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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
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 Posted - 08/02/2010 : 08:49:35 AM
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| Are you literally talking ANY kumu, as in past and present? If so I'd have to go with Uncle Ray Kane...still my favorite slack key player. |
Craig
My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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hwnmusiclives
`Olu`olu
USA
580 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2010 : 02:05:00 AM
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Ah.....to be young again. If I knew then the things I now WISH I had studied...oh, I would be in hog heaven.
I was having similar regrets. But as I am discovering, you are never too late to start.
To Slip... Agree about Alan Akaka. If I were not so loyal to him, I would post a clip of the great teacher taking a lesson himself. I have a tape of a teenaged Alan taking a lesson with Jerry at Harry's Music. This is more encouraging than listening to Alan today - because I realize you can go from next to nothing to extraordinary with a little talent and whole lot more heart and dedication.
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2010 : 04:47:46 AM
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Originally posted by hwnmusiclives
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Originally posted by wcerto
Ah.....to be young again. If I knew then the things I now WISH I had studied...oh, I would be in hog heaven.
I was having similar regrets. But as I am discovering, you are never too late to start.
Interesting question. I wish that I could study with a kumu regularly so perhaps it is a matter of wishing that I lived in Hawaiʻi. 
Although my learning is slow, I have been blessed to sit before many great teachers. With a couple of you dreaming of Uncle Ray Kāne as your kumu, I feel very lucky to have made the drive out to his house quite a few times. Thanks for reminding me how special those times were. Gosh, more than 10 years ago.
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I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. Abraham Lincoln
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2010 : 5:04:42 PM
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Like Wanda, I would put Amy Stillman right up there on my list for the same reasons she mentioned. I would also love learning from Keali'i Reichel and/or Puakea Nogelmeier. Hanohano no laua!
Musically speaking, I would love to have Aaron J. Sala is a vocal coach and accompanist. |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
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kuulei88
Akahai
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2010 : 10:43:49 PM
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| Closet bassists of the world unite! I was going to say my ideal teacher would be Byron Yasui or Van Diamond, but after tonite @ Kani Ka Pila Grille, my dream would be to study bass with Jeff Teves. (since my own ʻohana hasnʻt shared his bass-playing techniques . . . ) |
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hwnmusiclives
`Olu`olu
USA
580 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2010 : 02:44:27 AM
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Originally posted by kuulei88
Closet bassists of the world unite! I was going to say my ideal teacher would be Byron Yasui or Van Diamond, but after tonite @ Kani Ka Pila Grille, my dream would be to study bass with Jeff Teves. (since my own ʻohana hasnʻt shared his bass-playing techniques . . . )
I would like to study fashion with Jeff Teves. He has the best collection of aloha wear for his musicians - most private label, most custom made to his specifications - that I have ever seen.
I, too, would like to study with Dr. Stillman. But what with her based in Minnesota or Montana or wherever she is, a flight to Honolulu would be cheaper! Sounds like a good idea right now... 
Dr. Stillman is probably too modest to mention that she is featured in an article in Honolulu Magazine this month. She is interviewed about her new collaboration with Michael Cord - a CD featuring long out-of-print hula kuahu. I have listened to the CD with great interest and even pretended to understand it.
It's this issue... on newsstands now.
http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/July-2010/A-Preview-of-Next-Month-039s-Issue/
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kuulei88
Akahai
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2010 : 08:42:00 AM
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OMG FASHION!!! ABSOLUTEMENT!!
I want to learn Frank Hewettʻs secret of how tunics can make everything between the shoulders and knees lose 40lbs instantly.
And my inner goddess would die to study floral coiffure with Kehau Tamure.  |
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Mike A
Aloha
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2010 : 5:10:24 PM
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| Sonny Chillingworth. Seemed to be a very wise man. Would hope that some of that wisdom would wear off on me. Plus his smooth nahenahe style was second to none. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2010 : 5:28:03 PM
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Amy & Bill - now here is FASHION for you... Kehau arriving on the red carpet at the Na Hokus this year. Kehau and escort match so well their outfits and look that hat!
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Me ke aloha
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2010 : 03:52:23 AM
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As originally posted by kuulei88 quote:
And my inner goddess would die to study floral coiffure with Kehau Tamure.
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Me ke aloha
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2010 : 07:57:15 AM
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| As not one hat thas one floral garden to da max. Awesome. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
1918 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2010 : 08:20:22 AM
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| In my youth, I was mesmerized by the sound of Arthur Lyman playing vibes. Thankfully, here on Kaua`i we have a fabulous vibe player in Aunty Polei Palmeira who performs regularly on-island. But are any young players taking up this rare instrument today?? Please, please, please... |
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slipry1
Ha`aha`a
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2010 : 08:58:23 AM
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Originally posted by Auntie Maria
In my youth, I was mesmerized by the sound of Arthur Lyman playing vibes. Thankfully, here on Kaua`i we have a fabulous vibe player in Aunty Polei Palmeira who performs regularly on-island. But are any young players taking up this rare instrument today?? Please, please, please...
Yah, Auntie! Lyman was my first exposure to Exotica. I saw him, and then Martin Denny in LA in the late 50's. I've messed wid 'em in my jazzoid past, but they are THE WORST when it comes to schleppin' 'em around, in the same categoy as pedal steel guitar and drum kits. Need wan steady gig, yah(and probably a van or pickup, too)?
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