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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 Tim Dang: 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.
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Your
instructors Kimo Hussey
and Tim Dang form an incomparable combination
of ukulele instruction backed by decades of facilitating workshops, live entertainment
worldwide, professional recordings and great empathy for students interested in
enhancing their enjoyment of music. Come with instruments tuned, ready for some
hard work and 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
Keoki Kahumoku:
learn the Kahumoku style of Slack Key!
Workshop is applicable to all levels of playing ability.
Keoki Kahumoku is true Aloha. A fifth generation Hawaiian slack key guitar
artist and the only four-time Hawaiian music Grammy award winner, Keoki has
continued his family legacy by bringing his personal love of Hawaiian music and
culture to people around the world.
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He just added his second solo release 'Rise and Shine' to his catalog of
recordings. Among those are two Grammy award winning slack key compilation
albums, one he won with his father George Kahumoku Junior, and three other duet
projects with Herb Ohta Junior. A farmer, pig trapper and one with the land, he
lives on the Big Island of Hawaii sharing the music and culture of his ancestors
with the children of our next generation. Founder of the Kahumoku Ohana Music
and LIfestyle workshops, he is able to share his passion and give back to the
island communities. Keoki also tours year around across the United States,
Tahiti and Japan sharing his renditions of Hawaiian classics and his own
personal and family stories that have inspired his own contributions to Hawaii’s
music.
www.Kahumoku.com/Keoki |
Feather Lei Workshop with Herman Kekoa Mossman Tachera: The Feather lei workshop
includes lecture and all materials. We will be making a traditional feather lei
using dyed goose feathers.
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Herman has been a
Hawaiian Feather Artisan for the past twelve 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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Additional Hawaiian Cultural Sessions
with Liko Puha: sessions will be offered
as optional and supplemental to the 'Ukulele, Slack Key and Feather Lei Workshops.
Sessions will include Hula, intro to Hawaiian language, Oli (chant), and "Talk story
with Liko". Herman Tachera will also be offering some optional sessions in
feather lei.
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"Nowelo mau aku i ka na'auao." Perpetually seeking wisdom and knowledge. This is
the guiding principle of Liko Puha's method of teaching as he and his students learn
to understand, honor, appreciate and perpetuate Hawaiian language, culture and history.
Liko has been involved with oli and hula for over 20 years. He has performed oli
at many major events including the Merrie Monarch Festival and Special Olympics
and has taught oli, oli appreciation, male hula and Hawaiian philosophy at the Beamer
Aloha Music Camp and the Kahumoku Hawaiian Music and Lifestyle Camp. More information about Liko @ http://nowelo.org/bio.html
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