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We’ve decided to start a new series on Teen Jazz where we answer specific questions that have been submitted by our readers. If you have a question about music, performance or the music business, please feel free to post them in the comments! WHAT SHOULD I FOCUS ON DURING JAZZ PRACTICE? The goal of practice, …
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It’s officially summer (especially here in California where the temperature is already over 100 degrees!) and the year is halfway through. We’ve enjoyed 2013 quite a bit and we hope you have too! So far this year we have a number of popular articles on Teen Jazz – thanks to you! – and we’d like …
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This article originally appeared on my foreign language blog, but I thought that it would be great to include it here as well. I’d like to share a few productivity apps that I use on a daily basis (or have used) to help manage my music projects and tasks. There are three applications (I list …
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Last week I had the opportunity to see not one, but two music legends perform. The first concert I attended was that of George Benson at the McCallum Theater in Palm Springs on February 16, 2013. The second was BB King at the House of Blues in Anaheim on February 22, 2013. Both of these …
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Here are some jazz phrases that we like and found entertaining. There are so many more than what we’ve listed here, so feel free to add your favorites in the comments! The Apple – New York City. Axe – An instrument. Bag – A particular interest. Balloon lungs – A wind player with plenty of …
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This past year, Teen Jazz has grown back into the site it was when I managed it full time almost ten years ago! I wish I had the numbers to compare, but unfortunately, I only added analytics to the site back in August of this year. A few of the most popular searches bring readers …
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Rhythm… Some people have it and some people don’t, but why? Research suggests that your parents may be to blame, or thank, depending on which end of the spectrum you ended up. In an article published by the Associated Press, research revealing that babies develop rhythm when they are bounced. The same went for singing …
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