Hawaii Part 3

Steel guitar—a guitar held on the lap and played with a steel bar. Kahuna—teacher and priest

‘i’i– guttural tremor of vowels, vibrato.

mele—the Hawaiian word for poetry.

oli—music and poetry not meant for dancing.

 mele hula—poetry and music for dance accompaniment.

Bellwork: Define Terms

Hawaii Test Tuesday February 25th

Exam guide due Tuesday February 25th

Announcements

Scholars Will:

Grammar: Learn the basic facts about Hawaiian music and culture

Logic: Experience Hawaiian culture by playing a Hawaiian children’s game.

Outcomes

Kahuna—teacher or priest

Hawaiʻi—also known as the big island. KauaʻI—where they filmed Jurassic Park and the

Hunger Games Oʻahu—Waikiki, the capital of Hawaii is located

here. Niʻihau Molokaʻi—used to be a leper colony Lānaʻi Kahoʻolawe

Maui—a popular honeymoon spot

The Eight Hawaiian Islands

The volcano at Pu’uo’o has been steadily releasing lava for many years.

Over the last few years sections of Highway have been obliterated by the lava flow!

If you stand too close to the volcano the wind coming from the lava could give you 3rd degree burns. Ouch.

Volcanoes—a video

This is the Hawaiian word for vibrato, a guttural tremor in the singing voice.

The opposite of ‘i’i’ is a steady tone.

Mela inoa-- Historical/genealogical songs, have very little ‘i’i.

The absence of ‘i’I made the words easier to understand.

In contrast, love songs contain a lot of ‘i’i’. The more expressive or emotional a song is, the more

‘i’I’ is used.

‘i’i’

Mo’ikeha brought nephew La’a from Tahiti.

La’s was a great Pahu player.

La’a brought his instruments and spread them throughout the islands teaching them Pahu drumming and dancing.

The legend of La’a

Instead of polyphony, Hawaiian music used the following techniques to vary or ornament the music:

‘i’i dancers used more variations in arm, leg and

hip movement to vary the music Musicians would play more than one

instrument while singing or dancing.

Ornamenting Hawaiian Music

CFU: Hawaiian Children’s Game

Instrumental danced pantomime costumes fire or knives iridescent properties vocal dramatization

Purpose: to communicate to uninformed observers the

meaning of poetic text

Aspects of Airport Art Music

Fireknife video

Folk music incorporates aspects of protestant hymns such as verse/chorus alteration.

Halau: music school

Portamento: The vocalists falls or slides to the lower pitch on sustained tones. All the frequencies between the high and low pitch are sounded.

The Hawaiian language consists heavily of vowels so the singing flows from one phrase to the next with smooth transitions.

Guided Floats

This is a Hawaiian cowboy song.

The ukulele is the perfect instrument for a cowhand because it is portable.

Just the factsListening #4Ulupalakua

This is an example of evolved traditional music which incorporates Western musical elements.

The topic of this song is the king’s favorite surfing spot.

Just the factsListening #5

He'eia

What is the topic of the song He’eia?

Who is Pele?

Define ‘i’i’:

The Hawaiian language consists heavily of:

Name two ways Hawaiian music is ornamented:

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