I am promoting two of  my Fall courses. Guitar Level 2 MUS 122D and Digital Recording techniques MUS 272.These are two separate courses that I am teaching at UH Maui College in the Fall. The guitar class is for people that can play a few bar chords and are familiar with basic major, minor and seventh chords. You should be able to play a few songs with a musical sounding strum. The class is scheduled to meet from 10:30 to 11:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It’s a great value if you can make the commitment and you will really improve your playing.

The recording class will be based around students doing their own projects. People with either some musical background or recording experience will work with me at the college studio or my own personal Seaside Recording studio in Waiehu.The recording class will meet Friday mornings from 9 to 11:45. Other times may be scheduled as well.

Both of these classes require my permission to get into unless you have taken prerequisite courses. Please call or email me if you are interested and I can help you to enroll. Joel Katz MS Ed 808-280-0722. joelkatz@hawaii.edu

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I want to share a link to track six of my CD. The song is “Hali’a” nominated for original instrumental composition of the year. The CD is also in the Best Instrumental CD category. Here is a link to download “Hali’a“. It should also be listed and downloadable on my website http://joelkatzmaui.com/. Please vote if you are on the voting comittee.

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Goodbye Porkpie Hat

January 25, 2013

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

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Sleepwalk Tablature for Lap Steel

January 6, 2013

I’ve had requests for tablature for songs from my Hawaiian to Jazz CD . Sleepwalk is most requested so here it is. I played it in on my 8 string on the CD but I have adapted this for six string C6 tuning. The original is in C# but everyone does it in C. C# [...]

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In My Life

October 26, 2012
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Hawaiian To Jazz

October 26, 2012

This collection of traditional Hawaiian music, popular songs, and a touch of jazz is a sample of my solo performances. Only $9.99 plus postage!   view CD Artwork  

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Free Song and Artwork from my CD “Hawaiian to Jazz”

September 18, 2012

I would like to offer a song download and the artwork for my CD to everyone. The song is Track 4 from the CD. It is my version of “Because” by the Beatles. The version on the CD is a different mix than the one available on iTunes and other music websites. My original idea [...]

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My Steel Guitar CD “Hawaiian to Jazz” for release Monday

September 9, 2012

I’m looking forward to my first shipment of my new Hawaiian Steel Guitar CD to arrive Monday September, 10. I plan to bring them to My show at Mulligans in Wailea 6:30 to 8:30. Physical CD’s will be for sale on my website and retail locations soon. They are already on iTunes, Amazon, and CD [...]

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My Hawaiian Steel Guitar CD is now for Sale on CD Baby

August 16, 2012

I am really excited about having my Steel Guitar music available on CD Baby http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/joelkatz12 . iTunes will be next and then the actual CDs. I hope you enjoy it.

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Electric Car to Travaasa Hana gig

August 6, 2012

I have always been a fan of electric vehicles. Growing up in Chicago, I loved the El trains and the sparks and quietness of the electric buses. The buses got their power from overhead lines and sparked like crazy as the contacts were held firmly against the lines on spring loaded booms. Talking to Anne [...]

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