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• A. R. Rahman selling 2010 calendar for “education for the less privileged kids”

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  Nevada (US), Dec 21 (ANI): Oscar winning musician A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has come up with a Calendar 2010 in aid of “education for the less privileged children”.With pictures of Rahman in various music related moods/settings and his thoughts on topics like love, music, and language; this desk-top ...
  18 hours ago

• Why are the students on University Challenge so musically illiterate?

  
  Telegraph.co.uk Culture Blog — Authority: 595
  University Challenge is in most respects a comfort zone for the intelligentsia. One of the last surviving remnants of undummed-down TV culture still allowed to celebrate the world of scholarship and learning without irony or self-obsessed presenters going ‘on a journey’ (theoretically into the deeper reaches of ...
  2 days ago

• The joys and challenges of teaching 13-year olds how to break

  
  The Click Heard Round the World — Authority: 425
  Yesterday I had the pleasure of teaching a hip-hop workshop to a group of Global Kids teens in the Bronx, which was a unique challenge for me for a number of reasons. Heres how it went. Global Kids has been running programs at the middle school IS229 for the past couple of years, exposing these young people to new ...
  4 days ago

• Jupiter Jas-567gl Alto Saxophone - £358.75 - Musical Instruments

  
  Link Fiend — Authority: 155
  £358.75 Info / Buy Product Information Jupiter 500 Series Saxophones have been developed and produced with the guidance of professional musicians from all parts of the music industry to produce an instrument that meets the requirments of both music education ...
  4 days ago

• Ben Folds is a judge on NBC’s ‘The Sing-off’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  New York City, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new musical show began on NBC, called ‘The Sing-Off’. It is quite similar to the ‘American Idol’ show, but the only difference is that instead of the individuals, this new show has groups performing.And another major difference is that, the groups sing in their own ...
  6 days ago

• School Is Hell [Education]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 863
  How academia should be: "Hideous Gnosis, a six-hour theory symposium on black-metal music" at a Williamsburg bar last weekend. Talks included "Perpetual Rot: Obsessive Cycles of Deterioration," on "liminal death-space in the work of Xasthur." Screw college . [ NYT. Related ]
  6 days ago

• In the Meantime

  
  Andy Zweibel — Authority: 92
  While I’m finishing up the semester and getting ready to put some posts up about my cooking experiment , here’s a little something to pass the time: Hey elementary school teachers: don’t you ever tell me that a student “can’t do much” again. Do I make myself clear? Happy Holidays! Oh, and happy ...
  1 week ago

• Elton John Gives to Child He Can’t Adopt

  
  Forgotten Journal — Authority: 132
  Even though Elton John was denied rights to adopt a 14-month old Ukrainian boy last September due to his age and lack of marital status, the singer has decided not to let that stop him from providing for the little guy that has meant so much to him. The music man’s partner David Furnish said that Elton intends on ...
  1 week ago

• Sesame Street + Philip Glass = Crazy Brain Explosion

  
  mental_floss Blog — Authority: 690
  In 1979, Philip Glass composed some music for Sesame Street; the music was used to back geometric animations showing how a simple circle could be subdivided and repeated to make more complex shapes and patterns (in much the same way that Glass’s music uses patterns, repetition, and subtle alteration to create melody ...
  1 week ago

• Monday Morning Music Mix -Education News From All Over ~12-14-09

  
  Music, Technology and Education: Mustech.net — Authority: 112
  *stockvault.net Monday’s Music Quote, John Williams: “So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it’s gratifying to have something you have done linger in people’s memories.”.   The Morning Music News Follows Directly, Standby: More than 60 pianos ...
  1 week ago

• Sunday Review: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin

  
  Derek Neighbors — Authority: 125
  Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands. Take Away: Deliberate practice is hard work, but is the only sure way to becoming excellent at something. &url; More from Derek Neighbors ...
  1 week ago

• Want To Play An Instrument? Get Ready With 4 Tips

  
  electronics-council.com — Authority: 164
  Learning how to play an instrument can be difficult of lots of people. As a result, it is vital that you begin getting ready before you actually start learning. There are several things that you should do that are important, the first of which is learning to read music. No matter what musical instrument you decide to ...
  1 week ago

• The Vision of a World Memory Theatre

  
  New Paradigm Digest — Authority: 131
  Peter Oldfield and I have been friends for many years. More than anyone I know, Peter defines a spiritually motivated man living a simple and elegant life. Peter has traveled the world as a tour guide, been an actor, art dealer, colorist, interior designer, entrepreneur, arts center host and is currently living at a ...
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• MakeMusic’s Monthly SmartMusic Subscription Report- November 2009

  
  Your Story — Authority: 584
  MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) today announced monthly subscription results for SmartMusic®, the music learning software for band, orchestra and voic
  1 week ago

• A More Jewish Version of St. Paul

  
  Idea of the Day — Authority: 581
  Tuesday | Todays idea: St. Paul, the apostle long considered the progenitor of anti-Semitism, never left the Jewish faith, a new generation of scholars argues. [ Tablet ]
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• Grammy Award Winning Harmonica Virtuoso Howard Levy Launches the First Online Personal Video Exchange, the Howard Levy Harmonica School

  
  Your Story — Authority: 584
  (1888PressRelease) Grammy® Award winner Howard Levy in conjunction with ArtistWorks Inc. (AWI), is excited to launch The Howard Levy Harmonica School (HLHS)
  2 weeks ago

• iPhones Replace Musical Instruments at University

  
  50 Records — Authority: 123
  The University of Michigan is replacing instruments with iPhones in a course titled “Building a Mobile Phone Ensemble.” Taught by scientist and musician Georg Essl, students are learning to “design, build and play instruments on their Apple Inc. smartphones.” iPhone applications like Ocarina allow the phone ...
  2 weeks ago

• An iPhone orchestra -- something you dont hear every day

  
  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Authority: 761
  Filed under: Multimedia , Odds and ends , iPhone , Music The department of Computing and Engineering and the School of Music at the University of Michigan have teamed up to offer an interesting course as part of their music program. Students are learning to make music using an iPhone or iPod touch . The ...
  2 weeks ago

• An iPhone orchestra — something you don’t hear every day

  
  Sell Off Music — Authority: 164
  Filed under: Multimedia , Odds and ends , iPhone , Music The department of Computing and Engineering and the School of Music at the University of Michigan have teamed up to offer an interesting course as part of their music program. Students are learning to make music using an iPhone or iPod touch . The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Powerline A.D.’s The Media And Their Music Feature Returns With Hayley McQueen Of Manchester United’s MUTV

  
  Powerline A.D. — Authority: 134
  Powerline A.D.’s The Media and Their Music feature, in which we ask different members of the media about their musical tastes and other music-related issues, has returned for a second installment. This one features Hayley McQueen (pictured above), a reporter and host for Manchester United’s TV station MUTV. In ...
  2 weeks ago

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