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- Thrive on Five in Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele March 25, 2025
- Thrive on Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele March 25, 2025
- Gallop on First for high G ukulele March 23, 2025
- Skip the Second for high G ukulele March 23, 2025
- Harmonizing B-A-C-H March 22, 2025
- B-A-C-H in a Minuet for high G ukulele March 21, 2025
- Waltz Up the Neck for high G ukulele March 21, 2025
- Wander on One for high G ukulele March 20, 2025
- Walk With Fingers for high G ukulele March 19, 2025
- Inch with Index Finger for high G ukulele March 18, 2025
- Snake Eyes for high G ukulele March 5, 2025
- Sacred Cow for high G ukulele March 5, 2025
- Music, Meal, Movie, Show or Concert February 26, 2025
- 12 Chinese Zodiac Tunes February 15, 2025
- Guinea Pig for high G ukulele February 14, 2025
- Gift Horse for high G ukulele February 14, 2025
- 100 Days of Ukulele 2024 February 14, 2025
- Monkey Around for high G ukulele February 13, 2025
- Ukulele Chord Chart or Chord Table February 7, 2025
- Doggy Bag for high G ukulele February 7, 2025
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Colin Tribe’s new book offers new possibilities for ukulele players who aspire to fingerpick their way through thirty of the most popular songs of all time. These chord melody arrangements show a variety of ways the high G ukulele can be used for instrumental solo or duet (such as chord accompaniment and melodic fingerpicking) . […]
REVIEW: Piano Animals (duet) by Heleen Verleur
This 31-page book of four hand piano music is sheer FUN with a capital F. The composer Heleen Verleur knows just what pianists love playing: music that is easy to read, sounds hard to play, but is so much fun that you don’t want to stop until it ends.
REVIEW: Ukulele Picking Tunes Classical Gems by Paul Mansell
This 40-page book is the latest contribution to the ukulele repertoire by the UK-based ukulele and guitar composer Paul Mansell. Guitarists who play the ukulele are few and far between, for many adult learners pick up the ukulele without knowing the guitar. Yet it takes a guitarist who understands the possibilities of the re-entrant tuned […]
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Group piano class in Zoom
Introducing my group piano class online: Group Piano Class in Zoom. The first series of seven weekly one-hour class started in June 2021. The second (continuation of the first) started in October 2021 at alternating weeks, until end of December (seven sessions). The third series of 16 consecutive weeks started at the beginning of 2022. […]
Tag Archives: composition
Chicken Feed for high G ukulele
Chicken Feed is a pentatonic piece in the 12 Chinese Zodiac Tunes by Anne Ku for high G ukulele Continue reading
Rat Race for high G ukulele
“Rat Race” is a new solo instrumental piece for high G ukulele by Anne Ku, part of the 12 Chinese Zodiac Tunes based on pentatonic scales. Continue reading
Counting Sheep to Sleep, a lullaby for high G ukulele
Counting Sheep to Sleep is a lullaby for high G ukulele by Anne Ku using the four notes of the famous melody of Bach in BWV 208 to explore dynamics and fingerpicking accuracy. Continue reading
Counting Sheep for high G ukulele
Counting Sheep is a new pentatonic piece for high G ukulele by Anne Ku that quotes JS Bach’s famous aria about sheep and shepherds. Continue reading
Daily Music Writing Project
The Daily Music Writing Project was launched by Anne Ku on the first day of 2025 with rationale and purpose. Here’s the table of contents. Continue reading
Write your own song
Have you ever dreamed of writing your own song? Not a re-make of someone else’s, but your original lyrics set to music, your idea. Or a tune that’s been going around your head that you want to put into words… … Continue reading
Songwriting Course
Whether you are already writing songs or you’re curious about the process, join us on an 8-week journey in Zoom. Engage with other music lovers and learn the craft of composition. It’s the first and newest course of its kind! … Continue reading
Taster Workshop on song writing and composition
The ukulele culture of sharing songs and sightreading song sheets sometimes leads to writing your own songs. It may start with a famous poem with words that seem to suit a tune whose origins you’re not sure of. Convinced it’s … Continue reading