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Ku'ulei Mamo

Ku'ulei Mamo

*Drums/Percussion/Ukulele/Vocal/Hula*
*English/Ukulele Instructor*

    WORK-RELATED CAREER EXPERIENCE
 

Early performances

Age 5, on ukulele (first instrument studied) and hula. First group/band performed with (sixth grade / age 10) - Honolulu, Hawaii.
 

Junior High and High School Band

Percussion section, 1965-71, as well as performing with various musical groups and classical ensembles. Also performed as a solo act on ukulele, harmonica, and guitar - Honolulu, Hawaii.
 

College Ensembles

Concert band, symphonic band, marching band, orchestra, stage band, and percussion ensemble, as well as playing with a wide variety of groups;styles including: Hawaiian, Rock, Soul, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Show, Country-Western, Top 40, Latin, and Jazz - Honolulu, Hawaii.
 
Studio/Recording experience

Jingles (radio), television commercials, and demo tapes.
 
Teaching Music

Taught group and private lessons on guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and drums - Honolulu, Hawaii / Torrance, California / Chicago, Illinois / Tokyo, Japan
 

1982-1986:  worked as a day-to-day substitute teacher with the Chicago Public School System.
 

1986-Present:  teaching Englishin Japan with various companies, community centers, "kuyakusho" (ward office) staff, as well as private studies (young children to adults).
 

1997-Present:  part-time teacher at Sundai College of Foreign Languages (Ochanomizu, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)


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    EDUCATION
 
Private Ukulele studies

Mr. Robert Y. Fukumoto (father), ukulele instructor - Honolulu, Hawaii.
 
Private Percussion studies

F. Uchima, University of Hawaii-1964 (rudimental snare drumming),
L. Russell, University of Hawaii-1971-73 (snare and mallet studies),
E. Poremba, Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University-1979-81 (multiple percussion studies).
 
Drum Set Studies

H. Chang, Honolulu, Hawaii
J. Rasnur, Honolulu,. Hawaii
R. Jones, Chicago, Illinois
A. Caselli, Chicago, Illinois
drumer
 
Voice studies

Aoyagi Music Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii. Ms. Chadwick- Collins, University of Hawaii (under scholarship). Honolulu Symphony Society Children's Opera Chorus, participated in two major operas: Carmen and LaBoheme.
 
High School

Kaimuki High School, Honolulu, Hawaii. Recipient of the American Legion Award for most outstanding female graduate, class of 1971. Entered college with three scholarships, including one in music. Graduated with Honors.
 
University of Hawaii

Music Education undergraduate student from 1971- 73.
 
El Camino College

(Torrance, California) Graduated with an A.A. Degree (Associate in Arts Degree / Music concentration) - June, 1975.
 
Aubrey Willis School of Piano Tuning and Repairing

(Orlando, Florida) Completed certificate course - October, 1977.
 
Roosevelt University

(Chicago Music College at Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois) Graduated with a B.M. Degree (Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education/Special Education Concentration) - May, 1981.
 
Roosevelt University

(Chicago, Illinois) Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - September, 1984. Graduated with Honors.
 

    PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 

American Federation of Musicians Union: Local 677 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
 

American Federation of Musicians Union: Local 10-208 (Chicago, Illinois)

 

P.A.S.: Percussive Arts Society (National Organization of Percussionists, U.S.A.)


 

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