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Read full blog by Dave Ruch here:  http://daveruch.com/advice/how-to-get-gigs-in-schools/ JANUARY 4, 2016 How to Get Gigs in Schools I’ll never forget my first performance for a group of school kids. It was January 1995, and at the time I was what you would call a “gigging musician.” My normal routine back then involved rolling out of bed sometime between 9:00am and Noon (depending on how late the night before had been), perhaps teaching a few guitar students during the day, and then playing out that night in a bar where the band might start at 11pm. Or 11:30pm. (Famously,  the bars in Buffalo NY  where I live stay open until 4am, so everything tends to start a bit later…) --- "This is a great article and something that any serious artist should check out! Had to share!" - S. Pena Young Related articles Why music education needs to incorporate more diversity Little Kids Rock: A Rocking Night of Giving Back MUSIC EDUCATION EXPO COMPOSITION COMP...

MARCH 26-29, 2015 3RD HILDEGARD FESTIVAL OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS 2015 Hildegard Festival of Women in the Arts planned for  March 26-29, 2015 , at CSU Stanislaus . The theme of the festival is  “Storytelling: Narrative Arts in the New Century.” “STORYTELLING: NARRATIVE ARTS IN THE NEW CENTURY” CSU Stanislaus is pleased to announce our 3rd Hildegard Festival of Women in the Arts.  The Hildegard Festival is sponsored by the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences , and will convene on the CSU Stanislaus campus March 26-29, 2015. The purpose of the Hildegard Festival is to celebrate the creative work of women in the arts and to provide opportunities for participating artists to engage one another and gain familiarity with one another’s creative work. https://www.csustan.edu/music/music-festivals/hildegard-festival

Buffalo, New York Nominated for Ice Bucket Challenge - Record Snow! For those that don't know, I am a Floridian...yes, one of those people from alligator country who believes you should be able to wear flip flops at least 11 months of the year and thinks that 70 degrees on Christmas day is chilly enough to wear my "winter" coat, which is a fashionable Miami black and probably a tad bit too tight around these Latina hips.  SO WHAT IN THE WORLD AM I DOING IN BUFFALO?!!?!?!? THE CURRENT SNOW CAPITAL OF THE USA ? BLIZZARD COUNTRY? LAND OF SNOW AND ICE? Yes, today is snow blizzard city here in Buffalo, New York. It is a veritable winter wonderland, something that Elsa from Disney 's Frozen would have found quite like home. And we Buffalonians (yes, that is what we are called "Buffalonians", sounds like something from a Lord of the Rings Wild West offshoot, but that is what we are called) are prepared, and in fact, some are super excited about th...

The American Prize announces FIVE "HONORED ARTIST" COMPOSERS Read the original article:  http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-american-prize-announces-five.html Five American composers have been chosen as the first Honored Artists of The American Prize , the national nonprofit competitions in the performing arts.  Honored Artists are individuals who have proven themselves to be musicians of “sustained excellence" over a number of seasons as contestants in the competitions. The five composers selected as Honored Artists of The American Prize for 2014 are: Lee Actor, Monte Sereno CA Lee Actor Second Place—Music for Orchestra , 2011 Finalist, 2012 Finalist, 2013 Finalist, 2014   David Avshalomov, Santa Monica CA David Avshalomov Special Judges' Citation—Orchestral Music, 2012 Finalist, 2013 Third Place—Music for Band, 2014   Jesse Ayers, Canton OH Jesse Ayers Winner—Orchestral Music, 2011...

TEDxBuffalo TOMORROW October 14th Showcases New Opera, Art by Keith Harrington "The Projectionist" and MORE! WATCH THE LIVESTREAM :  http://www.tedxbuffalo.com/tedxbuffalo-2014-live-stream/ In the spirit of Ideas Worth Spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations). About TEDxBuffalo Since 2011, TEDxBuffalo has taken place each October at Canisius College ’s Montante Cultural Center. This year, we’re expanding the format to accommodate 300 attendees (up from 100) and adding an after-party to the fun! TEDxBuffalo is free for al...