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Education

Fourplay Guitarist Chuck Loeb Offers Personalized Online Lessons At The ArtistWorks Jazz Guitar School

Source: Peter Giles
May 12, 2014

NAPA, CA –Grammy Award nominated jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb is the latest marquee artist to bring his teaching mastery to ArtistWorks.com, a first-of-its-kind online music and art campus that provides members with personalized interaction with acclaimed musicians and artists. Tens of thousands of members in nearly 100 countries have improved their playing within ArtistWorks’ unique online learning communities, which combine unlimited access to hundreds of pre-recorded lessons with the ability to get video feedback from world renowned teachers. There are ...

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Technology

Digital Technology Saves Chick Corea's Prized Analog Keyboard

Source: Peter Giles
September 12, 2011

In 1984, renowned pianist Chick Corea worked with Harold Rhodes in the creation of the Stage 73 Mark V electric piano. Over the next ten years, Corea and his team developed what they called the Number One, replacing hammers, developing custom electronics and creating an instrument that reflected the singular talent and innovation of its owner. In 2009, after enduring years of pounding from one of modern music's most innovative composers and performers, the keyboard became too fragile to take ...

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