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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

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C chords for ukulele

How many “C chords” do you know on the ukulele? Start with the C major chord. Can you easily move to C minor? C7? C major 7? If you can figure out how to move from one chord to another … Continue reading

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Ukulele Course: riffs and more!

Besides strumming the chords, what else can you do to accompany a song? Every song has its instantly recognizable riffs, repetitive chord progressions, percussive patterns, and other unique units hidden in the introduction, instrumental interludes, outros, or between verses, refrains, … Continue reading

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3 Chord Thursday Farewell

Thursday 20th June 2024 is World Refugee Day and also Summer Solstice. Our theme is farewell. It’s good-bye to Spring and welcome summer in Boston. Can you think of songs to do with parting? Check out our list of suggestions … Continue reading

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3 Chord Thursday Freedom

Thursday 6th June 2024 is the 80th anniversary of D-day. We celebrate freedom and what it means to be free. To join this session in Zoom, please get a day, seasonal, or annual pass (below). NOTE: there is no workshop … Continue reading

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3 Chord Thursday Multi-Lingual Songs

On Thursday 16th May 2024, we celebrate Multi-Cultural Day (21st May) in advance with songs in different languages. This one-hour song session is in Zoom only. Previously, we held sessions of songs in French, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, and other languages.

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3 Chord Thursday 70s 80s Favorites

On Thursday 2nd May 2024, we welcome Adrienne to Boston with a two hour jam session. Check out the songs Anne and Adrienne have made into Ukulele Play Along Videos from this YouTube Playlist. We will select a few from … Continue reading

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Leap Year Special 2024

Do something unusual and extraordinary on Thursday 29th February 2024. Leap year occurs once every four years, even less frequently than a blue moon. Tune into my YouTube Channel to see livestream videos of the sunset on Maui and jam … Continue reading

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3 Chord Thursday 4th Anniversary

Our 4th anniversary falls on Thursday 4/4/24 which has a nice ring to it and is easy to remember as we end at 4 PM EDT. We will focus on four chord songs with common chord progressions (here’s a list).

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Chinese tea dyed eggs or marbled tea eggs

At first sight, it looks a bit scary. The lines on the hard-boiled egg are formed by the cracks in the egg shells, thus absorbing the tea liquid. What does a tea dyed egg taste like? Is it healthy? When … Continue reading

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