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Choan Gálvez
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Composer and performer. King of Waltzes. Master of #Ukulele Tears. Extraordinarily handsome.

Website: https://www.choan.es
My sheet music books: https://www.theukulelebookshop.com
My albums: https://choan.bandcamp.com
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Seven, an original Irish jig played exclusively in seventh position (plus open strings): www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Abw...

From _For Four Fingers, new campanella pieces for re-entrant ukulele_, published by The Ukulele Bookshop: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/for-four-f...
Seven, from For Four Fingers - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
An original Irish jig for re-entrant ukulele, played entirely on seventh position (plus open strings). Taken from For Four Fingers (https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/for-four-fingers/) my newest…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The first collection (as far as we know) of folk tunes from Aragón arranged for ukulele has just been released.

Fancy a copy?

-Digital: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/fiesta-may...
-Print: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/fiesta-may...

Kudos to Javi Gómez for the amazing cover!

#ukulele #fiestaMayor
Inner page from Fiesta Mayor, showing miniatures of the first line of each included score. Index page of Fiesta Mayor, showing the listing of included pieces and a dedication (to Luis Cadena, Diego Lezaun, David Moreno, and David Viaña). Score page for No me tires del manto, showing musical notation and ukulele tablature. Cover of Fiesta Mayour, with an illustration of a woman and a man dancing.
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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The first collection (as far as we know) of folk tunes from Aragón arranged for ukulele has just been released.

Fancy a copy?

-Digital: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/fiesta-may...
-Print: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/fiesta-may...

Kudos to Javi Gómez for the amazing cover!

#ukulele #fiestaMayor
Inner page from Fiesta Mayor, showing miniatures of the first line of each included score. Index page of Fiesta Mayor, showing the listing of included pieces and a dedication (to Luis Cadena, Diego Lezaun, David Moreno, and David Viaña). Score page for No me tires del manto, showing musical notation and ukulele tablature. Cover of Fiesta Mayour, with an illustration of a woman and a man dancing.
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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A concert piece for solo #ukulele in the style of 19th century guitar music.

Sitting by the Fountain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPw2...

Tablature available from www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/sitting-by...
Sitting by the Fountain - Original for solo ukulele by Choan Gálvez
With this original waltz piece for solo ukulele I pay tribute to the guitar music from the 19th century that I love so much. Score published by The Ukulele Bookshop:…
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October 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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A two-act play about two lovers. They dance, they kiss, they discuss, they agree.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pafs...

Brevity for Lorraine is one of the twelve original pieces for baritone #ukulele included in my book Brevities. Get your copy from The Ukulele Bookshop at www.theukulelebookshop.com
Brevity for Lorraine, from Brevities for baritone ukulele - Choan Gálvez
A two-act play about two lovers. They dance, they kiss, they discuss, they agree. Brevity for Lorraine is one of the twelve original pieces for baritone ukulele included in my newest book, Brevities.…
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October 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Technically simple, just arpeggios with a time twist.

Study No. 16: Paradise in Odd Times, www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKWK...

From 50 Miniature Studies for #Ukulele. Grab the book at www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/50-miniatu...
Study No. 16 - Paradise in Odd Times #50ministuleles
Arpeggios flow in unexpected ways in this 16th piece from 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele by Choan Gálvez. I release new short solo ukulele videos every Wed and Friday each week. SUBSCRIBE TO ENJOY…
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October 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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_Brevities_ is a collection of brief tunes conceived for the #baritone #ukulele. "Brevity for Morgana" explores the full range of the instrument, contrasting a bell like melody played using harmonics with a counterpoint performed on the lowest register.

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Brevity for Morgana, from Brevities for baritone ukulele - Choan Gálvez
Brevity for Morgana is one of the original tunes by Choan Gálvez included in the sheet music book 'Brevities: 12 original short pieces for baritone ukulele'. This one is a minor key adagio where…
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October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Todd's waltz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADCB...

This is the sixth piece in _Waltz in Progress_, a collection of waltzes for solo #ukulele that I wrote in 2020 and published as a sheet music book in 2021. Get the tabs: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/waltz-in-p...
6. Todd's #waltzinprogress - Original for solo ukulele by Choan Gálvez
The sixth piece from the Waltz in Progress collections marks the end of the series. Or maybe just the end of the first volume? Would you like me to continue working and publishing on these little…
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October 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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I wrote half of the pieces for Anthology of Alternate Ukulele Tunings while watching my daughter making progress at the neighborhood's skate park.

youtu.be/mLqK7aoVD7k

Find the book at www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/anthology-...

#ukulele #music
Anthology of Alternate Ukulele Tunings (PDF) - Tablatures for ukulele by Choan Gálvez
In this collection of 12 original solo pieces for fingerpicking ukulele, Choan Gálvez proposes you to work on a few alternate tunings, all of them feasible using a standard low G string set. Scores…
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September 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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"ebb and flow //
a birch leaf moves //
with the current".
–Reid Hepworth

Fall, by Choan Gálvez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbX...
Fall - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
A new original tune for re-entrant ukulele. Kind of a come back to tears and tintinnabuli style, with a repeating triad serving as accompaniment to a melody that moves in close steps. But then, als...
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September 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Study No. 15 is a smooth little waltz named "Waltz of the Turtles":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-0g...

