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Eric Gould has been active in music education for 30 years,
both as an artist and an administrator. He was both
the managing consultant and a music instructor for the innovative
Excellence in Music Initiative, a community partnership which addressed
needs in the Cleveland Public Schools through music study for students
and professional development for teachers with a jazz program for
the upper grades. He has served on the faculty at Cleveland State University, Oberlin Conservatory, and the College of Wooster, and was Director of the Department of Music at The Music Settlement, where he founded a thriving jazz program. Currently, Gould is Chair of the Jazz Composition Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA..
Gould offers a variety of clinics and workshops, and is able to
offer online courses as well as classroom instruction. Most instruction
involves use of multimedia, in conjuction with concise and well-edited
written materials.
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CLINICS
/ WORKSHOPS / COURSES
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Creative Strategies for Jazz Composition and Arranging
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The
Music of Tadd Dameron
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Explores rhythm, ensemble techniques, formal
elements, and instrumentation as parts of an overall conception.
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Breaks down the elements of rhythm, harmony,
texture, and melodic line to illuminate the factors that distinguish
one approach from the next.
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Encourages students to think "outside the
box" with regard to Jazz arranging while drawing upon the
rich history of examples set forth by the masters of the idiom.
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Available as a workshop or as a course.
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The rhythmic and harmonic approach of Dameron's music provide excellent
vehicles for improvisation and adaptation to different styles of
music. Explore the music of Dameron from his composition to his
arrangements. See how Dameron influenced Bebop and Post-Bop styles
in his collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, and John
Coltrane.
- Includes written materials and an audiovisual presentation.
- Explores Dameron's repertoire and periods of development.
- Includes octet master class on Gould's arrangements of Dameron's
music.
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The
Continuum:
The African Musical Diaspora in America
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Music
Technology
and Your Career
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Computers impact music careers more than ever, and the trend will
not be slowing down. Eric Gould, whose career has required a familiarity
with virtually every type of computer application that is used in
the music industry, leads workshops and/or classes geared
toward familiarizing the student with the technology, terminology,
and tools needed to become comfortable with using computers to further
their careers.
- MIDI Overview
- Sequencer Applications
- Music Composition Software
- Digital Audio Recording
- Exporting graphics files
- Web audio applications
- Website planning and implementation
- Offered as a workshop or as an online course.
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Examine the foundations of the African-American musical aeshetic
that has yielded many styles that have left an indelible mark
on American music and the music of the world. Discover the lineage
of traditions that has fed into jazz, blues, R&B, Gospel music,
and more. Explore slave ship narratives, oral histories, musical
examples, audio and video recordings, and more.
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