Tag Archives: ukulele

3 Chord Thursday: ukulele all over the world

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anne Ku

On Thursday 3rd February 2022, we celebrate World Ukulele Day which falls on 2/2/2022 (in fact, 2nd day of the 2nd month every year). We will share songs about the joy of playing the ukulele in any language or culture. Songs … Continue reading →

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Ukulele Jeopardy Winners & Losers

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anne Ku

At the last 3 Chord Thursday session in 2021, we played our third ukulele jeopardy game in Zoom. I invited a co-host to help me test the game beforehand and teach the ukulele jeopardy theme tune “Think!” in the beginning … Continue reading →

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Kanikapila in Hawai’i (part 4)

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anne Ku

There’s something different and special about jamming with other ladies (in contrast with an all male or a mixed gender group). It feels like going to an all-female luxury spa, such as the Korean body scrub spa in Seattle some … Continue reading →

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$99 Music Classes in Zoom

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Anne Ku

Choose the first four classes for $99 Applies to all classes AND the new PERFORMANCE SERIES on Tuesdays. Continue reading →

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Kanikapila in Hawai’i (part 2)

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Anne Ku

At the beginning of the pandemic, I watched Facebook livestreams of “Unko George” Kahumoku, Jr making music on his farm on Maui. It looked like such fun. He had introduced me to Daniel Ho who then introduced me to the … Continue reading →

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Kanikapila in Hawai’i (part 1)

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Anne Ku

Upon my return to Maui, I got introduced to “kanikapila” — a Hawaiian term describing a spontaneous, impromptu music making with others, usually outdoors. The pandemic made us cautious about indoor activity. Portable instruments such as the ukulele and guitar … Continue reading →

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Simple Gifts for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Anne Ku

On the eve before my travel, I arranged Simple Gifts for ukulele and piano. Continue reading →

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Ukuleles in the hall of the mountain king

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Anne Ku

It’s that time of the year when ukulele players play songs from the Halloween set list. Although Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is purely instrumental, it works well for the ukulele. It can be played as … Continue reading →

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No Time to Die

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Anne Ku

Billie Eilish’s theme song for the latest James Bond movie “No Time to Die” opens with a haunting piano introduction. In the first session of my group piano class in Zoom today, I will give my approach to learning a … Continue reading →

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3 Chord Thurs: To the beach

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Anne Ku

Join us on Thursday 12th August 2021 for a 3 Chord Thursday thematic song session of songs about going to the beach Some of these may overlap with other themes such as travel, vacation, or on the water. Bruce (MI) … Continue reading →

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