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- Dragon Born for high G ukulele January 27, 2025
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- The pedal tone applied to a lead sheet for ukulele January 23, 2025
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- Dance on Mostly Open Strings for high G ukulele January 22, 2025
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- Simplifying Midnight Diner theme, Omoide 思ひで, for ukulele January 21, 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 […]
REVIEW: Modern Pieces for Ukulele by Paul Mansell
Review of first three pieces from the new book Modern Pieces for Ukulele by Paul Mansell
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: music
Auld Lang Syne in F for low G ukulele
The experience of writing for low G ukulele is entirely different from writing for high ukulele. Playing the arrangement is also something else. I daresay Auld Lang Syne in F on low G ukulele is easier to play than that … Continue reading
On Top of Spaghetti in C for high G ukulele
On Top of Spaghetti is a parody on the traditional tune of “On Top of Old Smokey” accompanied as a waltz or ballad with three chords, arranged for easy and fun fingerstyle ukulele chord melody instrumental solo by Anne Ku, with video and tabs. Continue reading
Greensleeves or What Child Is This for ukulele
What if …. What if I were to arrange or compose something every single day? A tune a day keeps the …. at bay. A tune a day keeps the …. away. The tune takes over and infests like an … Continue reading
Ukulele Fall 2024 Course
Ukulele course in-person and in-Zoom in Boston, Massachusetts Fall 2024 Continue reading
Nutmeg Ukulele Festival 2024
Join me in Simsbury, Connecticut for the annual all-day festival on Saturday 14th September 2024 with three to four workshops going on simultaneously (i.e. four parallel sessions) from 9 AM to 5 PM (US$100 includes lunch!)
3 Chord Thursday Hunter’s Full Moon
The moon turns full on Thursday 17th October 2024. It’s called Hunter’s Moon. Once again, we share songs about the moon, for it symbolizes union and reunion. The session includes an introduction to the famous Japanese Song “Moon Over Ruined … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Holiday Songs
Celebrate the final session in 2024 of 3 Chord Thursday with holiday songs Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Disney
Thursday 5th December 2024 is Walt Disney’s Birthday. We acknowledge his contribution with music from Disney movies and characters. Check out the YouTube Playlist of Disney songs on the ukulele to jog your memory. Here’s one ukulele teacher’s view of … Continue reading
Fun with Uke 2024
The festive edition of “Fun with Uke” was released at the 2024 Concert Series in Watertown, Massachusetts. The ukulele concert scheduled for Wednesday 24th July 2024 at 6:30 PM EDT (until 8:00 PM) welcomed each family to obtain gratis one … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Relaxation
Thursday 15th August 2024 is National Relaxation Day. Guess what? We will share songs that help us relax or get us into a good mood. What do you have on your Spotify List or YouTube Playlist that do this for … Continue reading