Kona Steel Guitar Festival

Kealakehe High School Period 5

A presentation team comprising Nate Goore, Bobby Ingano, Kaipo Asing, and NextGen Enosa Lyman visited Kealakehe High School. The group gave a presentation to Linda Nagai's class then showed students how to play the steel guitar.

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  • Nate Goore, Bobby Ingano, NextGen Enosa Lyman, and Kaipo Asing.
  • Bobby Ingano.
  • Nate Goore.
  • A student plays along on his 'ukulele.
  • Kaipo Asing and instructor Linda Nagai with a student.
  • Presenters Nate, Bobby, Enosa, and Kaipo work with class students.
  • A group of students performed while other students observed.
  • Instructor Linda Nagai with some of her students.,
  • The performing students.
  • Performing students with Enosa and Kaipo.
  • Bobby Ingano.
  • Musical presentation by presenters Nate, Bobby, Enosa, and Kaipo.
  • Enosa shows a student how to hold the bar.
  • Enosa describing the fretboard to the student.
  • Bobby shows another student how to use the bar.
  • Enosa showing the student where to find the note.
  • The student trying out the steel guitar on his own.
  • Enosa showing another student how to manage the finger picks.
  • Enosa shows the student where to position his right hand.
  • One student showing another how to use the bar as Bobby observes.
  • Not bad for a first attempt.
  • Bobby showing another student where to pick the strings.
  • Another student trying out Enosa's steel guitar.
  • A group of students watch Bobby demonstrate the steel guitar.
  • Enosa showing another student bar positioning.
  • Bobby gives his input to the same student.

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