With budgetary assistance from Joe Pappas and the Jeffco Viking Band Camp, Jefferson College’s music department was looking for a great sounding and versatile sound systems for the band and choir rehearsal rooms. They wanted portability, great sound, and high quality recording capability. Joel Vanderheyden contacted me with specific criteria in mind and I set out to design a system…
MOREYour students could spend WEEKS going through all of the resources in this post – curated from J.W. Pepper – by Mary Rogelstad – Throughout the years, J.W. Pepper has been fortunate to interview many jazz musicians who have shared their experiences perfecting these jazz basics, along with explaining how to make them accessible to students. Here are some of…
MOREBy Ray Benton, Technology and Media Specialist, Nottelmann Music – Why Maynard Ferguson? With all of the great jazz artists in history, what’s so special about the late Maynard Ferguson? Critics say his showmanship was over that top. “He’s a one-trick-pony. He plays screaming high notes and nothing else.” Well, this observer is proposing that Maynard Ferguson made a unique contribution…
MOREAn exclusive webinar from Nottelmann Music, with Rob Babel – Whether your jazz ensemble meets daily or once or twice a week – whether you have years of experience or you are new to teaching jazz – you’ll find lots of tips and ideas in this webinar on jazz ensemble best practices. This is a blog version of our complete…
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