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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: Boys Names

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anne Ku

On Thursday April 23rd, 2020, about 30 participants from Hawaii to Italy gathered online in ZOOM to sing and play the ukulele. The theme for this one-hour session was songs of names of boys or guys, as the previous one … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: girl names

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Anne Ku

A surprising number of songs about a specific girl requires just three chords. Is it a three chord song if there are additional chords (beyond the fundamental three) that are really easy, like A minor and C7? On Thursday April … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thursdays at 3 Archive

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Anne Ku

Three Chord Thursday at Three is a free thematic song session in Zoom every Thursday at 3 pm EDT open to anyone anywhere in the world Continue reading →

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Friday I’m in love on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Anne Ku

This year’s Valentine’s Day falls on Friday. In anticipation, I am introducing love songs that are easy to play on the ukulele for my students in and around Boston, Massachusetts. These songs are suitable for anyone beginning their musical journey … Continue reading →

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Raison d’etre

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Anne Ku

Raison d’etre thought piece by Anne Ku about life’s purpose and calling Continue reading →

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About Anne Ku

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Anne Ku

Anne Ku is a musician who shares her music in her blog posts on her website and on social media. Here is her journey. Continue reading →

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Of guitar quartets and ensemble playing

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Anne Ku

In January 2018, I started a new ukulele group and joined the Boston Guitar Orchestra. For the latter, I begged the conductor to translate the notated sheet music for guitar part four into tablature so that I could read it. … Continue reading →

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Call and response workshop

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Anne Ku

Anne Ku gives a “call and response workshop” at the Melee Ukulele Festival in Hamilton, Massachusetts Continue reading →

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The gift of a music education for yourself or Mother’s Day present

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Anne Ku

I am forever grateful to my parents for the gift of a music education. I remember my mother tirelessly driving a great distance to my piano teacher’s home off-base on Okinawa. In the hot and humid afternoon, she took a … Continue reading →

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Nine ukulele strum patterns for four beat songs

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Anne Ku

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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