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| Admin |
Posted - 02/25/2002 : 11:46:44 AM
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| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Sarah |
Posted - 11/19/2011 : 4:37:15 PM
The presentation is different, but as far as difficulty, I'd say about the same. Perhaps slightly easier, in that the bass line and the melody are usually quite distinct and easy to follow. There are some tricky fingerings, here and there, but that's true in Ozzie's book also.
Go for it! And do take the trouble to listen to the cd instruction measure by measure. That's part of the method, painstaking as it is -- you will be rewarded :-)
hope this helps.... |
| Puluke |
Posted - 11/18/2011 : 04:50:09 AM
Aloha
I was wondering how these books compare in difficulty to Ozzie Kotani's book. I'm about half-way through Ozzie's, somewhat proficient on everything up to Maunaloa and working on Manamana Lele; definitely enjoying and learning from it, just thinking some extra variety would be fun.
-Bruce |
| cpatch |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 10:25:41 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Haolenuke
Ron Loo Music now has a slick webpage that lets you purchase the excellent Kī Hō'alu instruction books with CDs, as well as some fine Kī Hō'alu music CDs easily with PayPal. The website is: http://ronloomusic.com/index.html
It can also still be accessed at http://www.ronloo.com (which will simply take you to the page Haolenuke mentions). |
| Haolenuke |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 06:50:40 AM
Aloha,
Ron Loo Music now has a slick webpage that lets you purchase the excellent Kī Hō'alu instruction books with CDs, as well as some fine Kī Hō'alu music CDs easily with PayPal. The website is: http://ronloomusic.com/index.html
Their contact information is as follows:
Denise Loo
P.O. Box 5126
Honolulu, HI. 96744
(808) 239-4281 - Home
(808) 699-0714 - cell
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| Admin |
Posted - 06/15/2006 : 11:20:08 AM
FYI, I got an email from Denise Loo saying that the new book/CD will be sold through orders at their website and usps mail only. So Harry's and others may not be carrying the new ones. |
| cpatch |
Posted - 06/02/2006 : 12:23:42 PM
Highly recommended! |
| Reid |
Posted - 05/29/2006 : 08:09:36 AM
Wonderful! Thanks for the heads-up, Andy.
Everyone should have these (even pros like Kevin were impressed by them), but especially beginners and intermediate players.
We will get another whole set just to have the CDs instead of the tapes.
...Reid |
| Admin |
Posted - 05/29/2006 : 07:30:52 AM
Ron's Instructional Books 1, 2, and 3 are now all available with CD's instead of cassettes. Putting them all on CD has caused the price to be cut practically in half. They are available for online purchase or usps mail order at www.ronloo.com. |
| cpatch |
Posted - 05/23/2003 : 7:23:23 PM
I think Harry's charges either $4 or $5 per volume. |
| RJS |
Posted - 05/23/2003 : 6:32:58 PM
Depending on how its packaged, under $5.00 per volume.
Raymond |
| ongchua |
Posted - 05/23/2003 : 5:50:24 PM
I wonder how much it costs to ship the book and casettes to the mainland? |
| cpatch |
Posted - 01/09/2003 : 7:17:47 PM
I spoke with Ron's wife, Denise, today and she said that for Slack Key Notebook orders you should contact Harry's Music at (808) 735-2866...ask for Alan.
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| Admin |
Posted - 01/02/2003 : 10:39:49 PM
This is from Ron's website:
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For price quotes on all other services: (Studio Musician, Personal Performance, Concerts,Workshops/Seminars), write to the below address or email to ronloo @ hotmail.com
To order: Send certified check or money order to :
PILA NAHENAHE
P.O. Box 5126
Kaneohe, HI. 96744
Attn: Purchasing Dept.
The phone number is 1-808-239-4281. I know the email is good as I've traded emails with Ron's wife, Denise, before. Good luck! |
| jlsulle |
Posted - 01/02/2003 : 9:46:11 PM
Craig
I want to order Ron Loo's books but got a wrong number when calling the number in your last post. Has there been a change? Where might I find another phone number? Sulle' |
| cpatch |
Posted - 12/30/2002 : 7:46:14 PM
Each of Ron's "notebooks" comes with a spiral bound notebook and a set of CDs that teach seven songs (all the songs are old style). There are three notebooks in all, varying in difficulty from easy for the first to medium/hard for the third.
Ron is very patient (overly so sometimes!) and takes 20-40 minutes to go through each song. He breaks each song into sections and then goes through each section measure by measure, spending extra time on measures he thinks may trip you up. (Note: In subsequent volumes he spends much less time holding your hand and devotes most of the time to playing and practicing.) The spiral bound notebooks contains complete tab for each of the songs, along with general information on Ki Ho`alu and tablature.
There is only one downside to these notebooks as I see it. In Vol. 1 Ron does not play through the songs from start to finish so you know what the song sounds like. He does play through each section from start to finish after he's taught it, but if you're like me you want to get the complete song in your head before you start learning it.
In any case, even with these minor annoyance the notebooks are fabulous, and the closest you can come to having a slack key master in your home teaching you a rich reportoire of songs.
Each notebook is around $25 with shipping (not bad if you consider you're getting over 3.5 hours of instruction).
For Vol. 1, the songs are essentially presented in order of complexity. Song lengths, as Ron plays them, are as follows:
Waikapu: 1:15
Lili`u E: 1:41
Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua: 1:44
Kealoha: 2:18
Ka Manu: 1:35
Salomila: 1:55
Old-Timer's Hula: 1:33
All the songs except for Kealoha and Old-Timer's Hula have a vocal accompaniment, which Ron demonstrates (he has a beautiful nahenahe voice). Partial lyrics are included with the tab, along with a reference to the publication where full lyrics can be found.
For more details, and to order, visit http://www.ronloo.com |
