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Attn. String Educators - New Music For 1st Time Improvisors
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Bradley Sowash
Bradley Sowash has been testing out his Creative Strings Project on local Suzuki groups and now he has made them available to the public. You are invited to peruse the sounds and videos of students performances of these cool pieces here. Eye players read music. Ear players improvise. Today’s well-rounded students need instruction in both. Creative Strings is a collection of works designed to lead beginning to advanced students through their first experiences as improvisers. Each piece is composed of ...
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Bluesman Sonny Landreth to Teach and Perform at 3rd Annual Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival
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conqueroo
Held at the Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, MT August 26 - September 2, 2012 Sonny's gearing up for the Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation's workshop and festival as the Blues Artist in Residence, August 26-September 2, 2012. This is an exceptional occasion to study closely with and spend time with Sonny at one of the world's premier dude ranches. He'll also be performing. Sonny will be joining renowned faculty members, Matt Smith and Dennis McCumber of National Guitar ...
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Frank Vignola to Present Guitar Workshop Saturday, May 19 at City Music
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Guitarist Frank Vignola will present a workshop at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 19 at City Music and Education Center, 9299 Watson Rd. in Crestwood. Vignola (pictured) will be in St. Louis that week to perform Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19 at Jazz at the Bistro. According to the news release from City Music, the first hour will feature exercises and fingerboard study, while the second hour will include improvisation techniques and tips on “how to spice up your ...
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2012 The 9th Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy Now Open For Apply!
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Taipei International Jazz Education & Promotion Association
The biggest jazz educational event in Taiwan is organized by experienced international jazz musicians making it the largest scale summer jazz program in Asia Styles, Skills, Play, Experience, Real, Direct... all you need to know about jazz is right here at Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy! Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy is the unique program in Asia from morning to midnight everyday, fruitful lessons and events with jazz greats coming from all over the world in one week! Group Lessons ...
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30th ISME World Conference
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Peter Douskalis
Peter Douskalis will be presenting a paper at the 30th International Society for Music Education World Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece on July 15-30th 2012. The paper is an academic philosophical research article on the development of multicultural curriculum for music education programs around the globe. It seeks to provide music educators with a diverse approach and guidelines to creating an encompassing multicultural curriculum for their music classrooms. The paper will also be published in the conference proceedings journal. ISME is ...
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Jazz Arts Group Announces 2012 PBJ & Jazz Summer Concert Series
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Michael Ricci
Columbus, OH - The PBJ & Jazz summer series is pleased to return to the Topiary Park downtown for its fourth season of free outdoor concerts. PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park: Jazz for Kids and Families is a collaborative effort between the Jazz Arts Group, Friends of the Topiary Park, Friends of the Library, and the Columbus Museum of Art. The summer series kicks off on Saturday, June 9 with Brasileira. Other series highlights include the Aaron Scott ...
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Rhythmic Foundations With Miles Okazaki
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Marco Chelo
Guitarist Miles Okazaki, long time collaborator with Chris Potter, Steve Coleman and many others to start a weekly rhythm class at the New York Jazz Workshop. The class will be held In New York every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 pm at 853 Rehearsal Studios, 853 7th Avenue, (between 54th and 55th street). This course is a survey of the fundamentals of musical rhythm and time. It serves to strengthen and test rhythmic foundations for advanced students, and to ...
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Saxquest to Present Free Master Classes This Week from Lauren Sevian, Diana Haskell
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest is presenting two free master classes this week for St. Louis area reed players. Baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian (pictured) will give a clinic and perform with a rhythm section of local musicians at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday, April 19 at the Saxquest shop, 2114 Cherokee St. One of the busiest baritone players on the NYC scene, Sevian has been a member of the Mingus Big Band since 2003, works with numerous other groups ...
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