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New Lesson Just Released: Dominant Chordscales
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Bill Rinehart
While the mixolydian mode is the default dominant chordscale, there exists a whole world of dominant chordscale choices, each one possessing a unique sound palette owing to it's singular tension profile. The Monkish whole tone, the tense altered scale and the evocative blues scale are just three of the possibilities explored in this lesson. Learn where the scales come from, how to build them and see how Clifford Brown, Kirk Lightsey and Thelonious Monk have used them in their solos. ...
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Berkleemusic.com Debuts New Online Drum Curriculum
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Kilian Duarte
Boston, MA—Berkleemusic.com, the online school of Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, is debuting four new online drum courses for their upcoming spring term, beginning April 4th, 2011. With these courses, students from anywhere in the world will be able to learn the skills to become effective, expressive, drummers, as well as the specific skill set to excel in the styles of rock, funk, R&B, and Afro-Cuban drums. “For the first time in history, aspiring drummers can take college-level, accredited ...
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University of South Florida Opens State-of-the-Art Music Building
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Ashleigh Gallant
TAMPA, Fl—From oak tree practice fields to state-of-the-art practice rooms, the USF School of Music is excited to be moving from its current 45-year-old building into a new state-of the-art, 113,535 square foot dream. For decades, music students have practiced wherever space allowed, studied wherever they could sit, and even on occasion held classes in the courtyard. Not because they particularly enjoy the outdoors, but because it was the only space that was available. Having outgrown its current home some ...
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Mingus Spirit: The Dakota Combo in New York
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
I promise a full post by the end of the week, but wanted to announce that the Dakota Combo, the premiere high school jazz combo in the Twin Cities area, competed this weekend in the third Charles Mingus High School Band Competition held at the Manhattan School of Music. There were 12 bands selected from applicants, three in each category of combos/big bands, regular high schools/special music schools. Only two bands of the 12 came from outside the New York/Boston ...
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Become a Student of the Music Business
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HypeBot
Earlier this week, I published a story about what it's like trying to get a job in the music business—what I deemed “the most unforgiving" job market in the world. It gave vague details about my journey to Hypebot and the pride I took in being foolish and crazy enough to think that I could get a job in the music business. Somewhat surprisingly, several readers pointed out that I was promoting the idea of free work. That people should submit themselves ...
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Quiescence Music Announces ‘Winter Special’ 100 Piano Lessons for $19!
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Edward Weiss
It's winter in many parts of the world, with snow and cold weather keeping people inside. Now is the perfect time to learn something new and Quiescence Music is facilitating that with a winter special—online piano lessons for just $19. “Now is the perfect time to learn to play the piano," said Edward Weiss, originator of the Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music piano course. “It's easy and anyone can learn to play New Age music in just a few hours." ...
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Supporting Jazz Education
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The debate over “Is Jazz Dead" seems so tedious and dated that it isn't worth addressing any more. Let's agree, jazz is not likely to ever regain its 1930s status as American's “popular" music, any more than classical music will fill stadiums or dance halls. Rather, let's ask “how do we keep jazz vital, ever-evolving, and heard by an expanding audience for years to come?" Vijay Iyer made the accurate and interesting observation in the February 2011 issue of Jazz ...
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Steve Vai Attempts to Break Record for World's Largest Online Guitar Lesson
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Chris M. Slawecki
Berkleemusic, the online continuing education division of Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, along with Grammy®-award winning guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, today announced a call to action for guitarists around the world to join forces and set the Guinness® World Record for the largest online guitar lesson on March 3rd, 2011. This first-of-its-kind initiative will bring together the worldwide community of guitarists in an unprecedented online celebration of music education. Vai, who is currently recording a new album and preparing ...
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