Keiki Summer Camp Announced

April 8, 2019 • Addison Ching • Education and Training

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Symposium announced a Summer Camp activity for keiki on O‘ahu. The Keiki Steel Guitar Summer Institute will be held on six Saturdays beginning on June 15, 2019.

The Institute is geared towards young musicians ages 9-17 who want to learn how to play the Hawaiian steel guitar. The Institute invites young players to learn music the fun way on an instrument born in Hawai‘i and one that will fascinate and intrigue the player.

The Institute, a series of 6, one-hour sessions, will be conducted by steel guitar master Alan Akaka. Students will learn and explore the Hawaiian steel guitar giving them an opportunity to play simple Hawaiian songs and fills methods for backing singers and other musicians. The Institute will be held at the Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i school location in Kailua.

The cost of the Institute is $60. Email info@kekulamele.com for more information or visit the Institute page.