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This Week on jazzpianoonline.com

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2007

Kenny Barron Lick Kenny Barron has been the dominant veteran straight-ahead jazz pianist for quite a while now. Check out this sparkling lick that Kenny uses to open his solo to “I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You" from his early 90s Maybeck Recital Hall disc. Learn about upper structure triads and how to use this lick to reharmonize a major ii-V- I progression.

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La Music Academy Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
September 21, 2007

More Than 1,000 Students Have Benefited From Intense Music Education

Pasadena, CA - LA Music Academy, which offers traditional music instruction for adults over 18 in vocal, bass, guitar and drums, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first graduating class this October. As the Fall semester kicks off October 1st, the Academy, which is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, is observing a decade of music education by offering a second year program to students ...

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2007/08 Professional Training Workshops at Carnegie Hall

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2007

During the 2007–2008 season, The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall presents seven Professional Training Workshops, which include master classes and sessions of intensive performance preparation for pre-professional and professional musicians, led by master artists of jazz, world music, and classical repertoire. The workshops offer a unique opportunity for young musicians to be coached and trained by today's master artists in an intimate setting. Each workshop features at least one element that is accessible to the public in the form ...

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This Week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2007

Chromatic Tendency Tones If you have had success with the diatonc tendency tone exercises watch this lesson to learn to hear the remaining 5 pitches of the chromatic scale. Each note has a tendency to want to resolve within a given harmonic context. This lesson will teach you to recognize these tendencies and to use them to identify each pitch by name. Watch Watch high-quality streaming video lessons on topics that matter most to you: jazz theory & composition, improvisation ...

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This Week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
September 9, 2007

Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Major ii-V-Is Part 1

These standard voicings are the bedrock of every jazz pianists' technique. From Wynton Kelly and Red Garland to Tommy Flanagan, Bill Evans and beyond, these voicings pervade bop and post-bop jazz piano. Watch part 1 of this multi-part series to learn how to build and use these rich sounding voicings over the major ii-V-I progression using good voice- leading and effective use of tension.

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Monterey Jazz Festival Unveils the Digital Music Education Project

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2007

Monterey Jazz Festival Unveils the Digital Music Education Project September 8, 2007 at Sand City Borders on Monterey Peninsula

Innovative Jazz Education Program Connects Artists and Students Online

September 5, Monterey, CA - The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the unveiling of its newest educational initiative, the Internet-based Digital Music Education Project (DMEP). DMEP features educational audio interviews with prominent jazz musicians for use as a learning tool by musicians of all skill levels worldwide.

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"First Tuesdays" - Free Professional Development Seminars for Musicians at Saint Peter's in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2007

Chamber Music America Announces its 2007-08 Series In collaboration with Midtown Arts Common and The Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's New York, NY - August 28, 2007 -- Chamber Music America (CMA) today announced the 2007-08 schedule for “First Tuesdays," its annual series of professional development seminars for jazz and classical musicians. The seminars will be presented in collaboration with Midtown Arts Common and the Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's in New York City. Free of ...

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This Week on jazzpianoonline.com

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2007

Diatonic Tendency Tones Watch this cool little exercise and amaze your friends with your new found perfect pitch skills. OK, you won't quite have perfect pitch but you will get very close and you can learn this technique quickly. Each note has a tendency to want to resolve within a given harmonic context. This lesson will teach you to recognize these tendencies and to use them to identify each diatonic pitch by name. What is JazzPianoOnline.com? JazzPianoOnline.com is ...

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