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David Skorton Talks Berklee Online, The Future Of Education
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HypeBot
Famed educator and music enthusiast David Skorton recently opted to give online education a shot in the form of a music course. Here he shares his experience and talks about what he sees as the future of online education. Guest post from Berklee Online Renowned educator David J. Skorton has been playing music as a hobby for nearly 60 years, so it makes sense that when he first decided to test the waters of online education, he dipped into a music ...
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Where's The Beat? From Ancient Rhythms To Future Grooves For Gizmos, Gadgets And Thingamajigs
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Matthew Montfort
The classic “world beat bible" by Matthew Montfort is now bringing these ancient rhythms into the grooves of the future with content for digital audio workstations, sequencers, computers, tablets, smartphones, CD players, and other gizmos! Where's the Beat? A. West Africa, Bali, and India, birthplaces of polyrhythm, gamelan, and tala. B. Within every performer, where musical dreams are made. C. In a rhythm training manual by Matthew Montfort called Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities. ...
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Berklee Promotes Panos Panay to VP for Innovation and Strategy
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HypeBot
Panos A. Panay has been named vice president for innovation and strategy at the Berklee College of Music. Longtime Hypebot readers will remember Panay as the pioneering music tech entrepreneur that founded Sonicbids. In his new role as vice president for innovation and strategy at the Berklee College of Music, Panos Panay will spearhead initiatives and strategies to prepare music, dance, and theater graduates for a tech-oriented future. Panay, a Berklee grad who founded Sonicbids, will remain the director of ...
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Jazz Masters Barry Harris And Rufus Reid Featured At 2017 Straight Ahead Jazz Camp
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Adriana Prieto
From July 17-21 2017 The Jazz Institute of Chicago in collaboration with Columbia College Chicago will offer five days of interactive explorations of jazz via lectures, demonstrations, hands-on clinics and jam sessions during its 9th annual Straight Ahead Jazz Camp. Designed for adults age 18 and up and open to the general public, the camp provides an opportunity for jazz educators, music students, jazz enthusiasts and musicians to immerse themselves in the scholarship and performance of jazz. The camp is ...
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Collection Society Demands Copyright Fees From Music Schools For Teaching Music
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HypeBot
While collection societies should often go the extra mile to liberally interpret copyright laws in order to get money for content creators and licensees, one company in Japan has taken things a step further, insisting music schools pay up for teaching children how to play music. Read on and tell us if you agree... Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt A brief review of our past stories about copyright collection societies should paint you a fairly complete picture on ...
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Eastman School Of Music And ArtistShare Join Forces To Promote Student And Alumni Careers
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Brian Camelio
Will promote competitively selected Eastman musicians through the Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Program Students and recent alumni of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will now have an opportunity to join a very special family of professional artists. Eastman and ArtistShare have announced an exclusive partnership to recognize and support the career and artistic development of exceptional Eastman students and alumni. ArtistShare, founded in 2001 as the Internet’s first “crowdfunding” platform for creative artists, will promote competitively selected Eastman ...
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Detroit School Of Arts Builds A Community Through Music [VIDEO]
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In this short documentary, we delve into the inner working of the Detroit School for Arts, a GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award Recipient working to provide young people with opportunity through music. Guest Post by the Recording Academy on Medium As part of The Recording Academy’s educational mission, GRAMMY in the Schools programs seek to influence the lives of young people by opening windows of opportunity through music that can provide for their futures. GRAMMY Signature Schools, a program under ...
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Music Education Monday: A lesson from Peter Erskine on playing with brushes
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today for Music Education Monday, you can get a video lesson from famed drummer Peter Erskine on “Playing Brushes With All Styles Of Music." First gaining wide attention in the mid-1970s as a member of Stan Kenton's big band, Erskine (pictured) can be heard on more than 600 albums encompassing styles including jazz, funk, rock, pop and more. He has performed and/or recorded with headliners such as Weather Report, Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Steps Ahead, Kate Bush, and ...
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