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August30th

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Tips on How to Learn and Play Jazz

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Tips on How to Learn and Play Jazz

Jazz is truly a great music genre and is featured with an exclusive style thereby making a large number of people the true fans of this music type. If you are really looking forward to learn to play jazz, what better option can be than to start it online. These online learn to play jazz lessons involve teaching how to play different musical instruments of jazz such as guitar and drums.

There are online jazz music schools which contribute a lot in helping the interested people to learn to play jazz and that too in a really easy manner and without involving much time. This online mode of learning jazz music online is gaining huge popularity both among the youngsters as well as the adults who desire to know each and every section of jazz music genre. The best part about these online jazz classes is that the students can learn their favorite music type by enjoying the comforts of their homes and at any point of time when they are free. Read More | Comments
August26th

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WHO is CARA LAGREEN?

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Cara received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she performed at the Arden, Wilma, Merrriam, and The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts portraying the second nurse from the left in the world premiere musical “I’ll Be Seeing You”. She debuted her cabaret in NY at the legendary Don’t tell mama theatre and toured it to Los Angeles at the Wyndham Bellage hotel and the Whitefire Theatre. She performed with Palmer Productions as Claire in Personals and Rhetta in her favorite musical of all time Pump Boys and Dinnetts. Cara has performed at the Weathervane Theater in New Hampshire, The NASA Space Center, she has sung in the White House with Don Ho from Hawaii and with Debbie Reynolds in Las Vegas. Locally Cara has been seen at South Coast Repertory Theater, KCAL 9’s Hour of Power at the Crystal Cathedral and recently performend in the hit show, “Dancing Queen” on board the historic Queen Mary in Long Beach (Much easier to dance and sing on a ship that doesn’t move).

Cara holds a certificate in songwriting from the Berkley School of Music in Boston and received an honorable mention in the Song of the Year songwriting competition for her original song Closed Book.

Cara is a member of The Actors Equity Association and The American Federation of Radio and Television Artists. Read More | Comments
August26th

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Watch Movie “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage” 2010

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Watch Movie “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage” 2010

An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band’s musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the ’70s to their current heavy rock style. Read More | Comments
August22nd

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Music and Music Teaching: Perception by Now and Then

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Music and Music Teaching: Perception by Now and Then

Music nowadays seems to be one of the most popular hobbies that the youngsters are indulging in. For some, it may be just a pure form of entertainment or a way of living, whereas for the others, it can be a serious escape from their stressful lives. They use music as a medium of conveying their suppressed emotions. Not too surprisingly, it makes them really into music.

Because of the different influences that the youth are exposed into, they are easily acquiring the curiosity of engaging into learning music. It may not exactly be reading musical notes and the other formal stuff regarding such, but at least, something highly relevant to it like playing musical instruments or simply singing. Read More | Comments
August21st

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Music Education Resources and Tips for Teachers

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Music Education Resources and Tips for Teachers

Music education has been included in many curricula in different nations around the globe. However, since not all students are musically-inclined, not all of them are motivated to learn music. As a result, they are no longer excited to experience formal music schooling inside their classrooms. With this conflict of interests, music teachers are then challenged or pressured on how they could make their students learn and love music at the same time.

To basically adhere to the problem, they are determined to research the latest music teacher resources. Since both teaching and learning are two dynamic processes, music teachers and their students should meet half way adjusting to the kind of individuals they are.

And because they are up to music education, these music teachers need to update their lists and records with the most modern trends and techniques, which are believed to be very effective and influential with the kind of students they have right now. From time to time, there could have been new music teacher resources that could Read More | Comments