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Cranes

Hai der.

So continuing my effort to make 1,000,000 paper cranes for peace, I made a video using about half of the cranes that I had a couple days ago. Please check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQY03NzQJT8

Love,
Eve

bassline magazine

There's three weeks left in school, and Bassline is almost ready for publication! So tell your friends, your enemies, and even some strangers about this awesome new music magazine! Soon it will be ready to buy so don't miss your chance to buy this unique, original magazine. I know I won't!
lerf,
cara  

Good Albums to Get You Introduced to Jazz

If you are just starting to listen and get interested in jazz here are five albums that are considered very influential and classic (these are just some that I love):
1. John Coltrance - A Love Supreme
2. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
3. Thelonuis Monk - Straight, No Chaser
4. John Coltrane - Blue Train
5. Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert

And a bonus modern jazz album that I think just can not be missed:
Jason Moran - TEN

Some refrences:
http://www.chordstrike.com/2009/04/the-100-greatest-jazz-albums-of-all-time.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000371201
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/arts/music/19chinen.html

Here are some tips for improvising! Enjoy!

1.) Know your scales! Being comfortable with your scales can allow you to be more comfortable when you solo.
2.) Play out! The louder and more confident you play, the less people will notice when you make mistakes.
3.) Be creative! Use reoccurring rhythms, syncopations, and jazz swing to keep your audience's attention.
4.) LISTEN. Listen to the rhythm section. Listen to other musician's improvisation. Listen to jazz in general!
5.) Less is more. You don't have to play ever second of the solo, in fact adding rests is characteristic of mature musicians.
For more improv tips visit:
http://www.wikihow.com/Improvise-on-the-Saxophone
http://www.bflatmusic.com/improvise.html

Cranes for Peace

Hello friends,
I'm trying to make 1,000,000 paper cranes by October 9, 2011-- John Lennon's birthday.

  <--John Lennon, the most influential peace activist and musician of all time

 As the old Japanese legend goes, with 1,000,000 cranes we will have 1,000 wishes. At the end, I want to distribute the cranes to random people in the city so that they can write wishes on the wings of the birds. At the end, I'm going to send them all to Yoko Ono as a big collection. This is supposed to unify the Austin community, and be an activity to help prevent violence and hate in the future. 

  <--Cranes, symbolic for peace and love and harmony

So I need help making the cranes, and at the end, I'm going to need help getting the cranes out to the community. Please help by making as many cranes you can, any shape, type, or size, and donating them. Ten cranes a day is 140 cranes in two weeks. I've already collected 200 cranes within the two days since the project started. Great instructions and a cool video of how to make them are here if needed: http://origami.org.uk/origamicrane 

Please help! :) You can either give the cranes to me, or drop them off in the orchestra room (I'll have to confirm with Mr. Potter to make sure that it's OK and that he has room, but I'll take them home at the end of the day). Please donate! 

Love,
Eve

Trio con Brio

Hi everyone,
Outside of school, I'm working with two other people in a piano trio, and I'm also in a duet-- in addition to my orchestra work in school and regular private solo lessons. I've been working with my trio (named Trio con Brio) for about 6 weeks, and with my duet partner off and on since 2nd grade-- although this is the first time we're being serious about it, and performing for money at nursing homes and weddings and coffee shops, etc. Last weekend, my trio and I made our performance debut as an introduction for a wonderful concert that was part of the Salon Concerts program, in which the professional musicians Douglas Harvey, Elizabeth Kufferath, and Stephen Perry performed. We played the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 3 Op. 6, and we are now working on the rest of the trio with our fabulous coach, Steinway artist Toby Blumenthal-Phillips. Ms. Blumenthal-Phillips is also the President and CEO of Luzerne Music Center, the summer camp in NY that I attended last summer.

 <-- Toby Blumenthal-Phillips

I'm very excited for my trio, because it is my first long-term out of school chamber ensemble-- the violinist, Dylan Feldpausch, is a freshman from McCallum Fine Arts Academy and the pianist, Wells Leng, is a sophomore from Westwood High School, and the trio will last for the next three years-- until Wells graduates. He is headed to Juiliard School of Music! Wells also is principal cellist of the Austin Youth Orchestra, and he composes and arranges music. Recently, he arranged a Chopin quartet for orchestra, and also entered and won the Austin Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition. On April 20, the Austin Symphony will perform his work, Deprivation of B, at the Long Center. Admission is $8, check it out at austinsymphony.org! Dylan and I are also in a duet together. Dylan is an amazing violinist, and he was placed co-concertmaster in high school All-Region Orchestra as a freshman-- virtually unheard of. He studies violin with the concertmaster of the Austin Symphony, Jessica Mathaes. I've known Dylan since 2nd grade, and we've always been supportive of each other's music. I'm so grateful  to have this opportunity to work with them in the trio! :)

Love,
Eve

Colin Meloy

Colin Meloy was born October 5, 1974 in Helena, Montana. He is now the lead singer and guitarist of The Decemberists based out of Portland, Oregon and has released six albums with The Decemberists: Castaways and Cutouts, Her Majesty the Decemberists, Picaresque, The Crane Wife, The Hazards of Love, and The King is Dead. They have also released four EPs: 5 Songs, The Tain, Picaresqueties, and Connect Sets. The Decemberists have played at Austin City Limits in 2009, 2007, and 2005 and will probably play at ACL 2011 with the release of their new album (The King is Dead). The King is Dead was #1 on the Billboard 200 (top 200 highest selling albums  in the U.S.) when it was released. Colin Meloy has a sister Maile Meloy who is an author often published in The New York Times. Right now the Decemberist are on a tour around the U.S. coming to Austin on April 30th! 

