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Her earliest known credit for a ukulele arrangement was in 1917, [8] but her arrangements began to appear in large numbers in 1923. Breen issued the first recorded ukulele lesson, a 78 rpm record entitled Ukulele Lesson that came with the Peter Pan Uke Method book, which gave a 6-minute ukulele tutorial on the Victor Label. [9]
Hukilau Beach, Lā'ie, Hawai'i A hukilau is a way of fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians.The word comes from huki, meaning pull, and lau, meaning leaves.A large number of people, usually family and friends, would work together in casting the net from shore and then pulling it back.
"The Hukilau Song" is a song written by Jack Owens in 1948 after attending a luau in Laie, ... Book 'em Danno; Cruis'n Peidl; ... Ukulele Magic;
Mighty Uke follows the history of the ukulele's popularity from its earliest days in the court of Hawaiian King David Kalākaua through the ‘lost’ years, then its first revival on early radio and the stages of vaudeville; then through several decades in the shadows again as jazz flourished until the days of early television and revival again with stars such as Arthur Godfrey.
Ernest Kaʻai (1881–1962) was considered by many to have been the [1] foremost ukulele authority of his time and is noted by some as being "Hawaii's Greatest Ukulele Player". Kaʻai, who was born in Honolulu , Hawaii , was said to have been the first musician to play a complete melody with chords.
The best known student to come out of Doane's program is James Hill, who plays the ukulele throughout the world and worked with Doane to revise the ukulele teaching system. [6] Doane and Hill collaborated to create the Ukulele in the Classroom program in 2008. [7] [8] Doane was awarded an honorary doctor of fine arts from St. Mary's University ...
Ukulele in the Classroom – James Hill Ukulele Method Series, Book III – by James Hill & J. Chalmers Doane, Crystal Lake Media (2008) The Ukulele Way - Book 1 by James Hill ISBN 978-0-9868536-2-3; The Ukulele Way - Book 2 by James Hill ISBN 978-0-9868536-4-7; The Ukulele Way - Book 3 by James Hill ISBN 978-0-9868536-6-1
Ukulele U is a Canadian children's television series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Television and CBC Gem. [1] Hosted by singer-songwriter and music educator Melanie Doane , the show is a singalong series in which Doane teaches various songs for children to sing as Doane plays ukulele .