Thematic Ukulele Jam

04/12/2026

The next book in the series

Pick Pluck Play! series: Common Chord Progressions & Picking Patterns book by Anne Ku for New England Ukulele Festival online auction.

01/15/2026

Join us in 3 Chord Thursday 2026 on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 3 PM EST (20:00 GMT).

We have a guest instructor / composer each month.

Our first guest teacher / composer is Tina Hebner from Canada.

Visit the 3 Chord Thursday webpage for the Zoom link 24 hours before each session.

Meanwhile ---

Anne Ku's new book will be out soon. She says:

I'm giving away a 20-page PDF sampler that includes the first and 12th miniatures for those who can't wait to dive in.

Step by Step to Chord Melody is a special edition by Anne Ku released for World Ukulele Day on Amazon worldwide.

07/23/2025

Academic conference on the ukulele takes place this autumn 2025 in northern Italy.

Research on Performance, Composition, Pedagogy and Organology – Conservatorio di Musica “Antonio Vivaldi”, Alessandria (Italy) – October, 24 and 25 2025

02/26/2025

make music and share a meal before a show

Make music, share a meal, see the show of George Kahumoku Jr's Masters of Hawaiian Music Tour in Cambridge, Massachusetts

10/28/2024

Get a copy of my ukulele arrangement of the theme from the movie Halloween so you can play along to this video tutorial. I e-mailed the 1-page PDF to those who ordered my Ukulele Exercise Book Bundle (series of 4 books). The third book will be released on 15th November 2024 - Diatonic Chords, Cadences, and Common Chord Progressions.

00:00 How to play John Carpenter's theme from Halloween00:07 The music on piano01:46 Identify patterns that repeat in the music04:43 Slow tempo to practice 0...

10/11/2024

Every season, I give a course on the ukulele, open to anyone anywhere in the world. Fall 2024 literally means falling leaves, Halloween, and holiday season.

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The six-week Ukulele Course this season gives the option of online participation in Zoom as well as in-person in Boston, Massachusetts. This hybrid course begins in the third week of October with weekly 80-minute class sessions, ending in November 2024. … Continue reading →

10/10/2024

How many ukulele chords with only two "pressure points" can you instantly play from memory? A "pressure point" refers to a string to press with one finger.

https://www.anneku.com/2024/09/26/ukulele-exercises-free-workshop-in-zoom/

10/09/2024

FREE Ukulele Workshop in Zoom
These are the chords we will use in the first half.
Register in Zoom and bring your ukulele.
https://www.anneku.com/2024/09/26/ukulele-exercises-free-workshop-in-zoom/