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Jazz Choir Welcomes Vocalists in Washington, DC

Source: The Phillips Agency
March 1, 2011

Calling all vocalists who have jazz in their soul and want to express it—without belting it out in karaoke bars or going the American Idol route! Capital City Voices, a new jazz choir in Washington, DC, offers vocalists the chance to work weekly with a professionally directed choir singing hip arrangements, networking with other singers and taking part in public performances. Prominent area jazz artist/educator Jeff Antoniuk and his education team are launching Capital City Voices, in concert with New ...

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Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music Releases New Lesson: First Glimpse of Spring

Source: Edward Weiss
February 26, 2011

It's cold in many parts of the world right now. And teacher and pianist/composer Edward Weiss has a great idea—learn how to create your own beautiful piano music. The new lesson titled 'First Glimpse of Spring' teaches students how to improvise on the piano using just a few chords. As Edward says... “It's so cold and miserable right now so I thought, why not give a lesson that makes everyone look forward to the warmer temps Spring has to offer." ...

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Music Biz Students - Don't Let the Sky Fall on You!

Source: HypeBot
February 25, 2011

This week, I had the opportunity to guest lecture in a music business class. Before the event, I had no way of knowing whether I'd do terrible or spectacular. I put my notecards together and rehearsed my speech to my wall. Prior to this, I had only spoken at Next Big Nashville, but that was an interview. Luckily, public speaking doesn't make me nervous, but that doesn't mean I'd be any good at it. You can still do horrible at ...

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New Lesson Just Released: Dominant Chordscales

Source: Bill Rinehart
February 24, 2011

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

Source: Kilian Duarte
February 25, 2011

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

Source: Ashleigh Gallant
February 22, 2011

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

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
February 21, 2011

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

Source: HypeBot
February 18, 2011

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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