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Jazz saxophonist Chris Potter inspires Drake students to pursue musical innovation
By Lisa Lacher Drake University recently played host to a master class and concert by Chris Potter, a Grammy nominee and renowned jazz saxophonist and composer. Both events were well attended by Drake students and faculty, as well as members of the Des Moines community and music enthusiasts from across the state. The master class, which ...
Paramount Pictures Works with Berklee Students on Film Music Project
Paramount Pictures is working with a team of 40 student interns from Boston's Berklee College of Music to create the first full-function database of its immense archive of film music. The online music library database will make it easier for filmmakers and others to access music and obtain rights to music from the Paramount catalog for ...
Lecture on Bob Dylan February 23 at University of the Pacific
Bob Dylan Expert to Discuss Folk Icon's Connection to the Blues During his nearly 50 years in the music business, Bob Dylan has been labeled the “voice of a generation and “America's Troubadour." He often is described as a genius, a music sensation who seemed to appear nearly out of thin air after being selected by ...
It's Official: First Master Degree in Beatles Awarded
Back in 2009, Liverpool Hope University launched a Master Of Arts course, titled The Beatles—Popular Music and Society. A Canadian woman has become the first person to graduate with the degree. In the course, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy told the BBC that she studied, “how The Beatles came to be. What the political and social climate was and ...
Aguilar Amplification announces Bass Master Class with Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten band)
Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten band) will be returning to NYC for a second Aguilar Artist Series Master Class. Attendees will also get to play through the new Tone Hammer 500 amp and the SL 112 and SL 410 cabinets, which made a successful launch at this year's winter NAMM show. The class, to be held on ...
Jazz Arts Group's PBJ & Jazz Series Welcomes Columbus Vocal Treasure Mary McClendon
Columbus vocal treasure Mary McClendon and friends bring their talent to the Lincoln Theatre ballroom on Saturday, February 12 for a Valentine's Day-themed PBJ & Jazz concert presented by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) and Bob Evans Farms. Mary McClendon has been a regular on the central Ohio jazz scene since the late 1970s. ...
Irish Musicians and Poets Performing at Berklee College in Boston on January 27
A line-up of great Irish traditional musicians are performing at the David Friend Recital Hall at Berklee College of Music in Boston on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Berklee instructor and champion mandolin player John McGann leads an all star line-up that includes Sean Gannon, All-Ireland champion on the button accordion. ...
Piano Teacher's New Book Shows You How to Play New Age Piano
Edward Weiss has announced the release of his new book, “Free to be Creative at the Piano: A Revolutionary Approach to Music Making." Weiss is a well-known pianist and composer, and the webmaster of Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music. His new 342-page book is available in paperback at Amazon.com and retails for $12.97. The book is ...
New Lesson Just Released: Chordscales of Minor ii-V-i Progressions
The derivation of chordscales for minor ii-V-i progressions is less straightforward than with major ii-V-Is. Each minor key has three scales whereas each major key has just one. In this lesson, watch as the chordscales for minor ii-V-i progressions are derived from their component 13th chords and then see how the resulting chordscales are used by ...
Piano Lessons By Quiescence Music Passes 1,000 Subscribers Mark
One of the most popular learn-at-home courses available online is Edward Weiss's Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music. In just a few short years, Weiss has amassed over 1,000 subscribers to his non-traditional method of learning to play the piano. “My method is extremely popular since it doesn't involve long hours of practicing scales and arranging student's ...
