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Squarepushin on the Akai APC40 – Ableton – YouTube

Yazan: Jason | 01 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: education

This is the MIDI controller that I use with all my students in my electronic music class–cool class, huh? Squarepushin on the Akai APC40 – Ableton – YouTube.

New Summer Festival – fresh inc festival

Yazan: Jason | 27 December 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education

Check out this new “summer festival” from the people behind Fifth House Ensemble here in Chicago.  What a great (and hugely useful) new event! fresh inc festival

Ball State Double Bass Professorship – accepting applications now

Yazan: Jason | 09 December 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, education

  JOB OPPORTUNITY: Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, is accepting applications for assistant/associate professor of music performance, double bass. This tenure-track faculty position is available August 17, 2012. Responsibilities include teaching graduate and undergraduate applied double bass, double bass repertoire and pedagogy; coaching chamber music; providing an artistic model in a fine arts setting; [...]

Illinois ASTA Award Nominations Due 11/1/11

Yazan: Jason | 30 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education

Nominations for the IL-ASTA teacher awards are due November 1. If you have an outstanding teacher that you’d like to nominate for this award, please follow the link below and fill out the nomination form: Illinois ASTA Award Nomination Form.

Donald Schleicher Conducting Workshop in Chicago 12/15-18/11

Yazan: Jason | 28 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education

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