PRODUCT

GUITAR PLAYING HAWAIIAN STYLE

with OZZIE KOTANI, Ki Ho‘alu Vol. 1

(DVD)

Catalog # OK701

$29.95 + $3.99 Shipping/Handling

GUITAR PLAYING HAWAIIAN STYLE

with OZZIE KOTANI, Ki Ho‘alu Vol. 2 SE

(DVD)

Catalog # OK102SE

$49.95 + $3.99 Shipping/Handling

GUITAR PLAYING HAWAIIAN STYLE with OZZIE KOTANI

Ki Ho‘alu Vol. 1 (DVD)

Slack key artist Ozzie Kotani reveals in depth how he plays the unique Hawaiian guitar style known as ki ho'alu or slack key. In his refined teaching style, Ozzie demonstrates the fundamentals of the folk tradition in the Taro Patch Tuning, offering extensive hints, options and suggestions. As a supplement to lessons or to complement his best selling book, GUITAR PLAYING HAWAIIAN STYLE, this DVD will be a treasured resource to interested and curious guitarists of all fingerstyles. 

Explore ki ho'alu at your own pace with Ozzie as he brings you into the tradition with a focused process and compositions that springboards the viewer into playing slack key with songs such as Kani Ki Ho'alu (The Sound of Slack Key), Molehu (Dusk), and 'Awiwi (Hurry) with on screen tablature. Then, progress to higher levels as Ozzie demonstrates his emphasis on gaining a sense of ownership in the execution of a song, by stepping away from tablature and improvising.

Introduction to Slack Key, The History of Slack Key, Tunings, Taro Patch Tuning, How to Read Tablature Notation, Techniques and Ornamentations: Vamps, Ritard, Sustain, Barre, Chimes, Strum, Slides, Pull Offs, Add Ons, Hammers, Right Hand, Left Hand, Tuning by Frets, Developing a Picking Style; Introduction to Kani Ki Ho‘alu, Kani Ki Ho‘alu, Kani Ki Ho‘alu Play Along Slowly, Kani Ki Ho‘alu Improvised & Embellished; Open and Closed Positions, Molehu, Molehu Improvised & Embellished; ‘Awiwi; Advanced Feature: This section will challenge and inspire students to learn in the traditional manner.  Watch, listen and experiment without the use of tablature, Kaula Ili, Maika‘i Ka Makani o Kohala.          

GUITAR PLAYING HAWAIIAN STYLE With OZZIE KOTANI
Ki Ho‘alu Vol. 2
Special Edition (DVD)

Slack key artist Ozzie Kotani presents the long awaited intermediate instructional material on ki ho‘alu (slack key), the uniquely Hawaiian style of guitar playing.  In his renowned teaching style, Ozzie challenges the student, covering vital hints and suggestions and offering a wealth of knowledge and material.  Building upon the first DVD, Guitar Playing Hawaiian Style Vol. 1, Ozzie reveals the art of playing smooth Hawaiian slack key. 

This Special Edition DVD includes over 2.5 hours of lessons, combining two volumes of intermediate instruction into one. Build your repertoire, learning with printable tablature, Holomua, Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai, Waikahe, Makee 'Ailana, Music for Dreaming, Hi`ilawe, and Slack Key Medley. Bonus Tracks: Presentation of Sanoe and Kimo Hula.

Approx. 150 minutes. NTSC. English: Stereo. Not Rated

Studio recordings of Waikahe, Holomua and Music for Dreaming can be found on Ozzie's CD, Ho‘ihi (Respect), available at www.ozziekotani.com.