I've been teaching Samantha Tsao guitar, piano, chess, vocalizing and now ukulele since 2015. This photo was taken in March 11, 2016 where she pretends to play a violin using a ukulele and my pointing stick. I never thought that ukulele will be added to the list of musical instruments that I can play and teach. IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO LEARN NEW THINGS...
SAMANTHA TSAO --
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
Guitar, Piano, Chess, Vocalizing,
and now Ukulele
In December 2016, I was about to write Noel Tsao, the mother of my guitar, piano, chess and now ukulele student Samantha Tsao, this...
"Dear Noel, Sam never ceases to amaze me every time I teach her. Although she is not focus most of the time, the talent in her is oozing in every category.
My latest discovery of her talent is about harmonizing with Christmas songs. It will take time for ordinary kid or even adults to sing the 2nd voice of a song or harmonize for short.
When we are singing a Christmas song, I sang the 2nd voice and she sang the main or first voice. Then I try to push her if she can sing 2nd voice. AND SHE DID!
Very few kids/adults can do voicing or harmonizing up to 3rd voice. I can sing 3rd voice if I can hear the 1st and 2nd voice of a song. This time, because Sam can sing the 2nd voice, I was able to sing the 3rd voice of that Christmas song.
I was amazed by the talent in Sam. What else can she do?
IF I AM LUCKY TO HAVE SHANE ABELLERA AS MY BEST GUITAR STUDENT, I AM MORE LUCKY TO HAVE SAM AS MY MOST MULTI-TALENTED STUDENT!"
She is the only music student of mine that I can teach songs that I never thought would be learned by a young student like Sam. She can play "Hopelessly Devoted To You, Open Arms, La Isla Bonita, Joy To The World by Three Dog Night, Hawaiian Medly of Baby Blue, Pearly Shells, Blue Hawaii and Tiny Bubbles; Swing Medley of Around The World, All of Me, More, Paper Roses and Hello Dolly.
Lately this month, Black is Black, Hotel California in Bm (in guitar, I'm teaching her in Am for easier strumming),
When I started to teach Cole Abellera chess, I always have Sam as his training partner. Sam has talent also in chess! I used to test their skills by solving chess puzzles (mate in 3 moves). They are equal with solving chess puzzles. Sometimes Cole is better, the next time it's Sam. I tried to convince them to try joining the regular chess tournaments of Palau Chess Federation whether in Standard, Rapid or Blitz time control but they are still shy and don't like to explore/play with other players (young and old, men or women or juniors) with varying chess skills.
I started to teach Arthur Surangel ukulele in Jan. 13, 2018. He's got a new ukulele with a manual that indicates that tune of the 4 strings of it -- G C E A and the chords C, C7, F, G, A, Am, A7, etc.
Actually, I don't know how to play ukulele yet at the first time that I'm teaching Arthur. Thanks to the manual. It's not hard to learn like guitar or piano.
It became one of the extra source of income to me now. I suggested to Mommy Keiko, Sam's grandma, that I will teach Sam 45 minutes piano and 15 minutes ukulele.
I borrowed Sam's ukulele and it's the one I am using when teaching Arthur, Ngederong and their girl relative when I taught them last Friday, Jan. 12 from 3:45 pm.
Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
December 29, 2002 -- January 22, 2018
Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
Soon to be published as a book
Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
April 25, 2013 -- January 22, 2018
The History of Chess in Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
June 09, 2002-- January 22, 2018
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