Education News

L.A. Music Academy Music Producer Degrees: Spring 2011

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 22, 2010

Los Angeles Music Academy to Offer Associate of Arts Degree in Music Production Sean Halley Named Music Production Department Chair Pasadena, CA: Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music (www.lamusicacademy.edu) announced that beginning in Spring 2011, it will offer an Associate of Arts in Music Production Degree. The program focuses on managing the production process as a whole, and will immerse students in more than 25 classes that provide the tools and techniques they need to become successful music producers. ...

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National Jazz Museum in Harlem Aquires Long-Lost Collection: Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & More

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 19, 2010

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM ACQUIRES LONG-LOST COLLECTION OF RECORDINGS BY AMERICAN JAZZ ICONS

Over 100 hours of live performances capture the golden age of jazz and include Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman & More

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) today announced the acquisition of a historic collection of never-before-heard recordings, including live performances of great American Jazz icons from 1935-1941. The collection of 975 aluminum and vinyl discs, over 100 hours of ...

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Jazz Band Classic announces auditions for the 2010-2011 season!

Source: Matt Holman
August 16, 2010

Are you a jazz instrumentalist looking for a new musical challenge? Are you 22 or under and enrolled in a Tri-State Region conservatory, college, or high school? Are you looking to play and network with other like-minded musicians and perform with world-renown guest soloists in some of NYC's best venues? Now accepting audition applications for Jazz Band Classic's upcoming season! About Jazz Band Classic The New York Youth Symphony's opportunities for young musicians include a merit-based tuition-free swing-era jazz band ...

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Further Musings of a Jazz Camp Junkie: 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
August 12, 2010

By William S. Sinclair In 2005 I posted an article about some jazz camps I had attended. This is a follow-up to that article. Since that time I have attended three others you might enjoy reading about. North Woods Jazz Camp The first of these, a small and intimate gathering run by Kim Richmond and his partner Clay Jenkins, took place at a resort called Holiday Acres, in mid-May, by Lake Thompson just outside the little town of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. ...

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Musician Edward Weiss Develops "Paiku" -- A New Piano Improvisation Technique

Source: Edward Weiss
August 7, 2010

Teacher, author and composer Edward Weiss has come up with a novel and intriguing method for helping his students learn the joys of musical improvisation (or improv for short) on the piano. He's christened it Paiku—a fusion of the word piano and the Japanese poetic art of haiku. A haiku is a short poem about a present moment experience. So a Paiku is the exact same thing, only for music. So, how exactly is Paiku played? Paiku is a short ...

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Chris Potter's Latest ArtistShare Projects

Source: Brian Camelio
August 4, 2010

With his band Underground taking audiences around the world by storm, Chris Potter is clearly one of the most in demand musicians on the scene today. Although Chris' schedule has him touring and traveling consistently, musicians around the world now have the opportunity to learn from Chris' expertise. The Chris Potter Online Lessons project from ArtistShare allows fans and students to access the creative process of Chris Potter with lessons ranging from American Songbook Standards, Bebop and Modal, all the ...

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What I Learned at NMS: You Have 10 Seconds

Source: HypeBot
July 28, 2010

This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv; he was our featured corespondent at New Music Seminar in New York.

10 seconds to engage someone--to impress them.

In his research for Futurehit.DNA, Jay Frank discovered an impressive trend: Shorter song intros lead to better sales. “2/3 of bestselling songs have an intro that's less than 7 seconds." The average intro length for Top 25 songs is 6.6 seconds. “You really have 10 seconds to engage people."

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Litchfield Jazz Camp Presents the 3rd Annual Jazz College Fair Night July 28th

Source: Lindsey Turner
July 27, 2010

Kent, CT--Litchfield Jazz Camp (est. 1997) is a total jazz immersion where students ages 13 through adult learn and play in a non-competitive environment on the campus of Kent School in Kent, CT. Students rehearse in combos with others at their level 15 hours a week, study music theory, perform and jam, learn from guest artists and listen to the camp's elite faculty led by Music Director Don Braden. Litchfield Jazz Camp runs in one-to--four week sessions which began on ...

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