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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: one word titled songs

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Anne Ku

So many songs with only one word in their titles but how many are truly three chords and interesting to play? No proper nouns, hence no names of people or places. Not done in previous Thursday sessions. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays: dawn to dusk, sunrise to sunset

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

During the lockdown, time seems to pass somewhat differently than life as we once knew it. Let’s share three chord songs about time in a bubble, from morning to night on Thursday July 16, 2020 at 3 pm EDT (8 … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursday: locations

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Anne Ku

Songs about location for a virtual song session in Zoom on Thursday July 2, 2020 free for anyone anywhere in the world to participate as performer or muted participant Continue reading →

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Songs in the Time of Corona: even dated Fridays

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Anne Ku

Since the launch of this new series on Friday March 27, 2020, we met every Friday afternoon to share songs that reflect our time, our lives and feelings under lockdown for two months, ending in mid-June. After a long lapse, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss Out! Early bird gets the worm: registration open for new classes

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Anne Ku

Below is what I sent out to my mailing list on Sunday 24th May 2020. Dear Ukulele Enthusiast How are you? Are your fingers sore from playing the ukulele? Are you suffering from UAS?

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Low G Ukes Unite! a.k.a. Fingerstyle Ukulele

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Anne Ku

Most beginners learn to play ukulele that’s tuned such that the G string is pitched higher than the next string – C. This so-called re-entrant tuning is what makes the sound of the ukulele so special.

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 60’s Hits

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Anne Ku

We are spoiled for choice when it comes to three chord songs in the sixties, the era of flower children and free love. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Kinks “invaded” America as The Beach Boys spewed out surfer … Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 12-bar Blues

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

The basic twelve-bar blues follows a formula of twelve bars (measures), involving only three chords. We are dedicating our one-hour jam session on Thursday 14th May (as part of the Three Chord Thursdays at Three series) to songs that follow … Continue reading →

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Songs in the Time of Corona: Covid-19 Blues

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

In this fortnightly one-hour song session series, we introduce and share existing and new songs about our time, including parodies, blues, and 20-second handwash songs. Continue reading →

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Three Chord Thursdays at Three: 70’s Hits

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Anne Ku

Who remembers disco queens and rhinestone cowboys? The seventies was the era of ABBA – disco, rock, punk, and reggae. Recorded music became central to culture like never before. To cover all the favorites, we will devote two consecutive weeks … Continue reading →

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