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From March 1 to May 20, 2014 D’Addario Woodwinds (formerly Rico Reeds) is inviting saxophonists and clarinet players between the ages of 13-19 to submit videos of themselves playing any solo piece from their annual state competition list via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #takefirst. You can also upload your videos directly to the …
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Author: Daniel J. Levitin Publisher: Plume Publication Date: August 28th 2007 Price: $18.00 Edition: Paperback, 226 Pages According to the author, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, is “about the science of music, from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience.” (p. 11) It provides an extensive two chapter introduction to …
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[twocol_one] Where did you go to school? I did my undergraduate degree at Long Island University at C.W. Post, majoring in classical piano and minoring in accounting. During this time, I was studying saxophone as well. I did my Masters Degree at New York University, in Music Education. [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] Sax Player Reggie Padilla Located …
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Each month we’re going to feature a few songs or albums that we’re listening to here at Teen Jazz. We’ll showcase the playlists of our host, Shannon Kennedy, as well as a few of our Teen Jazz Artists, Contributors and Influences. We hope you enjoy getting an inside look, and even more importantly, we hope …
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I am a few days late posting about this site – but to throw in a cliché – better late than never. I recently discovered FAWM through Nick Stozier over at Song Written and I am pretty excited about it. For those of you who are unfamiliar with FAWM (like me), it is February Album …
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I’ve been going to NAMM almost every year since 2004 and I’ve had the opportunity to see a number of changes in music technology, instruments and products over the last decade. This year’s NAMM took place at the Anaheim Convention Center January 23-26, 2014, and as always, it was exciting to be a part of …
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The Blues scale is, I feel, one of my most important scales to learn as it can be used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music such as: Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Latin, Gospel, New Age, Reggae, Calypso. The Blues Scale Learning the blues scale is a great way to start your …
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Record, Plan, Launch and Sell your next album and keep it all organized with The Album Checklist Bundle. We’ll walk you through it, step-by-step, and make the process simple. There’s a lot to worry about when you’re planning an album – the writing, arranging, recording, marketing, and release – and there’s a ton of information …
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Author(s): Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon Publisher: ADG Productions Publication Date: 2009 Price: $21.95 (for book/cd) $16.95 (for PDF/mp3 files) Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves is available on Amazon. I recently stumbled upon a series of books originally published in 2009 entitled “Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves” from ADG Productions. If the name sounds familiar, it …
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Happy New Year’s everyone! To celebrate the start of 2014, we thought that we would share a few fun facts and accomplishments on Teen Jazz in the last year. 2013 was our first full year since the site was relaunched (we started back up in August 2012). Here’s our very first article since our relaunch, but …
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