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cgriffin
Aloha
USA
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 Posted - 08/22/2002 : 2:58:55 PM
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I have procured the following two books so far: Beamer and Nelson, How to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar; and Mark Hanson's book.
I've been able to learn a bit from both of these books, and I feel like I can continue this route if need be. My question, though, is whether there is another book which would be at more of an intermediate level which might help me transition into them.
I see that Ozzie Kotani's book has rave reviews, but I hesitate to get it because it is rated as "Beginner", and I would probably be bored with it if it's too easy. Maybe that's just my mind, though, and I should get it anyways. Is there another intro book which might be more "Intermediate"?
Chris
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Pauline Leland
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 08/22/2002 : 3:42:15 PM
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Chris,
I've been a beginner for well over 2 years. Oh well. I think you'll find meat in Ozzie's book. I recommend it.
The first few pieces are 20 measures long, not counting repeats, and fit on 2 pages. Later pieces are longer, 45 - 50 measures, running 4 pages without repeats. It's pure tab, no notation as there is in the books you have. There are 9 songs, all based on Taro Patch, but he covers Double Slack (DGDF#BD) and Drop C (CGDGBD) toward the end. If they fall under your fingers quickly, then you can start developing your own variations and ornaments that much more quickly. Bruddah Chrispy does fanciful improvs on tune #1.
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Sarah
`Olu`olu
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Posted - 08/22/2002 : 4:35:22 PM
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Aloha e Chris,
Eia ku'u mana'o: go for Ozzie's book. To my mind, it is the intermediate step. You may find the pieces "easy" to finger, but to play them with the nahenahe touch so they flow like water, that takes time. And they are solid slack key style, in a few different tunings, with much use of traditional vamps and parallel 6ths. They will expose you to "vocabulary" you may not be familiar with yet. I think you'll get a feeling of a body of work, too, since they are all Ozzies arrangements.
And if you are like me, you'll want to have it sooner or later anyway in your library, because you never know when these things will disappear or go out of print!
Aloha no,
Sarah
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Pauline Leland
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 08/22/2002 : 6:18:26 PM
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Sarah, you make a good point about going out of print! I tried to buy Ozzie Kotani's book as a gift at Barnes and Noble but they no longer carry it, couldn't find it at mele.com, and finally ordered it from Amazon, but they can't ship it until 9/8 or 9/9, no explanation why. I wanted to give it to my hosts this weekend. Oh well. I'm having it shipped to them instead.
So Chris, yes, grab it quick! Sorry, it's vanishing had slipped my mind.
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cgriffin
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 08/23/2002 : 10:05:16 AM
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Thanks for all the advice to everyone who posted here! I've ordered Ozzie's book and I'm working on Moe 'Uhane until that arrives. (Moe 'UHane is one of my favorites, and it's quite accessible).
My background in classical guitar is serving me well in that I haven't had much problems getting my fingers to do the right things, but it might be a while before I'm fluid improvising in Taro Patch or the other tunings ;-)
Mahalo,
Chris
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