Here's a little video put together from the Aloha International Steel Guitar Club's first kanikapila. This was their 25th anniversary convention, it was such an honor to be there:
I guess I'm to old (71) Been taking lessons weekly for 18 months on a twin neck C6--E9 I have about 26 songs i can play ? but to me they sound like a 5th grade begining typing student. Sometimes when i play my wesenbuen tuned in open G I can follow the chords! the volume pedle gives me fits ( to much or not enought) sometimes I can follow the chords on my slack key nylon stung guitar if I play lightly Is't time to sell give away smach my steels and take up the drum or just lissen to CD's nothing I hear sounds as bad as I do love the instrument can't stound my sound
I guess I'm to old (71) Been taking lessons weekly for 18 months on a twin neck C6--E9 I have about 26 songs i can play ? but to me they sound like a 5th grade begining typing student. Sometimes when i play my wesenbuen tuned in open G I can follow the chords! the volume pedle gives me fits ( to much or not enought) sometimes I can follow the chords on my slack key nylon stung guitar if I play lightly Is't time to sell give away smach my steels and take up the drum or just lissen to CD's nothing I hear sounds as bad as I do love the instrument can't stound my sound
Fred - I'm older than you and still taking lessons from Alan Akaka. When I'm on the mainland, I take my lessons via Skype. Check out Alan's school Ke Kula Mele: http://www.kekulamele.com/. Developing is not about how many tunes you play, but how you play 'em -touch and tone, ya know. Sounding Hawaiian is VERY subtile. most of us mainlanders know that we don't sound Hawaiian, but we don't know what to do to correct it.
Aloha International Steel Guitar Club Kanikapila
Posted - 07/30/2012 : 10:21:57 AM
