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Masters of Hawaiian Music: Slack Key ‘Ukulele

Join George Kahumoku Jr., one of the Masters of Hawaiian Music, for this special workshop! In the workshop, participants will cover basics of ‘ukulele open tunings & use of all frets on the ‘ukulele fretboard with emphasis on finger picking, harmonics. & chord shapings in the key of C. Slack key ‘Ukulele- Students must know how to tune their ‘ukulele. & play at least one song.

There’s a reason he’s been called Hawaii’s Renaissance man: George Kahumoku Jr. is a 4-time Grammy Award winner in Hawaiian music as well as multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner. He is a slack key guitar master, songwriter, world-traveling performer, high school and college teacher, artist and sculptor, storyteller and writer, farmer, chef, and entrepreneur. He continues to produce at least one new CD per year, from solo works to his award-winning Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar series, based on his long-running weekly Slack Key Show on Maui with some of the finest performers in Hawaiian music. Always happy to share his knowledge, he runs an annual week-long slack key and ‘ukulele workshop on Maui every June. www.kahumoku.com, www.slackkey.com



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