{"id":572,"date":"2012-10-13T12:32:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T19:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calirose.com\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2012-10-13T12:32:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-13T19:32:55","slug":"teachers-do-and-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/teachers-do-and-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"TEACHERS “DO” AND “TEACH”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you heard this saying?<\/p>\n

“Those Who Can, Do. And Those Who Can’t, Teach.” Who ever coined this one needs to repeat kindergarten. A couple times…<\/p>\n

As I continue to improve my chops as a teacher, the words of my treasured guitar mentor resonate in my head. One afternoon during a lesson, this genius player told me, flat out, that he didn\u2019t really learn about the guitar until he began teaching it. Until he had to explain what the hell he was doing. And why. Teaching helped him connect the dots, for himself and his students. And here\u2019s a man who played thousands of gigs, who took a solo over \u201cSatin Doll\u201d thousands of times. In more than one key\u2026<\/p>\n

Well it\u2019s d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. Teaching is making me a far better musician than I ever dreamed possible. I continue to meet fabulous people and am enlivened by their stories and their triumphs. I thought my heart would launch out of my chest last week when my Thursday uke class played a delicious triplet strum. Together. At the same time! What a joy.<\/p>\n

Speaking of.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have two \u201cjoyful\u201d teaching extravaganzas barreling down the track like a choo-choo. Yes they are Southern California happenings, where I live, but for my friends in other parts of the world, please read on anyway. Perhaps you will be inspired to take a class, teach a class or show a kid how to play a \u201cC\u201d chord on the uke.<\/p>\n

My husband\u00a0Craig<\/a>\u00a0and I will be teaching at\u00a0The California Ukulele Academy<\/a>\u00a0Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28, at Alpine Meadow Retreats in the San Bernardino Mountains.<\/p>\n

On-going classes are offered for beginners through advanced and everything in between. One (stunningly reasonable) fee includes food, lodging, classes and the big Saturday Kanikapila where everyone gets to sing and play and be part of the show. This is what ukulele is all about.<\/p>\n

Space is limited and they are very close to full capacity now. So give yourself a treat! Bring your significant other. There are beautiful hiking trails for the non-ukers. Or perhaps \u201csweet silence\u201d is the perfect weekend antidote for our frenetic daily lives. Sitting under a pine tree, with a book, or a uke, or nothing, is good as chocolate to me.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Here in Culver City we have a very special music store,\u00a0Boulevard Music<\/a>, with a big upstairs for teachers to do what they do best. I\u2019m thrilled to tell you that I will teach a four-week workshop \u201cUkulele For Beginners.\u201d Upstairs!<\/p>\n

We will start at the very beginning: How to hold your uke, tuning, chords, strums, songs, how to create a \u201cgroove\u201d and more. No previous musical experience is necessary. You will be playing your ukulele and singing along the first day. This class is about making music and having fun in a warm and supportive atmosphere. Everyone, all ages, are welcome.<\/p>\n

The classes are Saturdays, November 3, 10, 17 & 24 from 11:00 to noon (or so\u2026). The entire workshop (all four classes) is $80. All you need to bring is a playable ukulele with standard G-C-E-A tuning. And a great big smile.<\/p>\n

Contact\u00a0Boulevard Music<\/a>, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230-4716 (310) 398-2583 (Free parking in the adjoining lot and on the street).<\/p>\n

And speaking of teachers…<\/p>\n

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Smile Birthday Boy! 90 year old Howard Heitmeyer and me…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last Sunday my husband\u2019s longtime teacher and mentor,\u00a0Howard Heitmeyer<\/a>, celebrated his 90th Birthday with his friends and devoted guitar students, some of whom flew in airplanes to be there. Howard has been named one of the \u201cUnknown Greats\u201d of Los Angeles by Guitar Player Magazine. He has chosen to live his life under the radar of fame and fortune and devote himself to the pure artistry and joy of music. His arrangements are gold standard for guitar. A few years ago my husband cajoled him into writing arrangements for ukulele and the rest is history. Two ukulele albums and one soon-to-be published book of Howard\u2019s arrangements are only a nibble of the fruits of this collaboration between Howard and Craig that has spanned over twenty years.<\/p>\n

I tagged along for the party and played my uke with Craig on stage. It was an indisputable pleasure to bring some ukulele joy to this auspicious occasion. I adore Howard too and since I am not a student of his, he\u2019s never yelled at me. So I have a different \u201cmojo\u201d with him. I wrapped my arms around him as he declared \u201coh darling, you make me feel 80 again!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ah, the wonder of it all. Here’s a toast to all those “who do” AND “teach.”<\/p>\n

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Craig and I sharing our gratitude and music with the great master, Howard Heitmeyer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you heard this saying? “Those Who Can, Do. And Those Who Can’t, Teach.” Who ever coined this one needs to repeat kindergarten. A couple times… As I continue to improve my chops as a teacher, the words of my treasured guitar mentor resonate in my head. One afternoon during a lesson, this genius player told me, flat out, that he didn\u2019t really learn about the guitar until he began teaching it. Until he had to explain what the hell … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[55,56,57,58],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogentry","tag-classical-guitar","tag-mentors","tag-teachers","tag-ukulele-lessons"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"blog entry"}],"post_tag":[{"value":55,"label":"classical guitar"},{"value":56,"label":"mentors"},{"value":57,"label":"teachers"},{"value":58,"label":"ukulele lessons"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Cali Rose","author_link":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/author\/crbauthor\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"blog entry","slug":"blogentry","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":138,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":138,"category_description":"","cat_name":"blog entry","category_nicename":"blogentry","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":55,"name":"classical guitar","slug":"classical-guitar","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":55,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":56,"name":"mentors","slug":"mentors","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":56,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":57,"name":"teachers","slug":"teachers","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":57,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":58,"name":"ukulele lessons","slug":"ukulele-lessons","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":58,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}