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Wander on One for high G ukulele

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Anne Ku

“Wander on One” is one of the 12 pieces in the Level 2 Book of “Pick Pluck Play” for high G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading →

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Walk With Fingers for high G ukulele

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Anne Ku

“Walk with Fingers” is a short piece that uses mainly open strings and the two left hand fingers index and middle to alternate pressing strings on the first fret. Continue reading →

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Inch with Index Finger for high G ukulele

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Anne Ku

Inch with Index Finger by Anne Ku uses the left hand index finger to occasionally press on the first fret. 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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Dance on Open Strings for high G ukulele

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Anne Ku

What’s the easiest and quickest way to get someone to fingerpick, strum and have fun with the ukulele? Years ago, my piano guitar duo partner and I wrote a short ukulele duet in which one person only uses one hand. … 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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Strum & Fingerpick Exercise in 3/4 Time

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Anne Ku

Is it easy to switch from strumming to fingerpicking? Here’s an exercise that will get you to do both. When we strum, we are referring to block chords. However, it’s also possible to fingerpick a block chord. Similarly, it’s possible … 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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Left Hand Techniques for ukulele

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Anne Ku

Left Hand Technique (LHT) refers to using the fretting hand and fingers to produce sound on the ukulele, guitar, or other string instruments. Continue reading →

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Correct fingering for error-free execution with ease

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Anne Ku

“Pencil in your fingering for both hands. Use a pencil in case you want to erase later. Decide on the fingering. Practice with the fingering you wrote in the score.” Why? The students in piano and ukulele classes ask. Why … Continue reading →

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