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- Rein in the Rain for high G ukulele April 4, 2025
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- Waltz Down the C for high G ukulele March 26, 2025
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- Step In and Out for high G ukulele March 25, 2025
- Thrive on Five in Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele March 25, 2025
- Thrive on Five (pentatonic) for high G ukulele March 25, 2025
- Gallop on First for high G ukulele March 23, 2025
- Skip the Second for high G ukulele March 23, 2025
- Harmonizing B-A-C-H March 22, 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. […]
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Workshop: Auld Lang Syne
It’s THAT time of the year when everyone bursts out singing “Auld Lang Syne.” This popular tune is also sung on Burns’ Night. Here’s an opportunity to explore different ways to make this song interesting, a useful skill applicable to … Continue reading
Uke with Ku: Ukulele Bootcamp
Why take a music course me if you can grab what you need from YouTube video tutorials and jam sessions? My students tell me that they benefit from interacting with others in a small focussed group and practice my exercises … Continue reading
Spooky & scary tune for Halloween
Halloween is a big deal in the United States. As soon as the leaves start changing color, houses get decorated with witches, cobwebs, skeletons, and ghosts. Do you know a spooky and scary tune for this occasion? What makes a … Continue reading
Brown Eyed Girl double stops in Margaritaville
Catchy instrumental introductions hook you in, especially if they return as an instrumental interlude later in the song. Without these intros and interludes, the song seems incomplete. Such is the case of Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” and Jimmy Buffett’s … Continue reading
Puff, the Magic Dragon
An instrumental introduction sets the tempo, establishes the rhythm, and anticipates the starting note of the melody for a song. Here’s my attempt to capture Peter, Paul and Mary’s version of “Puff, the Magic Dragon” in a key I can … Continue reading
Canon for a Wedding
Why did Pachelbel write the Canon in D? He was an organist not a violinist. Yet he wrote the Canon and the Gigue for three violins, later accompanied by basso continuo (e.g. harpsichord, lute, or cello). One speculation is that … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Songs of Faith
On Thursday 21st December 2023, the last time we meet this year, we will celebrate the festive season with songs of faith and worship such as hymns, carols, meditations, chants, and songs of any faith. What’s the most rousing hymn … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday I Love America
On Thursday 7th December 2023 we acknowledge history and pay our respects to the fallen with patriotic songs as well as songs about our love for America. On this day in 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course … Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Names on Buttons
Thursday 16 November 2023 is National Button Day. Let’s put our names on buttons (or name tags) and share songs about names, starting with your name! At the beginning of the pandemic, we hosted two sessions on girl’s and boy’s … Continue reading