Learn more about the music industry by watching videos of the following musicians at work.
Please note many of the web videos include transcripts.
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Bob Masteller shares some of his formal training that started at nine years old in public school and continued with private lessons throughout high school.
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Bob Masteller talks about the correlation between playing music and playing sports.
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Bob Masteller talks about the art of listening and how listening helps develop an ear for music.
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Bob Masteller talks about his musical influences from growing up. He grew up in the era of jazz and swing with some of his favorite musicians being Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.
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Bob Masteller talks about creating a project that will teach students about jazz and also give them the opportunity to experience jazz music.
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Bob Masteller shares how The Harlem Renaissance was the most exciting period in the history of jazz. The Harlem Renaissance took place in Harlem, New York between the end of World War I and the middle...
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Bob Masteller explains how he self-taught himself to play the vibraphone. The vibraphone (or the vibes) is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It's similar to the xylophone and is commonly...
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Bob Masteller explains the importance of practicing music scales and talks about jazz and swing musician, Benny Goodman, as an example.
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Petrea Warneck plays the oboe in the South Carolina Philharmonic Brass Section. The oboe is black and made of wood. Its sound is produced by blowing between two small reeds and its high "double reed"...
