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- A Minor Moment to C for high G ukulele April 15, 2025
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- 3 Chord Thursday Seventies April 10, 2025
- Thrice Blinded by Mice for high G ukulele April 9, 2025
- Sortie on Satie April 9, 2025
- Sense the Sicilienne for high G ukulele April 9, 2025
- Err on the G String April 9, 2025
- Melody in the Mosaic April 9, 2025
- Rein in the Rain for high G ukulele April 4, 2025
- Waltz Down the C Again for high G ukulele April 4, 2025
- 3 Chord Thursday Sixties April 4, 2025
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- 123 Ready Set Go for high G ukulele April 1, 2025
- B-A-C-H in a Waltz for high G ukulele March 31, 2025
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REVIEW: Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele Songbook by Colin Tribe
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: harmonization
Rein in the Rain for high G ukulele
“Rain in the Rein” for high G ukulele is a new piece in minor keys for instrumental solo or duet by Anne Ku Continue reading
Waltz Down the C Again for high G ukulele
“Waltz Down the C Again” looks just like “Waltz Down the C” for high G ukulele but it’s more challenging. Continue reading
123 Ready Set Go for high G ukulele
“123 Ready Set Go” describes the order of the three fingers used to press the strings on the frets of the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Harmonizing B-A-C-H
Harmonizing the four notes that correspond to the letters B-A-C-H is a musical puzzle and challenge on the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Snake Eyes for high G ukulele
In preparation for the Chinese New Year of the Snake in January 2025, Anne Ku renamed her composition “Year of the Snake” to “Snake Eyes.” This piece, part of her Chinese Zodiac Suite for high G ukulele, explores twelve pentatonic scales and harmonization possibilities, enhancing performance opportunities for duets. Continue reading
Harmonized major scale exercises for high G ukulele
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
Piano Accompaniment & Other Skills
Piano Accompaniment & Other Skills classes in Zoom with Anne Ku Continue reading
White Christmas for easy piano
For the festive season, my piano students requested Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” along with “Silent Night.” Unlike the famous Christmas carol, “White Christmas” is not a three-chord song. The beauty is in its complex harmony. How does one simplify it … Continue reading
Piano Harmonisation (Harmonization)
By special request, I am offering a new 8-week piano course in Zoom to take beginners to the next level of playing. Read from lead sheets and play songs you’d like to play. It’s open to all levels though not … Continue reading