My notated piece would be the last piece in level one of my book, hence the title “Sortie on Satie.”

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Sense the Sicilienne for high G ukulele

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Anne Ku

Lately, I have been waking up with a tune or idea every morning. I can’t wait to jot it down and/or record it for fear of losing it. Such was the case last Friday 4th April. I felt a pulse in 6/8 time. It felt like a dance. Before I could name it, I remembered a house concert I gave to celebrate my search for the sicilienne. I could sense it. But I first wrote “Cede to the Sicilienne” as in giving into my impulses. Then I transposed to an easier key for the high G ukulele and called it “Sense the Sicilienne.”

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Err on the G String

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Anne Ku

While trying to find melodies on the high G string of the ukulele, I thought of this title “Err on the G string.” Why not begin as if it is JS Bach’s famous “Air on the G String” and then free myself to finger gymnastics? My new instrumental solo piece also ends on the famous descending bassline, without the octaves in a different key. Can you hear it?

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Melody in the Mosaic

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Anne Ku

The last step in making a mosaic piece is grouting. Though a dirty and messy process, grouting is required to fill the gaps between the tiles. In the short time left in the third session of the mosaic workshop, I used already cut tiles, mainly leftovers, to produce an abstract mosaic of blues and greens. In my rush to finish, I wasn’t sure what the result would look like. Only when I finished grouting did I see the melody in the mosaic.

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Rein in the Rain for high G ukulele

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Anne Ku

I wake up to a new tune in my head. I rush to the piano to find the notes. Afraid the tune will vanish, I record it on my iPhone. I scribble down the chords as it’s faster than writing down the notes. I go to my laptop and open the music program. It’s a new piece. That’s how it begins.

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Waltz Down the C Again for high G ukulele

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Anne Ku

A single melody can generate many pieces of music. Likewise, a chord progression can spawn many melodies. Changing a few chords in the “Waltz Down the C” I get a different piece. Can you spot the difference?

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3 Chord Thursday Sixties

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Anne Ku

On the first Thursday in June 2025, we celebrate songs of the sixties. On Thursday 5th June 2025 at our usual time of 3 PM EDT (20:00 BST), let’s return to this golden era of our favorite songs. It’s by far the most popular era for songs we know and love. See you in Zoom!

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3 Chord Thursday 2025 Spanish

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Anne Ku

On the first Thursday in May 2025, we meet with a Spanish theme, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in 3 Chord Thursday. Songs in Spanish. Mother’s Day. April showers bring May flowers. Music in 5/8 or 5/4 time. Anything pentatonic. Join us in Zoom for our once a month sharing of the music we love. See you on Thursday 1st May 2025 at 3 PM EDT!

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123 Ready Set Go for high G ukulele

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Anne Ku

Sometimes the first title that pops up sticks. No matter how you try to fix it, you can’t get a better title. “123 Ready Set Go” was what came up when I thought about the order of the left hand fingers needed to play this piece. When you say “123” the next thing that comes up is “Ready, Set, Go.” Is it possible to find another title — one that starts with a verb, like the other pieces, for high G ukulele?

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