Monday, March 29, 2010

Part 2: Jazz Appreciation Month Challenge

Yesterday I wrote about my Jazz Appreciation Month Challenge, to start playing music, if you have ever wanted to do that, and to join me in seeking to create a deeper connection with music. It doesn't matter what you start with, guitar, piano, recorder, your voice — the important thing is to create the connection, and to just have fun and feel the joy of playing.

I'm asking for help from my jazz tweeps, by tweeting or sending me any good beginning music resources you know of — teachers, books, stores, videos, web sites, good instruments to start with, good beginning mouthpieces for horns, good music for beginners to listen to, or any other resources that would be helpful to beginning musicians. If I get good responses, I'll post them on the blog.

Thanks in advance for your help.

twitjazznet@gmail.com

2 comments:

  1. Hi Maryam:

    Clem DeRosa at cderosa75@aol.com, 201-461-3327, runs American Jazz Venues (a non-profit). They present free big-band concerts played by the best of the best of jazz and stage-band musicians in the NY-Metro area and sometimes beyond. The concerts are offered to introduce and expand jazz education in schools (h.s. and m.s., generally) free, for use as fundraisers and benefits as well as just plain great concerts. The website is in flux but can be found at http://AmericanJazzVenues.org. There's also a DVD of a concert program available.
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