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Harmonized major scale exercises for high G ukulele

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Anne Ku

Harmonizing a major scale on the high G ukulele for chord melody arrangements to make it more fun to play and pleasing to the ear. Examples by Anne Ku. Continue reading →

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Dance on Mostly Open Strings for high G ukulele

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Anne Ku

Dance on Mostly Open Strings for high G ukulele is a variation of Dance on Open Strings by Bekkers and Ku. Exercises here. Continue reading →

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Daily Music Writing Project

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Anne Ku

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 →

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World Ukulele Day Workshops 2025

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Anne Ku

World Ukulele Day Workshops are one-hour classes in Zoom free to those who register in advance with Anne Ku, the instructor. Continue reading →

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Travis Picking exercises for ukulele

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Anne Ku

Exercises on Travis Picking variations with easy common chords for high G and low G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading →

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Accompaniment exercises in 3/4 time for low G ukulele

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Anne Ku

This blog post is about a fingerstyle ukulele exercise for low G ukulele in the key of A minor. The time signature is 3/4 which means a count of three. The exercise supports the song “Feed the Birds” in a … Continue reading →

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Accompaniment in 3/4 time for high G ukulele

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Anne Ku

So far in my daily music writing project I have arranged two pieces in 3/4 time. Both pieces are in minor keys. Both can be accompanied as a waltz or lullaby or ballad. What does this mean for playing on … Continue reading →

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Ukulele Exercises Series (books)

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Anne Ku

Experience new ukulele exercises by Anne Ku in a free workshop in Zoom Continue reading →

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Chord Choreography

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Anne Ku

Fingering and switching chords on the ukulele (or the guitar) is akin to the way a pianist changes fingers to play different chords on the left hand. It’s easier to stay in the same position (that part of the keyboard) … Continue reading →

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Ukulele Boot Camp Series (virtual)

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

Bootcamp or Boot Camp is the weekly class that gives you the most playtime. Ukulele Bootcamp will UP your level of playing and fill in the gaps, if you’re self-taught or have not been playing regularly. In Zoom, you are … Continue reading →

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