'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i
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Monthly Meet Up Materials
Happy New Year ‘Ukulele Club! We are beyond thrilled to have Kala’e Camarillo leading us in song. Joining him will be Kamaka Camarillo & Barret Awai. Kala’e will be leading us in songs from his childhood, growing up on Maui. It’s going to be a very fun trip down memory lane that you will not want to miss. Make sure to watch this month’s lesson with Sarah Maisel so you can start using chords in other positions during Club. Remember to just take it one chord at a time and enjoy yourself! See you at our January 18, 2025 at our Club Meeting, 9AM (HAWAII TIME) at Windward Mall.
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Our meeting, January 18, will be recorded for future viewing.
Our December meeting is going to be truly special. We will be celebrating the Holidays together and ask everyone to dress in their most festive attire! This month’s lesson, by Neal Chin, goes over a picking pattern using 6/8 time. It may sound scary, but it’s surprisingly easy with a little bit of practice. Please enjoy this fun mini lesson, and practice it so you can try it out at Club! See you at our December 21 Club Meeting, 9AM (HAWAII TIME) at Windward Mall.
Don’t forget, our December 21st Club Meeting will have a special concert afterward that you won’t want to miss. It will also be live-streamed as well. The free concert will feature keiki from the Kapena School of Music followed by Danny Naipo, Bryan Tolentino, & Halehaku Seabury.
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9AM HAWAII TIME (11AM PACIFIC) - ‘Ukulele Club of Hawai’i
10:15AM HAWAII TIME (12:15PM PACIFIC) - Four String Concert
This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
This month’s mini lesson goes over some Jazzy turn arounds we’ll be doing in Club. Neal does a great job going over some Jazzy Progression and walking through the chords. Don’t worry, the chords are fun and easy to play. You’ll have lots of chances to practice these during the meeting as well. Songs lead by Sarah Maisel & Halehaku Seabury. Craig Chee will also join, on stage, getting to jam with everyone instead of being behind the camera! Our theme for this month is Hapa Haole music. Most songs we will be doing are from the 20’s - 40’s, however, we have some songs that are newer that sound like they are from that era as well. It will be a fun meeting you won’t want to miss. See you at our November 16 Club Meeting, 9AM HAWAII TIME (11AM PACIFIC) at Windward Mall.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
Here is the video lesson for our October 2024 meet up. Don’t forget that we are meeting, in person, October 19 at 9AM HAWAII TIME (noon Pacific) in Windward Mall. We are back to our regular Club Meeting and will have tables and chairs for everyone. Songs will be lead by Sarah Maisel, Cory Mau, and Halehaku Seabury. For those that are willing and able, please dress in costume and we’ll have prizes for those who are “best dressed”. This video lesson, with Sarah Maisel, is an introduction to Moveable Chords. This allows you to be able to modulate or play songs in other keys more easily, just by remembering chord shapes. This lesson will be used during Club for the song “Purple People Eater”.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
Here is the video lesson for our September 2024 meet up. Don’t forget that we are meeting, in person, September 21 at 9AM HAWAII TIME (noon Pacific) in Windward Mall. Remember that this month it will be our big Benefit Concert & Jam. Bring music stands or just use your ear for the chord changes. Make sure to download your FREE Song Packet here: www.fourstringsatatime.org This video lesson, with Neal Chin, covers the Hawaiian Vamp in the key of C. It also teaches you some basic picking that you can use during the jam.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
Our August meeting is going to be lead by Aldrine Guerrero & Aaron Nakamura. They sent over music sheets and have supplied tablature for certain parts of their songs. This lead us to create this “Reading Tablature” lesson, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to join in the fun. Tablature is a great tool, especially if you do not know how to read music. It can give beginners the opportunity to try out picking patterns and also teach you where your notes are on the instrument, if it is combined with music notation. We hope you have fun learning about tablature and trying out some of the different ideas tabbed out in our August music sheets provided by Aldrine Guerrero & Aaron Nakamura. See you at our August 17 Club Meeting, 9AM (HAWAII TIME) at Windward Mall.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
Nā Waiho'olu'u o ke Ānuenue (Nā Wai) will be leading songs for Club.
Four Strings Concert Series to Premiere after Club, opening with The Langley 'Ukulele Ensemble, and featuring Nā Wai.
This is our July mini lesson that is an Introduction to Muting & Scratching. This is a very useful technique that can help you shape your sound. This lesson will be referenced in the future, as we showcase different ways to us it. Craig discusses uses these techniques with the Key of C, F, and A. We will use these keys during our monthly meet up, July 20, 9AM at Windward Mall.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
This is our June mini lesson on a couple of different Right Hand technique things to try out during the jam. Board Member, Neal Chin, takes you through using a “fan” and gets you thinking about timbre and tone of your individual notes AND chords. It’s a lovely thoughtful lesson for any level of player. Try out some of these ideas during our June 15 Club Meeting, 9AM at Windward Mall.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
Ke’olu will be leading the songs and have a concert after 'Ukulele Club!
This is May’s Video Lesson for ‘Ukulele Club. Sarah Maisel takes you through some easy chord substitutions. This is a great way to expand your chord vocabulary while also discovering some easier alternatives that will sound great in the jam! We will use many of these chords in our monthly meet up, May 18, 9AM at Windward Mall.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
This is April’s Video Lesson for ‘Ukulele Club. Cory Mau takes you through some easy Hawaiian Vamps in the keys of C, F, and G. He also gives some fun alternate vamps for more seasoned players to try as well. We will use these keys during our monthly meet up, April 20, 9AM at Windward Mall.
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This Meeting was recorded and can be viewed on the 'Ukulele Club of Hawai'i page.
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