Tabs in my book 50 Miniature Studies for #Ukulele (www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/50-miniature-studies-for-ukulele/).
Waltz of the Turtles, from 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele
A smooth little waltz coming from my book 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele: https://www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/50-miniature-studies-for-ukulele/ SUBSCRIBE TO ENJOY ALL MY…
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September 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Rationale behind the Eight Rags a Week collection is that "a ragtime a day keeps the doctor away".

This is Friday's Rag, whose first section is loosely based on some obscure son by The Cure.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yde4...

#ukulele #ragtime #eightRagsAWeek
Friday's Rag - Original ragtime for ukulele by Choan Gálvez
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September 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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One of my goals while composing the 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele was to get students to play in odd time signatures without even noticing it.

Study 14, "Odyssey" uses (mainly) a 5/4 time signature.

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#ukulele
September 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A melancholic song without words, campanella style. Up to sixth position, combine with open strings, enjoy a beautiful G minor landscape.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE6H...

#ukulele #music
Six, from For Four Fingers
A melancholic song without words, campanella style. Up to sixth position, combine with open strings, enjoy a beautiful G minor landscape. "Six" is included in the collection of originals for solo u...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Fabio Saba has just released a quite interesting new album of contemporary #ukulele #music on #bandcamp.

My piece "Dream About a Boat" is included in the programme.

Enjoy Ukulele Revolution at fabiosaba.bandcamp.com/album/ukulel... (no payment nor identification required).
Ukulele Revolution, by Fabio Saba
8 track album
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September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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An original Irish #jig for #ukulele, using all kind of campanella and slurring tricks. Meet "Kandarian Jig", the study No. 13 in _50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele_.

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Study No. 13 - Kandarian Jig (from 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele)
A celtic inspired dance tune makes the 13th piece of the 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele by Choan Gálvez. New short solo videos are released every Wed and Friday. SUBSCRIBE TO ENJOY THEM…
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September 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Milonga is a musical genre from Argentina.

Wahine is an alternate #ukulele tuning, where the C string is tuned down to B, and the A string is tuned down to G.

And this is "Milonga Wahine":

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#alternateTuning #milonga
Milonga Wahine - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
The Wahine tuning (G B E G) presents an interesting characteristic: both the tonic and the dominant seventh chord in C major can be fretted using just one finger. Once I set the ukulele to this…
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September 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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I've pushed my two solo #ukulele albums to #mirlo

You can listen to them on streaming (no identification required) and/or buy and download them for just "name your price".

mirlo.space/choan-galvez...

Soothing instrumental music, all written and performed by yours truly.

#music #ukulele
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September 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Today my father would be ninety four.

This is a tribute piece I wrote on the day he would had turned eighty six.

Ochenta y seis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXob...

Would you like to play this #ukulele piece? Get the score from The Ukulele Bookshop: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/ochenta-y-...
Ochenta y seis - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
A recovered recording from a few years ago. This is Ochenta y seis, a mourning tune I wrote for my father, which today would have been 90. Help this ukulele composer pay the rent, get the tablature…
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September 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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My first experience of Arvo Pärt's Magnificat literally drove me to tears. Deeply touched I wanted to translate how I felt into music—that is, I didn't pursue to imitate Pärt's work, but to express how I felt listening to it.

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September 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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A piece inspired by and named after my CPAP machine. As I suffer from obstructive sleep apnea disorder, I get a better rest using a machine that sends a steady flow of pressurized air into my nose to keep the airways open.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wcS...

#ukulele #mayTheLowFourth
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September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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September 2nd is Saint Antoninus festivity (spanish San Antolín), patron saint of the place of Sariñena (Aragon, Spain).

And this is "Aurora vieja", a traditional bagpipe tune from, guess it, Sariñena!

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Aurora vieja (Sariñena) - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
A bagpipe tune from Sariñena (Aragón, Spain) arranged for low G ukulele. This piece is included in my upcoming book Fiesta Mayor, a collection of traditional tunes heard in Aragon arranged for low G…
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September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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"Five", from _For Four Fingers_ is a short piece for #ukulele where the campanella technique is used to develop a tune built from cascading melodies

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Five, from For Four Fingers - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
Up to fifth position! This piece is built around an campanella cascade. Vive la re-entrance! This is Five, from For Four Fingers, my newest #ukulele book featuring 10 new original pieces. In each…
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August 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The first draft of this "Brevity for Cathy" was styled as a 19th century guitar study. A couple of iterations later, it developed into a tango.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YEL...

Find your copy of Brevities for #baritone #ukulele at The Ukulele Bookshop: www.theukulelebookshop.com/p/brevities-...
Brevity for Cathy, from Brevities for baritone ukulele - Choan Gálvez
This piece was going to be a 19th century style study, but developed into some kind of tango. It comes with a dedication to Cathy Welsford, musician, teacher, and ukulele books dealer. Order your…
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August 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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La zarza is a _mudanza_ from the _dance_ from Robres, in Monegros, Aragón, Spain. It also appears, with variations, in the _dances_ from Sariñena and Castejón de Monegros.

This is my arrangement for #ukulele in #lowG, part of a collection I'm working on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgWD...
La zarza - Choan Gálvez, ukulele
Another traditional tune from Aragón. "La zarza" is a mudanza which appears in some dances from the Monegros area, such as Robres and Sariñena. This piece is included in the upcoming book Fiesta Ma...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM