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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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Berklee and High School Students Teach Music in Kenya, Donate Instruments and Laptops
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Berklee Public Relations
A group of Berklee College of Music students and alumni, and Newton North and Needham, MA, High School students are using the summer break as an educational opportunity. The students will participate in a cultural exchange program in Kenya (June 25-July 15) through local organization Global Youth Groove (GYG), whose mission is to transform the lives of youth through music, where they will teach, perform, study Swahili, learn about traditional Kenyan music, instruments and dance, and be immersed in Kenyan ...
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Quiescence Music Kicks Off Summer with Free Piano Lesson and Book Giveaway!
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Edward Weiss
Summer is finally here. And to celebrate, the online piano lessons site Quiescence Music is giving away a free piano lesson and book that promises to teach adults how to improvise and compose their own music. The website, owned and operated by pianist/composer Edward Weiss has been a steady staple since Weiss launched the site in 2000. When asked about his free giveaway Weiss responds: “I want as many people as possible to sample the beautiful style of music known ...
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New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Chromatic Interval Ear Training
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Bill Rinehart
This lesson follows up the Diatonic Interval Ear Training lesson with the five chromatic intervals: the minor 2nd, minor 3rd, augmented 4th, minor 6th and minor 7th. Watch this lesson to learn how to associate these intervals with the first few notes of standard jazz tunes and then take a quiz to test your ability to hear them. Two timed quizzes are also included to help you develop speed at hearing these intervals. The final quiz tests you on all ...
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Savannah Music Festival Uses Technology to Kickstart Jazz Education Funding
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Savannah Music Festival
The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is trying to raise a minimum of $25,000 for music education through kickstarter.com, a fundraising website that supports creative projects through an all-or-nothing funding method. Kickstarter enables funding at any level (as little as $1), imparting confidence in donors by ensuring that pledged funds are only collected when the project is successful. SMF has already raised $22,477, with support from 143 individual contributors from across the country. The $25,000 goal must be met by June ...
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Webster University Jazz Combo Camp Set for July 11 to July 15
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Webster University will present a jazz combo camp for high school, college and adult students starting Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15 on its campus in Webster Groves, 470 E. Lockwood Ave. Campers will meet daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a curriculum that includes master classes for specific instruments; ensemble rehearsals; classes in music theory and jazz styles; and seminars covering topics such as big band techniques, rhythm section playing, music technology, composition, music business, Latin ...
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