Highlights of the year 2012 at Kaunoa Senior Center included new continuing classes for ‘ukulele and leading students to perform shows in the community. A student, Andrea Kaumeheiwa, wrote the Band jingle in response to my challenge to the class to come up with an ending song for our shows.
I taught 68 classes during the year 2012:
- 60 classes
- 8 Band shows
Here are the details:
32 continuing ‘ukulele classes. Band class focused on performing. Advanced ‘Ukulele class focused on using the He Mele Aloha Songbook with my arrangements..
- Band (Intermediate ‘Ukulele). 17 classes.
- Advanced ‘Ukulele (Mele’s Alumni Club). 15 classes.
8 new Strumming 101 classes. Students received bound Xerox copies of song sheets and practice CD.
- Strumming 101. 8 classes (July-August)
9 new Strumming 202 classes open to new students every month.
- 2 classes (February)
- 2 classes (March)
- 2 classes (April)
- 2 classes (May)
- 1 class (June)
9 new Strumming 202 continuing class.
- 9 classes (July-December)
1 Lunch and Learn class. I used a PowerPoint format.
- Maui’s Historical Places (February)
1 new Hawaiian history class for the special program. I used a PowerPoint format and presented the program in Ahahui Ka’ahumanu society official regalia as a member.
- History of the Ahahui Ka’ahumanu (October)
8 Maui Ukulele Pops Band shows accompanied by Rich on u-bass.
- Keiki Karnival at Christ the King Church. (February)
- Ukulele Explosion at Kalama Intermediate School (March)
- Kaunoa nutrition program at Kahului Union Church (May)
- Maui Matsuri at Maui Community College (May)
- Kaunoa Showcase at Maui Mall (May)
- Upcountry Fair at Oskie Rice Park (June)
- Kamehameha Day at Lahaina (June)
- 5th Annual Maui Ukulele Guild Exhibition at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center. (November)
In addition to offering the above classes and performances, my husband and I held an extra Band practice at Hinano and Andrea’s followed by the Band close out party. I decided to stop pursuing gigs for the Band and instead perform as requested.
The Maui Ukulele Jazz Trio also performed 7 shows with Hinano as our third member:
- Keiki Karnival at Christ the King Church. (February)
- Ukulele Explosion at Kalama Intermediate School (March)
- Queen’s Festival at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center (March)
- Upcountry Fair at Oskie Rice Park (June)
- Maui County Special Fair at War Memorial fairgrounds (September)
- National Museum Day at Bailey House Museum (September)
- 5th Annual Maui Ukulele Guild Exhibition at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center. (November)
Read more by clicking below
- Kaunoa Senior Center webpage
- Maui Ukulele Pops Band webpage
- Maui Ukulele Jazz Trio webpage
- The Hawaiian Serenaders webpage
- Photo Galleries
- Student Testimonials from senior classes
Aloha, Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele