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Instruction / Instructors |
Both 'Ukulele and Slack
Key workshops classes are small.
Space is limited! |
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'Ukulele
Workshop, with
Kimo Hussey and special guest instructors
Steven Espaniola
and
Hiram Bell, will provide you workable, easy to apply practice techniques
which will provide balance between left hand activity, right hand activity and adherence
to applicable music theory principles. The overall goal is to reduce the amount
of time it takes to learn new music. Workshop is applicable to all levels
of playing ability. There will be breakout sessions to address playing level
specific topics. For 2011, you will be given materials and study
guides weeks before the
actual workshop in order to maximize the amount of class time given to playing.
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Your
instructors Kimo Hussey, Steven Espaniola and
Hiram Bell form an
incredible combination of ukulele instruction backed by decades of facilitating
workshops, live entertainment, professional recordings and great empathy for
students interested in enhancing their enjoyment of music. Come with instruments
tuned, ready for some hard work and |
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all the capacity
in the world to laugh and have fun!!! If you play Hawaiian music, you are sure
to know the "He Mele Aloha"songbook (dark blue cover) co-authored by Kimo
Hussey. More info: http://www.kimohussey.com. |
Slack Key (ki ho'alu) Workshop
with
Patrick Landeza:
through Patrick you will learn stylings of his teachers and Ki Ho'alu
masters Raymond Kane, George Kuo, Dennis Kamakahi and the late Sonny
Chillingworth.
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Musician, composer, producer, and recent 2010 Hawaiian Music Award winner, Patrick Landeza is considered a leading exponent of ki ho'alu. Born and raised in Berkeley to Hawaii-born parents, Patrick picked up guitar while in high school and cultivated his craft by studying slack key from masters like George Kuo and the late Ray Kane and Sonny Chillingworth. Today, Patrick is regarded as one of the top slack key performers, and is the Bay Area's own slack key master.
Patrick's recordings
include Ma Ka Home - 2006 and most recently and a Hawaiian Music Award winner Ku`u Honua Mele (My Music World) -
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Hawaiian Cultural Sessions
with
Kumu Analu Akao of Halau Hula 'O Kupukalau'ie'ie: sessions will be offered
as optional and supplemental to the 'Ukulele, Slack Key and Feather Lei Workshops.
Sessions may include Hula, intro to Hawaiian language, and Oli (chant). Herman Tachera will also be offering some optional sessions in
feather lei.
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Kumu Analu studied under Kumu Hula Ho‘oulu Richards Cambra, Hula Master
Maiki Aiu Lake and earned the title of Kumu Hula from Hālau Hula
Kukalehuaika‘ohu under the guidance of Kumu Hula Mae Kamamalu Klein, also a
graduate of Maiki Aiu Lake.
Kumu Analu's goal in opening Hālau Hula ‘O Kupukalau‘ie‘ie (Richmond California)
is to honor the responsibilty of teaching others the art and culture of hula and
to perpetuate the tradition and legacy of Kumu Hula, Hula Master Aunty Maiki Aiu
Lake.
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Feather Lei Workshop with Herman Kekoa Mossman Tachera: The Feather lei workshop
includes lecture and all materials.
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Herman has been a
Hawaiian Feather Artisan for the past thirteen years and has created numerous
feather lei, kahili and 'uli'uli. He has studied his craft with Aunty Mary Lou
Kekuewa, Paulette Kahalepuna, Michael Vieira and Coreen Mikioi Iwamoto. He has
received recognition and endorsement as a feather lei teacher from Hawaii's
greatest master of Hawaiian Feather Art, Aunty Mary Lou Kekuewa and her daughter
Paulette Kahalepuna. Herman feels it's his responsibility to perpetuate the
craft and culture of Hawaiian Feather Art and is always willing to educate and
share his skill with anyone willing to learn.
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