48 Hour Film Project
Saturday, April 25 Filed in: video
I’m currently planning to participate in the 48 Hour Film Project in Chicago
with a couple friends.
Seems like this section of the website would be a good place to document any interesting plans or events that lead up to the 48HFP. Find out what happens when two teachers and a brewer-turned-photographer get together to do something they have no real experience doing.
Seems like this section of the website would be a good place to document any interesting plans or events that lead up to the 48HFP. Find out what happens when two teachers and a brewer-turned-photographer get together to do something they have no real experience doing.
Chick Corea Trio Transcription
Saturday, February 14 Filed in: jazz
There’s a new transcription added to the free jazz section of the
website: a transcription of Chick Corea, John
Patitucci, and Dave Weckl from the album
Akoustic Band
.
It’s a couple choruses of “My One and Only Love”
and there’s a recording of the transcription as
played by...uh...a computer - which I guess is the
exact opposite of the whole point of
transcriptions. But, hey, you might already have
the
Akoustic Band
album anyway, and if you don’t you can apparently
get it for $50.98 on Amazon.com. Seems steep, no?
.
It’s a couple choruses of “My One and Only Love”
and there’s a recording of the transcription as
played by...uh...a computer - which I guess is the
exact opposite of the whole point of
transcriptions. But, hey, you might already have
the
Akoustic Band
album anyway, and if you don’t you can apparently
get it for $50.98 on Amazon.com. Seems steep, no?
Apple.com: Producing Lilly Allen
Saturday, February 14 Filed in: software
I always enjoy an article on using software from start
to finish on a project. Always a bit of an
advertisement for the software but an interesting read
for Logic users nonetheless. From
the article:
“For synth stuff, I almost always used Logic’s ES2,” he says. I’m just so much quicker at getting what I want on ES2 than on anything else, and I always get the sound that I want. Using the random button, I found a really amazing screaming synth sound that I used both on “Everyone’s At It” and “Go Back to the Start.”
I’m on my way to check out the random button that I didn’t know existed. Nice.
“For synth stuff, I almost always used Logic’s ES2,” he says. I’m just so much quicker at getting what I want on ES2 than on anything else, and I always get the sound that I want. Using the random button, I found a really amazing screaming synth sound that I used both on “Everyone’s At It” and “Go Back to the Start.”
I’m on my way to check out the random button that I didn’t know existed. Nice.
Play-a-long Track Available
Monday, February 09 Filed in: jazz
There’s a new play-a-long track available for the combo
chart, Just a Minor Mix-up. Download it
today, or send your students here download it and
start practicing their improvisation over a few
minor chords.
Combo Chart
Monday, February 02 Filed in: jazz
There are a lot of great tunes to play in a combo
format, but sometimes educators want to have a tune
that’s easier to improvise on and allows the students
to focus on one or two improvisational skills.
In the free jazz section of the website, a new combo chart has been added to serve just this purpose. Students will be able to focus on five minor scales and the melody is easy and follows the changes in an easy-to-understand way.
In the free jazz section of the website, a new combo chart has been added to serve just this purpose. Students will be able to focus on five minor scales and the melody is easy and follows the changes in an easy-to-understand way.
Free Big Band Chart
Saturday, January 24 Filed in: jazz
Band directors: take a moment to send
me your name and email on the school contact page and
I’ll send you a link to a free chart for your jazz
band. Visit the jazz page to listen to the mp3 of
Between Us, and then, hey, send me a
message and you’ll get the score and parts.
Nothing beats free.*
*Incidentally, I’ll protect your information and promise not to sell it to an off-shore spam company no matter how much money they throw at me. There’s a big market in the spam industry for jazz director email addresses.
Thanks for visiting!
*Incidentally, I’ll protect your information and promise not to sell it to an off-shore spam company no matter how much money they throw at me. There’s a big market in the spam industry for jazz director email addresses.
Thanks for visiting!
Jazz Downloads
Monday, January 19 Filed in: jazz
Visit the new free music page in the jazz
section for a new solo transcription to download.
It’s a fairly simple piano solo as performed by
Bob Florence from the album
Earth: The Bob Florence Limited Edition
.
Dial up the title track on the album and this is
the first 12 bars of the piece. Bob Florence was a great arranger
and sublime pianist. I hope you enjoy this short
transcription!
.
Dial up the title track on the album and this is
the first 12 bars of the piece. Bob Florence was a great arranger
and sublime pianist. I hope you enjoy this short
transcription!