Fun with Uke 2024

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Wanted: ukulele players for guitar orchestra

The New England Guitar Orchestra invites ukulele players to join us this season. The unique characteristic of the ukulele makes a huge difference to the overall sound. Three hour rehearsals (with break) are scheduled for Saturday mornings 6/1, 6/15, and 6/22 at 10 AM in Boston. Concert is Friday 28th June 2024 at the Annual Boston Guitarfest.

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Moon Over the Ruined Castle

Every full moon, I acknowledge with a moon song. Tonight is no exception. The “Flower Moon” will arrive just before 10 PM EDT. By then, I will have recorded myself playing “Moon Over Ruined Castle” on the ukulele. The Japanese song “Kojo No Tsuki” 荒城の月 can be accompanied by three chords in a minor key.

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