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Welcome to Yamaha Music UK's education community, Yamaha Education Friends
- connecting people who teach or contribute to music education, all around the UK and in the Republic of Ireland, at all levels and in all kinds of settings.
While we have areas for general discussion/sharing on general music education topics, we are developing specific focus areas, which include: jazz, improvisation in general, contemporary classical music, composing (and teaching it) and music technology.
Further info about Yamaha Education and Yamaha Education Friends is available from: Bill C Martin.
FREE Yamaha Educational Systems Guides
YES MAGAZINE OFFER: Whether you’re setting up a professional production suite, trying to record on location or just installing a small music technology corner in a classroom, the selection of the right technology, that can stand up to the severe wear and tear that a music department and its students will almost certainly give it, can be a confusing task.
To help overcome these headaches, you can now download the first seven free Educational System Guides from Yamaha from our resources page on this site. Simple descriptions with logical, suggested configurations, make your choice of set-ups for studio, classroom or stage a painless experience.
To access all the educational resources we've made available on this site you will need to join (it's free and we promise we won't spam you or pass your details to anyone else). Membership information can be found at the top of this page.
If you'd prefer to read them online you can now do so at Yamaha Education UK's online Yudu library.
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Yamaha Jazz Experience
Our major UK-wide 2009-2010 Yamaha Jazz Experience jazz education project - which kicked off early in 2009 with a nationwide series of 1-day workshops for teachers new to improvising - is now gearing up for the finals of the competition phase.
Jazz Experience workshop leader, Richard Michael, and JazzFM broadcaster, Helen Mayhew, joined Yamaha's Bill C Martin on 1 March to shortlist the entries down to the nine ensembles - three from each age category (under-15, under-17 and under-19) who will be invited to perform at the finalists' event, hosted by Cheltenham Jazz Festival on 1 May 2010.
At the end of that event our judges - Liane Carroll, Peter Ind, Julian Joseph, Richard Michael and Andrea Vicari - will choose three winning ensembles, each of whom will win £3,000 worth of Yamaha gear and a gig at either Ronnie Scott's, the 606 Club or the Bull's Head jazz club in Barnes!
Go to the Jazz Experience page for details of the competition, as well as more info, impro practice advice video tips on improving your jazz and improvising, from our jazz artists.
'Yamaha Download' Podcast
Hosted by BBCR2's Richard Allinson, this free podcast will appeal to all budding rock musicians. It features all that's new at Yamaha, with reviews, interviews with world-class artists, hints and tips and our 'Band For A Grand' competition that showcases new band talent with £1k of equipment up for grabs!
Download it from iTunes or from www.yamahadownload.co.uk
Pocketrak CX Recorder
- Record pupils' performance and progress
- Record instrumental lessons to help with later practice
- Track the development of group compositions
- Capture audio samples for music technology projects
- Record rehearsals
- Pocket-sized audio notepad for recording your ideas, as they happen
- Gathering audio evidence for assessment
Pocketrak CX by Yamaha...
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