I recently posted an outline of the NEC jazz department’s 2009 school year. Today, I updated it to reflect that it is now preferable to fill out the audition form via Excel, then to save a copy and email it do david.zoffer@necmusic.edu. The forms are available here:
If you don’t have Excel, a PDF version is available (Prep is here; SCE is here). Please fill it out and return it either by scanning and emailing, or via fax at 617-585-1135.
Best, R.
I recently posted information on the upcoming school year for everyone interested in studying jazz at New England Conservatory of Music. I updated that post today to include additional audition times, which are:
Looking forward to hearing you!
Best, R.
Interested in studying jazz at New England Conservatory? Already a student, but wondering about auditions, registration and the upcoming schedule of events (”When do classes start?” “When do ensembles start?” “Lessons?”)? This post should answer most of your questions, although it is important to note that this post is not intended to replace what is available on NEC’s website in any way – in fact, the NEC site is the default place to look. You should consider this merely ancillary to what is available through NEC. (more…)
As you know, I teach at New England Conservatory. One of our students was mugged recently – he was beaten up and his baritone saxophone was stolen. Kelly Roberg, a friend and colleague at NEC, has organized a fundraiser that will (one hopes) help our student acquire a new instrument. If you are in the Boston area, please attend this event. The music will be absolutely incredible, and this is clearly a worthy cause – the young man who was the victim is a great kid, and quite a talented musician. If you aren’t in the Boston area, please consider contacting Kelly to find out how to help. The details:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8TH GRADER MUGGED AND BEATEN, HIS BARITONE SAXOPHONE STOLEN. FUNDRAISER CONCERT PLANNED TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT. An 8th grade baritone saxophone student of mine at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School was on his way to spend the night with his big brother in Dorchester, who would then accompany him the next morning to his audition at Boston Arts Academy. Getting off at the wrong stop, he was mugged, beat up pretty bad (severe concussion, stitches on his lip), it happened while he was on his cell phone calling his brother to say he was lost (at Dudley station in Roxbury!). My student’s bari sax was stolen, and he probably lost consciousness, although nobody knows for sure because he can’t remember a thing about it. After a night at Boston Medical Center, he is back home, recovering and has secured a new audition date in early March for Boston Arts Academy. He desperately wants to attend BCA next year and his admission heavily weighs on his audition. Without a saxophone to play, I am organizing a fundraiser concert to raise funds for a new instrument. (if the stolen one is unable to be recovered by police) Please help me spread the word about this important fundraiser concert! Any coverage of this performance in your publication would be greatly appreciated – don’t hesitate to contact me with any requests for jpegs, interviews or guest spots to the performance. CONCERT DETAILS: Jim Hobbs and the Hobbettes are Jim Hobbs on alto sax, Joe Morris on guitar, Jacob William on bass and Laurence Cook on drums. Members of this band also perform with Thurston Moore’s Avantnoise Band, Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Joe and Mat Maneri, Rob Brown, Raphe Malik, Ivo Pearlman, Borah Bergman, Andrea Parkins, Whit Dickey, Ken Vandermark, DKV Trio and others. Press contact: Kelly Roberge, 617-775-3235, kelly_roberge@yahoo.com |
Interested in studying jazz at New England Conservatory? Already a student, but wondering about auditions, registration and the upcoming schedule of events (“When do classes start?” “When do ensembles start?” “Lessons?”)? As you probably know, I’m on the faculty at NEC, in the School of Preparatory and Continuing Education. I work for David Zoffer, Chair of the Jazz Department. After talking with Dave about various answers to the above questions plus a few others, we decided that it might be helpful to post some information here, along with a few forms. This post is not intended to replace what is available on NEC’s website in any way – the NEC site is the default place to look. You should consider this merely ancillary to what is available through NEC. (more…)
I am slowly, but surely, crafting some thoughts on teaching to be posted here. There is a new page (look at the top of this page) entitled Teaching, and in the coming weeks I’m hoping to get some reviews posted of key materials I use in helping guide aspiring musicians. Specifically, I’m a fan of the following books, although I should mention that there are tons of other incredible books available. These are just the books that I use all the time: (more…)