Here is the Decemberists' website.

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz was born June 23, 1977 and was raised in the small town Mechanicsville, Virginia. His first hit single "The Remedy" was released in 2002 with the album Waiting for My Rocket to Come and achieved commercial success with his second album, Mr. A-Z. In 2008 Mraz released his third album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. which contained his first top ten single "I'm Yours". Another of Mraz's hits "Lucky" was sung as a duet with singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. Mraz is most known for his clever way with words and his quirky touch to each song, and is fun, inspiring way of looking at life. "What I love about mankind is that yes, we sing and we celebrate and we dance when we're foolish and we steal things," Mraz says on his blog, "It's hard to have a new idea in music, in fashion, the land we walk on. It's all recycled. I think to say we stole it is a lot more fun." Referring to his latest album, Mraz says "This album, I'm so excited to share it with people," and adds, "I can't see myself getting too lost there on the road... There's certain new roles I'm playing and a new me." Mraz is planned to perform in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 28, Memphis, Tennissee on April 29, and New Orleans, Louisiana on April 30. To learn more about Jason Mraz visit his website at http://www.jasonmraz.com/.

lerf,

Cara

saxophone joke!

The soprano, not being smart enough to use birth control, says to her saxophophonist lover, "Honey, I think you better pull out now."

He replies, "Why? Am I sharp?" 

lerf, 

cara

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Sup yall
So the PHJB is performing at the Dell Hall in the Long Center on Saturday the 5th at 8:00. Sophie says they're pretty dang awesome.If you come early enough before the concert and bring your Student ID, you can get the best available tickets for $5 each. Pretty great. More info on this at austinsymphony.org. See you there!

Love,
Eve

SOPHIE GALEWSKY

hey guys,

i know y'all probably don't check the blog on weekends but i just wanted to make sure everybody remembered it is sophie's birthday today. be sure to wish her a happy one and get her an awesome present (not really guys just a birthday wish is good enough, i'm sure). 

also... HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE

lerf,

cara

ps. if anybody bought tickets to the jazz dinner and dance tonight i would like to thank you for supporting the band. enjoy the show!

GEORGE

TODAY IS GEORGE HARRISON'S BIRTHDAY! PARTY IN THE ORCHESTRA ROOM AT LUNCH!! PEACE AND LOVE!!!

Love,
Eve!!

We got Bieber fever

last saturday night sophie and i went to see the justin bieber movie. it was pretty sweet, esp. the hair flip scene. defs go check it out and comment below what you thought of it.
lerf,
cara

George's Birthday

Sup guys,

George Harrison's birthday is on February 25, and we should do something special for him to acknowledge his life, because he was an extremely important figure in like everyone's life and he was a Beatle and a great musician. He was a hippie spread the love and the peace all over the world, all the way to India after the Beatles broke up. He continued to play gigs with the other members of the Beatles after the breakup, and throughout the 8 years that the Beatles were together he was like the glue that kept everyone together. He died in 2001 at the age of 58, and on the 25th he'll be 68. So let's all do something nice in memory of him, and spread the love and peace in the world.

Love,
Eve, a hardcore hippie <3 peace

cara's birthday

hey guys just wanted to let you know that cara's birthday is april 14th. it's coming up pretty soon. lets all get her some good presents.

luv,
sophie

Sophie's Birthday

Sophie's birthday is feburary 26, so be sure to wish her happy birthday!
party in ms. richey's room the 25... be there or be square
lerf,
cara

Anne Akiko Meyers

Hey guys,
Anne Akiko Meyers, great violinist, is performing with the Austin Symphony at the Long Center on February the 18th and 19th at 8:00 PM. For students, rush hour tickets are available-- show up 30 minutes before, get $5 tickets for best seats still available. So go for it!


Love,
Eve

valentines word: canoodle

canoodle (kuh-NOO-dle)
verb

to engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing

luv, sophie

RINGO

Best Ever.

lurve, EVE

february 26

dear readers,
the lasa jazz bands will be performing at the dell jewish community center (7300 Hart Ln., Austin, TX 78731) from 6:30 - 10:00 pm. tickets are $20!
dress: semi-formal

luv,
sophie, cara, eve

best love song ever

Da Da Da by Trio. look it up.

luv,
sophie, cara, eve

cara's bio

hey it's cara. wuddup.

lerf,
cara b.

Eve's Bio

Hey guys!
So I'm Eve, and I'm in the Bass Line music magazine group of the Ezine class. It's pretty cool, and I really enjoy working on this magazine. I play the cello and I love music! Please subscribe to our blog and to our magazine!

Love,
Eve

Sophia Bio

poopter.

luv,
sophie

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