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Hawaiian slack key guitar
Hawaiian slack key guitar













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Violinist Ignace Jang (Photo Right) is the current Concertmaster of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and an amazing concert artist. This was an amazing opportunity to honor our ancestors and to work with two of the world’s finest violinists. I was so pleased to be welcomed at Kalaupapa Moloka’i by the National Park Service to participate in a film directed by Jinyoung Lee Won, a Hawaii/Seoul-based Filmmaker. Keola Beamer (left) with Chee-Yun and Ignace Jang (right) at Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi in June 2023. What’s New Maui, Hawai’i July & August 2023 You will find information here on all of Keola’s releases, his Aloha Music Camp, online lessons, tablature, instructional books & DVDs, humor, bio, family history, and much more. Keola is a world-renowned Native Hawaiian Musician, Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Multiple Grammy Award Nominee, Multiple Na Hoku Na Hanohano Award Winner (Hawaiian Grammys) Native Arts and Culture Foundation Fellow.

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New material is added by Keola on a regular basis, so please feel free to check in as often as you would like. With Keola’s supervision and direction, this site contains the best learning center and resources available for the Slack Key Guitar. Please see the menu on the upper right corner to begin your exploration. In January of 2018 Keola was appointed Board Chair of Aloha Kuamoʻo ʻĀina, a 501c3 non-profit formed for the protection and preservation of the Kuamoʻo Battlefield and Burial Grounds in Kona, Hawaii. He is an Award Winning Author and Artistic Director of The Mohala Hou Foundation, which presents Aloha Music Camp. Keola was also the author of the very first written instruction book for the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, published in 1972. Keola established himself early as a leader of the wave of contemporary Hawaiian music when he wrote the classic Honolulu City Lights – which is still one of the absolute all-time best selling recordings in the history of Hawaiian Music. The Beamers trace their roots to royal families of the 14th century and have been cultural practitioners through generations. His great-grandmother was one of Hawaiʻi’s most illustrious composers, Helen Desha Beamer. Keola’s mother was revered Hawaiian cultural treasure, Aunty Nona Beamer. Keola Beamerʻs well of talent springs from five generations of Hawaiʻi’s most illustrious and beloved musical families. His wife Moanalani Beamer joins Keola in performances with her beautiful hula and the exquisite sounds of traditional Hawaiian instruments. Keola was one of the first to use Hawaiian slack key techniques to create contemporary music that is also at home on jazz or classical stages. He is a Hawaiian legend: singer-songwriter, composer, guitar master, with an impeccable, gorgeous style that is featured on The Descendants soundtrack and his 17 CDs. Keola Beamer has breathed new life into slack key guitar music yet stays true to its deep Hawaiian roots. Includes access to online audio tracks of all 25 relaxing but challenging Hawaiian slack key tunes.“Keola Beamer’s style is the best there is on the planet”, says Willie Nelson. The author writes, “Unless you grew up playing slack key, it’s hard to get from the material presented in most books and DVDs to a fluid, play-it-your-own-way style.” This book seeks to reveal the insights the author has gleaned from studying and jamming with some of the giants of the slack key style, and help you develop a style all your own. Techniques like syncopated bass lines, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and harmonics are tastefully employed to evoke the images of ocean breezes, swaying palms, hula dancers and white sandy beaches. Melodies are often harmonized in sixths or thirds played with or without double stops. This book presents 25 intermediate to advanced traditional and original tunes in the Hawaiian slack key style. While slack key can be played on any guitar, most players prefer a nylon- or steel-stringed acoustic instrument. Slack key is a fingerpicking style characterized by strong alternating bass lines played with the thumb. The Hawaiian word for slack key guitar, kī hō‛alu, means to “loosen the key” or retune some of the strings to create a harmonious sound with an open or alternate tuning. Lesson Five – Jus’ Press: Improvisation in Slack Key.Part Two: A Voyage Through Kī Hō‘alu Tunings.

hawaiian slack key guitar

Lesson Four – Some Thoughts on Composing.Lesson Two – Creating Your Own Take on a Classic.Lesson One – From Melody to Arrangement.

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Part One: Kani Kī Hō‘alu – Songs in Taro Patch Tuning.















Hawaiian slack key guitar