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cris
Aloha
USA
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 Posted - 08/01/2006 : 3:03:55 PM
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i am new to this website. i am 16 and have been playing guitar for about 6 months. music in general seem to come to me naturally, so please don't think of me as just a kid who doesn't know how to play guitar. i have been involved in music for about a year, and i also play the piano. I came across slack key through a man named George Winston. I loved his piano works, and not long after i came across his works in slack key. That just led to more slack key. I love this style of guitar playing, and, due to it's unpopularity on the mainland, i would like to become involved in the only slack key community i could find. I try to get ahold of as much slack key music as i can, and this website has surely helped. I recently sent away for Mika'ele McClellan's book, "An advanced workbook for Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar." I was wondering; is this book any good?
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`Ilio Nui
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 08/01/2006 : 5:51:46 PM
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E welina e Cris
Come check out the `ohana at our monthly Hawaiian Open Mic next Tuesday at Mission City Coffee Roasting Company on the Alameda. We start about 7:00 PM. Check for postings here on TaroPatch.
Mika`ele's book i excellent, but a pretty ambitious start. You might want to check out Ozzie Kotani's. A great place for beginning Slack Key.
Me ke aloha,
Dave |
Edited by - `Ilio Nui on 08/01/2006 5:52:05 PM |
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Pua Kai
Ha`aha`a
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 05:32:17 AM
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Aloha e Cris,
You live in an area rich with slack key interest and folks. I started learning at 60 - trust me - 16 is the perfect time to start and learn very quickly. I really like Keoki Kahumoku's DVDs as well as Ozzie's book. Keola Beamer's/Mark Nelson books are more advanced. Not everyone is a fan of McClellan's book. Also, as you will learn quickly, if you like John Keawe's music, you'll really enjoy his DVDs as well. Slack Tracks is a set of CDs with music and tabs so that you can pretend you're playing with a backup band - practice before making public debut. But certainly keep in touch with 'Ilio Nui - he will help you, point you in the right direction and let you know where to find lots of music in your area. By the way, George Winston's sister Nancy is married to George Kahumoku jr, Keoki's dad. I believe they each give workshops in that area on occasion.
Have fun!!!
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 08:19:21 AM
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Nancy,
I never put the tw and two together before on Nancy and George -- now I can see the striking resemblance. COOL! |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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cris
Aloha
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 10:16:35 AM
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| Thank you so much guys. You've been wonderful help. I asked about the book cause i already ordered it, and it seemed like a steal; 118 pages for 20 bucks. I hate to say it, but i mainly bought the book because i fell in love with the song, "Maori Brown Eyes," and i'd like to learn it. I would love to meet more Slack Key players, becuase everyone i know has never even heard of it, and i would love to see actual players playing. I did inquire the South Bay Guitar Society about slack key, having seen a recent classical guitar concert of theirs, and they told me about the Mission City Coffee Roasting Company, and the slack key meetings, and i'm not sure if i can make it on the very next one, but i look forward to possibly visiting one in the future. But while it's being talked about, what happens at the meetings? What do people do? Do they play? |
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`Ilio Nui
`Olu`olu
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 10:43:56 AM
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Cris,
I can't speak for the South Bay Guitar Society, but the open mic is just a bunch of us who get together once a month to play hawaiian music. I have a sign-up board that you place your name on. That starts at 6:30. Then around 7:15 we start playing. Most people or groups play two to three songs. There is usually 8 to 12 signups. Then we eat, drink and listen to each other play. It's a very supportive atmosphere. It's not mandatory to play. It's great fun. See you there.
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ArtSap
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2006 : 11:13:44 AM
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| Cris, welcome to the Taropatch ohana. Not sure how familiar you are with Hawaiian music in general but other than the South Bay Open Mike there are also a couple of kanikapilas that take place periodically in the SF Bay Area; one in Hayward and the other in Vacaville. So check postings for when the next events are scheduled and chances are you'll be able to meet some Taropatch members. One other thing, Fran Guidry (another Taropatch member) will be conducting slack key workshops on both Saturday and Sunday at this weekend's Aloha Fest at the Presidio of San Francisco... |
Art
SF Bay Area, CA / Mililani, HI
"The real music comes from within you - not from the instrument" |
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cris
Aloha
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 2:31:30 PM
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| so the open mic is conducted once a month? is it on a certain day each month? i would love to participate and become more involved in the slack key community, other than just playing guitar by myself. also, i am big on music in general. being a pianist, as well as an electric guitar player, i love many different types of music, and before i visited a classical guitar concert organized by the sbgs, i had no idea that said society even existed. are there other societys like this? possibly for other genres of music or other instruments? |
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GUke
Lokahi
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Posted - 08/02/2006 : 5:29:46 PM
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Aloha Chris,
Welcome. Open mic at coffee roast is set for 2nd tuesday of each month. And kanikapila in Vacaville is set for 2nd sunday of each month. And kanikapila in Hayward is ususally last thursday of each month. Participants play Hawaiian songs, singing and regular guitar tuning at kanikapilas. And usually more slack guitar at open mic. Although if you can play slack for any Hawaiian mele (song) you're more than welcome to play. Also now and then Uncle Charlie adds some steal guitar and usually Art fills the bottom in with bass. I'm a ukulele player and singer. It's lots of fun
and as others mentioned before very supportive.Hope to see you at one of the events. By the way this weekend there's the Aloha Festival in the Presidio of San Francisco. Two stages of contiunuos performance and also some workshops. Check it out if you got the time.
Aloha nui,
Genaro |
Genaro
Should I? Itʻs only $, and where Iʻm going itʻll burn or melt. |
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`Ilio Nui
`Olu`olu
USA
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cris
Aloha
USA
6 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 5:53:45 PM
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| thank you very much for your support and information. i look forward to attending these events. :^) |
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Pua Kai
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/03/2006 : 10:31:58 AM
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| Be sure to go to "search" - small letters in upper right corner. Do a "Maori Brown Eyes" search and you will find Uncle Chuck Ka'imikaua's instruction for it, and a link to Mike McVey's tab for it. |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 1:44:46 PM
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| Not hard to play once you follow Uncle Mahi's instructions. |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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