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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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Jazz Masters To Teach Career-Altering Workshops For Aspiring Guitar Students At New Whistler Jazz Festival
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Christina Moore
The inaugural Jazz On The Mountain At Whistler invites aspiring guitar students from across North America to apply for 70 coveted spots within the Master Class Series, taking place September 2 to 4, 2011 in Whistler, BC. Over the course of six workshops, students will learn from some of jazz music's most well-known guitar virtuosos— Kevin Eubanks, Stanley Jordan, Russ Freeman, Lorne Lofsky, Greg Lowe and Stan Samole, providing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pick up tips from true masters. Six ...
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Piano Lessons for Father's Day? Online Course Promises Fun and Creativity
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Edward Weiss
Father's day is rapidly approaching. Usually, the gifts given are ties and underwear. But it doesn't have to be. At least not according to pianist and online teacher Edward Weiss. Weiss owns and operates a website that teaches adults how to create their own music at the piano. And not just any music, but something called 'new age'—a style that's been around for over 25 years and that many people really like. When asked why so people take his course, ...
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New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp lets music lovers learn new techniques, have a blast
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Michael Ricci
All day, as computer consultant Dean Booth deals with manufacturers, he looks forward to heading down to his basement in Hudson, Mass., to practice his tuba. His wife watches TV in the room above, knowing he's there because she sometimes feels the floor vibrate, he said. “This is my escape from manufacturing companies," said Booth, 55, as he wiped down his sousaphone on Tuesday after an afternoon rehearsal, part of this week's New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp. The camp, in ...
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