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Ukulele Taster Workshops: educate, engage, experience

Experience what it’s like to take a ukulele course from Anne Ku by taking a short workshop in Zoom. She will educate and engage you. Continue reading

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Three Chord Thursday Challenge

Submission guidelines for Three Chord Thursday Challenge and ukulele courses and workshops in Zoom Continue reading

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Pluck and Strum: authentic replication

Ever wanted to play the intro riff that makes a song so recognizable? To replicate a song authentically, in the way we know it from the artists that made it famous, often we need to use both plucking and strumming … Continue reading

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Low G Ukes Unite! a.k.a. Fingerstyle Ukulele

Most beginners learn to play ukulele that’s tuned such that the G string is pitched higher than the next string – C. This so-called re-entrant tuning is what makes the sound of the ukulele so special.

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Ukulele Strum Workshop a.k.a. STRUM SERIES

If you already know the melody and how the song goes, you can pretty much accompany yourself by looking at a ukulele song sheet which gives the lyrics and chords. Rarely does a typical songsheet give the rhythm or what … Continue reading

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Two roads diverged in ukulele: strum vs pluck

Ukulele players today mainly exist in one of two worlds. If you go to a ukulele club, you’re most likely a hum and strum or strum and sing person. If you belong to a ukulele ensemble or ukulele orchestra, you’re … Continue reading

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Nine ukulele strum patterns for four beat songs

One of the most often asked questions by my ukulele students is “how do you know which strum pattern to use?” There are many possibilities which I show in my video. Deciding which is the most appropriate depends on the … Continue reading

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Do Wah Diddy for ukulele – video tutorial

At the request of my ukulele students, I recorded my first video tutorial. The song “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” is ideal for beginners as it gets them to practise frequent switching between the easy chords of C and F. It … Continue reading

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Business models: my grandfather the entrepreneur

Over the years, I subconsciously collected stories of successful business models with a view to writing and publishing an e-book to share with like-minded individuals. Here’s the story of my late grandfather who built a successful English school in Taiwan.

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For the absolute, complete, total beginner in ukulele

The ukulele is the quickest and easiest way to make music and connect with others. The first step is getting a ukulele and learning how to play it. Then you can strum, sing, and socialise! Don’t miss the opportunity to … Continue reading

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