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New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Stride Left Hand Part 1
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Bill Rinehart
Stride piano is a captivating solo piano style anchored by the left-hand pattern of low bass notes that alternate with mid-range chords. Using a transcription of Harry Connick's left hand on the tune “On the Sunny Side of the Street" from his 1987 self-titled debut recording as a template, the stride left hand pattern is broken down into its component parts in this lesson. Master this solo piano style with the accompanying PDF Practice Sessions which will start you out ...
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Song Surgeon cPods Bring Unparalleled Portability To The Music Instruction, Lessons, and Learning Market Place
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James Todd
Todd, Michael & James, Inc. (TMJ) announced today that availability of cPods for its popular music learning and slow down software, Song Surgeon. cPods, short for “Cloud Pods" are roughly analogous to a Power Point, “Pack and Go" file. cPods contain all of the necessary files to run Song Surgeon on a Windows computer without the requirement of having Song Surgeon installed. cPods provide unparalleled portability in two ways. Firstly, they enable non-Song Surgeon users to run an instance of ...
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Pediped Footwear Announces A $15,000 Grant Donation To The VH1 Save The Music Foundation
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Susan Blond, Inc.
New York, NY— On July 12th pediped® footwear announced a $15,000 grant donation to the VH1 Save the Music Foundation in support of instrumental music education. pediped® footwear's goal is to give back to children in need and their generous donation to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation will bring the organization one step closer to achieving their goal of ensuring that no child be deprived of the opportunity to experience a complete education that includes music. The Foundation will ...
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Jazz Arts Group Awarded 2011-12 NAMM Foundation Program Grant
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Scott Vezdos
Columbus, OH—NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, announced that the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is one of 35 recipients worldwide to receive a NAMM Foundation Program Grant. The NAMM Foundation's 2011-2012 program grants will allocate $600,000 in funding to support innovative community-based music learning programs that allow more people the opportunity to experience the proven benefits of active music-making. JAG will receive $5,000 to support a new program initiative titled “Jazz Academy: Access to ...
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Jimmy Heath, Arturo O'Farrill, Jane Monheit in Educational Concerts at Usdan Center
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Reva Cooper
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the Long Island summer arts day camp whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Seth Rudetsky, Mariah Carey and many other stars, is presenting its Festival Concerts for the season. These are a special feature of the Center: private, on-site daily educational performances by distinguished artists for students in Usdan's 1,000-seat McKinley Ampitheater. Many of the artists will also teach workshops and master classes during the season. Jazz artists this year include: On Monday ...
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Midwest School of Voice Announces Grand Opening (Carmel, IN)
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
The Midwest School of Voice is proud to announce the grand opening on August 13-14, 2011. A groundbreaking school focusing on all aspects of vocal performance, their goal is to make individual coaching accessible and beneficial to all styles of music. The forming of The Midwest School of Voice represents a merge of existing voice studios of Blair Clark and Heather Ramsey, which represents 30+ combined years of teaching experience. The location of The Midwest School of Voice will be ...
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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Presents Ain't Nuttin' But the Blues Band
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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
One semester course, Two hours/week September 14, 2011 to January 23, 2012 (fall) or February 3 to June 10, 2012 (spring) $435/$261 58 7th Avenue, Park Slope Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce a new class for students aged 12-18. Ain't Nuttin' But the Blues Band is an advanced ensemble open for young blues musicians ready to take their chops to the next level. Students gain confidence ...
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Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music Presents The Art Of Improvisation
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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
One semester course, Two hours/week September 14, 2011 to January 23, 2012 (fall) or February 3 to June 10, 2012 (spring) $325/$195 58 7th Avenue, Park Slope Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce a new class for teens: The Art of Improvisation. An important part of musicianship, improvisation spans all cultures and styles of music, including jazz, blues, rock and even classical! Under the instruction of master ...
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