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November 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Recent Posts: Concert Blog
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: ukulele
Three Chord Thursday: pluck & strum songs
Three Chord Thursday session dedicated to songs that involve plucking and strumming Continue reading
Ukulele Taster Workshops: educate, engage, experience
Experience what it’s like to take a ukulele course from Anne Ku by taking a short workshop in Zoom. She will educate and engage you. Continue reading
Early Bird Registration for ukulele courses 1st Sept
Don’t wait or miss the early bird registration for upcoming ukulele classes in Zoom. Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday Break until Sept 3, 2020
Three Chord Thursday resumes in 3rd September 2020 Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday: nonlexical vocables
In this Three Chord Thursday song session, we aim to sing and play songs that make extensive use of so-called nonlexical vocables, syllables chosen for their sound rather than meaning. Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday Challenge
Submission guidelines for Three Chord Thursday Challenge and ukulele courses and workshops in Zoom Continue reading
Spice it up with suspended chords: free taster ukulele workshop
Suspended chords can spice up a song. Attend this free taster workshop of forthcoming ukulele strum series. Continue reading
Pluck and Strum: authentic replication
Ever wanted to play the intro riff that makes a song so recognizable? To replicate a song authentically, in the way we know it from the artists that made it famous, often we need to use both plucking and strumming … Continue reading
Three Chord Thursday at Three: 50th birthday
Which three chord songs from 1970 have made it to 2020? Celebrate their 50th birthday at Three Chord Thursday at Three on August 13. Continue reading