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Need some inspiration to get more practice time in? Check out some of the articles below: 1. Paralyzed by Perfection – Advice for finding the balance between “perfect” and “good enough” because neither is the right answer. 2. Putting in the Time – Why you should make more time for practice. 3. 8 Ways to …
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There are a ton of great books out that detail the lives of some of the most influential jazz musicians and one of our goals is to help you choose some of the best reading material available to you. So, we decided to take a look at Amazon to see what 10 of the most …
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Alright, let’s play a game inspired by Darren Rowse over at DPS Photography School and put together a hypothetical situation. Let’s say you walk into a popular music store in your area. The owner tells you he’s going to give you $5,000 to spend on anything you want in the store, but you only have …
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Author: Keith Wyatt and Carl Schroeder Publisher: Hal Leonard Publication Date: September 1, 2002 Price: $6.15 on Kindle and $7.19 Paperback Edition: Paperback, 176 Pages I bought my first copy of the Hal Leonard Pocket Music Theory: A Comprehensive and Convenient Source for All Musicians when I was in high school. I had signed up …
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One of the most important things you can do for yourself both personally and for your career is to constantly look for new ways to grow, learn, and improve. And we’re not just talking about practice. There are two sides of music: the art and the business. So whether you are an up-and-coming artist, a …
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“Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough – that we should try again.” – Julia Cameron We often want things to be perfect – the songs we write, the way we …
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Gypsy Jazz, or jazz manouche, is a style of music that is said to have originated in France and made popular by guitarist Django Reinhardt along with violinist Stephane Grappelli during the 1930s. Gypsy Jazz is defined by the percussive rhythmic strumming of the guitar known as la pompe, essentially quick up-down strum followed by …
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Last night, we returned from the third annual 2014 World Youth Jazz Festival held in Putrajaya, Malaysia and we can’t tell you how amazed we were at all of the young, talented artists we saw perform as part of the event. The 2014 World Youth Jazz Fest (WYJF) was hosted at the Putrajaya International Convention …
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Rheuben Allen, a saxophone and woodwind repairman based in California, has contributed a number of articles to Teen Jazz on instrument repair and music in general. Because he specializes in sax repair, the majority of his articles have been on that particular topic. Here is a collection of saxophone repair tips from Rheuben Allen. Why …
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DC Music School, founded by guitarist Denis Chang, is getting ready to officially launch later this year. The online school offers a variety of lessons and materials in the rock, jazz and gypsy music styles through play-a-longs, videos and pdf etudes/charts. For the time being, many of the lessons are geared towards guitarists and violinists, …
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