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Music Education

Urban Music Ed Programs Travel the Winding Road to the Concert Hall

June 6, 2011

I recently came across two separate articles profiling urban music education programs in Chicago and New York. The Seattle Times’ Martha Irvine wrote about a Chicago inner-city school striving to raise money to save its orchestra, while NPR’s Jeff Lunden reported on a young music conservatory graduate preparing his Brooklyn elementary school violin students for [...]

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Three Chicagoland High School Students to Perform Side by Side Concert with Chicago Philharmonic

May 12, 2011

Three Chicago-area high school students will get a taste of life as a professional musician as part of the Chicago Philharmonic‘s Side by Side program. John Lin, Ben Wagner, and Shea Acott were invited to participate in the program which pairs high school musicians with seasoned orchestra members. The program will culminate when the students [...]

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Chicago Opera Theater and Chicago Public Schools to Team up for Fantastic Student Performances

April 30, 2011

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is continuing its quest to bring opera to Chicago elementary school students with the 11th year of its Opera for All educational outreach program. In conjunction with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), COT’s program joined students throughout the academic year at Lionel Hampton Fine & Performing Arts School, Dewitt Clinton [...]

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Fulfill Your Glee Fantasies at The Music Institute of Chicago

April 4, 2011

Are you a grown-up Glee addict? Do you ever dream of going back to high school just to sing in a show choir? Well now, The Music Institute of Chicago is offering a pop song and dance program for Gleeks over 18 years old which would make Mr. Shuester proud. You’ll perform pop song mash-ups [...]

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Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy Announces Residency by Cleveland Institute of Music Viola Instructors

March 15, 2011

The Music Institute of Chicago’s (MIC) Academy program is a nationally known center for highly gifted pre-college musicians. Beginning in September 2011, the Academy will welcome six world-renowned viola instructors from the Cleveland Institute of Music to conduct master classes, chamber music coaching, seminars, and individual instruction. The residency will prepare students for conservatory study [...]

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DVD Review: VIOLIN & VIOLA ERGONOMICS by Julie Lyonn Lieberman

March 7, 2011

World-renowned music educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman‘s latest DVD, Violin and Viola Ergonomics ($23.95, 90 min., distributed by Hal Leonard), provides a comprehensive overview of the issues that determine instrument position and support. This DVD provides valuable tips for players of all levels about healthy playing habits and posture. Ms. Lieberman covers a broad range of [...]

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Join the Steve Vai Online Guitar Lesson And Help Set a Record Today

March 3, 2011

Here is a quick reminder to tune in today at 1:30 PM EST to join Steve Vai and help set a new world record. Berkleemusic will donate one dollar for every person that joins the online lesson to the Steve Vai Online Scholarship Fund, which is designed to reward and assist outstanding students studying in [...]

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P.S. 22 Children’s Choir Steals the Show at the Oscars

February 28, 2011

If last night’s show-stealing performance by the P.S. 22 choir doesn’t prove the value of music in the schools, then I don’t know what will. The 64-member fifth-grade chorus from P.S. 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island, closed out the Academy Awards with their stirring performance of “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. Under the direction of Gregg [...]

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Music Lovers of All Ages Can Spring into March with Offerings from the Music Institute of Chicago

February 10, 2011

The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) is not only one of the oldest community music schools in Illinois but also one of the most respected in the nation. MIC will spring into March with offerings to delight music lovers of all ages – an adult music appreciation class entitled “The Art of Listening” beginning March [...]

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Steve Vai Attempting To Teach Largest Online Guitar Lesson

February 9, 2011

To many guitarists around the world, Steve Vai is a hero and guitar God.  He has chops that make many drool.  Many of us wish we could make the guitar sing like he does. He has awesome tapping abilities.  And the good news, Vai wants to share some of his abilities with the world and [...]

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