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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 02/09/2004 : 01:12:23 AM
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Last Fall's trip on Big Island had several great musical experiences...
One school kid in Waimea (age 9 or so) played ukulele for about 10 minutes (when I asked if he could play us something?)...it was like a dead jam--only mobetta'...!
Then our coffee guide (Uilani) accompanied her magnificent Hawaiian voice with uke.
And finally our Waimea hotel clerk sang and played his tenor Kamaka in a Pele force voice!
This is a great use of music in our lives...for the joy of it, and to share--at the drop of a hat!
As a Music Educator in Colorado, Where can I find out about getting certification in Hawaii?
Or at least a course in language, Hawaiian music, and especially methods to teach ukulele to students in class settings.
It appears to be a part of the music curriculum.
Any Educators or others that know a little about music ed in Hawaii?
Mahalo,
Gordon
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 02/09/2004 : 11:55:13 AM
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You need to contact the state's Department of Education (all public schools are under this department):
http://www.ehawaiigov.org/education/html/
All of the schools here in Hawai`i have an outstanding "Kupuna Program", wherein Hawaiian elders regularly instruct the children in various traditional subjects -- many of them "hands on". Hanalei School here on Kaua`i has even been taking some of the keiki to Kalihiwai Bay, where the kupuna are teaching them how to gather food from the ocean -- throwing net to catch fish, picking limu, etc. It's such an enriching program! |
Auntie Maria
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
1051 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2004 : 04:21:53 AM
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Thanks for feedback..
I am considering a little continuing ed on BI, and will check out further possibilities currently unseen and unknown...but out there. |
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