Monthly Archives: August 2010

Playlist for MUS 478B Fall 2010: Mele Hawai‘i

Posted on August 30, 2010 by amykstillman

An early post on this blog introduced the genre of mele Hawai‘i songs. The term “mele Hawai‘i” invites pondering. Does it refer to any Hawaiian song? Mele = “poetic text;” Hawai‘i = Hawai‘i as in the place, or Hawaiian as … Continue reading →

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Playlist for MUS 478B Fall 2010: Himeni

Posted on August 29, 2010 by amykstillman

Hawaiian hymns have their roots in the American psalmody brought to Hawai‘i by Calvini st missionaries. Members of the non-denominational American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) evangelized by learning the Hawaiian language, then teaching Hawaiian people to read … Continue reading →

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Playlist for MUS 478B Fall 2010: HULA

Posted on August 28, 2010 by amykstillman

From Ancient to Modern. From kuahu to ʻauana. Here we go! A. HULA PAHU There are many excellent recordings to choose from. The CD Hawaiian Drum Dance Chants (Smithsonian Folkways SF-40015) makes available important historical recordings by chanters Kuluwaimaka, Pua … Continue reading →

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Playlist for MUS 478B Fall 2010: Oli

Posted on August 26, 2010 by amykstillman

This blog is the perfect place to share the listening assignment playlists that students in my Hawaiian music course at UH-Mānoa. This particular playlist also complements a post “Oli–Five Genres” from November 23, 2009. Oli in kepakepa style 1. “A … Continue reading →

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SONGS: Kawika

Posted on August 18, 2010 by amykstillman

One of the dances that virtually every hula student learns at some point in her or his dancing days. Usually as a hula kahiko–ancient hula. But also performed as a modern hula ‘auana, too. The mele has all of the … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Archives: Itʻs a Pandoraʻs Box!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by amykstillman

My second visit to the Hawaiʻi State Archives last week was productive, even with Aaron Salā gone to the mainland. Instead of Aaron riding shotgun, I had an entire entourage of dear friends from my mainland life who were visiting … Continue reading →

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Hula Ku‘i & Hula ‘Ōlapa–The “Crossovers”

Posted on August 8, 2010 by amykstillman

When talking about “ancient hula” and “modern hula,” some folks like to draw an impenetrable boundary between the two categories. Ancient hula uses traditional percussive instruments  to accompany the standing dances–ipu, pahu. Modern hula uses stringed instruments to accompany dances. … Continue reading →

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