Thursday, April 8th, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., Sun Lakes Choral and Hamilton HS Musicians will present "Music Across the Ages" at the Hamilton High School Auditorium, 3700 S. Arizona Ave, Chandler.
Friday, April 9th, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., join Antonio Sacre for "Looking for Papito" at the South Mountain Community College Performance Hall, 7050 S. 24th St., Phoenix.
Saturday, April 10th, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., participate in the storytelling workshop, "From Soup to Nuts," with Antonio Sacre, at the South Mountain Community College Studio Theater, 7050 S. 24th St., Phoenix.
Saturday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., support music in schools by attending the 4th Annual Arts Jam presented by Arts Council for Youth at Corona del Sol High School, 1001 E. Knox Rd., Tempe. This free festival features art activities, a silent auction, crafts and jewelry, and performances from Kyrene and Tempe Union students.
Saturday, April 10th, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the 1st Annual JAM FEST/OPEN MIC Benefiting Breast Cancer Research will be held at CK’s Tavern & Grill, 4142 E. Chandler Blvd., Phoenix. All Proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation with raffle prizes every thirty minutes.
Sunday, April 11th, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., the Pangean Orchestra will present their 2010 Premier Concert at Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. 2nd St., Phoenix. The Pangean Orchestra is the first international ensemble of its kind and will be performing music from Ancient China, Babylon, Ireland, India, and Okinawa, among others.
Friday, April 16, 2010, at 8:00 p.m., the Lakeshore Jazz Series presents Cinco de Moio with Luis Conte at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe.
Sunday, April 25th, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Tempe Community Chorus will present their Spring Choral Concert at the Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale. This mixed-voice choral concert will feature popular, inspirational, and Broadway show tunes; such as, Aquarius, Bohemian Rhapsody and I Dreamed a Dream, and is perfect for the entire family.
Saturday, May 8th, 2010, the Chandler Children's Choir will present "Creatures & Classics" at the First United Methodist Church of Mesa, 15 E. 1st Ave, Mesa. Together, Metropolitan Soprano Erin Morley and the CCC choirs will be performing art songs that have to do with creatures of all kinds: crickets, deer, cats, birds, even some fairies. They will also sing some of the most beautiful choral literature there is, including "Cantique de Jean Racine" by Gabriel Faure, "Sure on this Shining Night" by Samuel Barber, "To Music" by Franz Schubert.
Checkout The Music Store's Community Calendar for more information about these and other upcoming events. If you would like to add your group's events to our calendar, visit our submission page.
Spring Clearance
It's that time of year when we need to make room for all of the new books we're receiving, which means you can pick up the "oldies but goodies" for half off the cover price! Just look for our Spring Clearance carts on the sidewalk for guitar and bass books, and books for all other instruments on the table by the front counter.
Love is in the Air
Ah, springtime! The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, love is in the air, and with love comes weddings! The new, must-have Wedding Essentials series from Hal Leonard is an exceptional resource for anyone seeking the perfect songs for their ceremony or reception. Each book includes a reference CD so wedding planners, musicians and engaged couples can hear how songs sound to help them with decisions for their big day.
This month, e-club members can take 20% off all books in our Wedding/Love section when you print the coupon and bring it with you.
What's that song? SoundHound is the World's fastest music identification app that "listens" to music you sing, hum, or play near the mic. The software uses sound to sound searching to achieve startling recognition of songs, and provides you with the title, artist, and even lyrics. Once it has identified the song, you can choose to bookmark it for later, share with friends via email or social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, or buy it immediately through iTunes. You can also browse other songs by the same artist, view similar artists, or open a Pandora music station. The video below demonstrates SoundHound's music identification features. (Can't see the video? View it in a browser.)
The application can be purchased for $4.99 through the iPhone App Store, or more information can be found at www.sound-hound.com. For Blackberry, Android, Windows, or Nokia users, check out www.shazam.com, an app with similar features.
Daisy Rock
2010 marks the 10-year anniversary of Daisy Rock Guitars. Daisy Rock instruments are lighter with slimmer necks, making playing guitar or bass guitar more accessible to girls and young women.
To honor their decade of empowering female musicians and to showcase the new models this year, such as the Debutante Butterfly in Daydream, Serenade Parlor in Glorious Green, and Rock Candy Petite Bass in Atomic Pink, we're giving our E-Club members an additional 10% off the sale price for all in-stock Daisy Rock and Debutante guitars and basses. From your computer, you can browse the models we carry or go directly to our online store.
Bow Bugs!
Most string players know what they are, even if they don't know that entomologists call them dermestids, members of the Dermestidae family of beetles. Different members of the family prefer different forms of protein: hair, cellulose, wool, even hide glue. These little critters are largely responsible for munching on bow hair, resulting in hairs that are loose or randomly broken. Since they don't like light, you'll primarily find them in cases that have been stored unopened for long periods of time.
If you suspect bow bugs have taken up residence in your case, whether from broken bow hair or evidence of their casings (shedded exoskeletons roughly a millimeter and a half long, and kind of a dusky reddish brown color), you can get rid of them by following a few simple but important steps. First, remove the instrument and bow and check them carefully for any trace of the creatures. Next, if you plan to use and not store the bow, have it rehaired. While the case is empty, vacuum it thoroughly, using a narrow crevice nozzle to get into every nook and cranny. Then leave the case open in strong (though not direct) sunlight for a few days. In most cases, these actions will solve the problem; if not, it may be time to get a new case.
Do you have a favorite music related You Tube Video that you would like to share?
E-mail your submissions to web@the-music-store.com.
Here is our favorite for this month. We hope you like it as much as we did. (Can't see the video? View it in a browser.)
Cory Fournier
Mike Hall
Jon Paul Escobedo
Choral Concerts
As you may have already noticed from our Community Calendar, 'tis the season for choir concerts. Many wonderful musicians, some of whom are also the teachers and staff at The Music Store, will be accompanying the high school and college Choral Groups as they perform.
Cory Fournier, guitar teacher, will be playing for the Corona del Sol High School Choir. Mike Hall, bass guitar and low brass instructor, and Jon Paul Escobedo, co-owner, will be accompanying the Desert Vista High School Pops Concert. Mike will also be playing for Chandler/Gilbert Community College, Scottsdale Community College, and Gilbert High School.
Other staff members will be performing with church and community groups during the concert season as well. Be sure to support your community musicians by attending a performance!
Time is running out!
Encourage your musical friends to join our Free E-Club and get members-only coupons delivered to their mailbox every month! If they register and list your name as the club member who referred them, you and they will be automatically entered to win a $100 gift certificate to The Music Store. The drawing to select the winner will be held April 30, 2010, so don't wait until it's too late. It's good to be in the club!
Happy Birthday to the composers who were born in April!
| Sergei Rachmaninov | April 1st, 1873 |
| Giuseppe Tartini | April 8th, 1692 |
| Henry Mancini | April 16th, 1924 |
| Giovanni Battista Martini | April 24th, 1706 |
| Sergei Prokofiev | April 27th, 1891 |
| Duke Ellington | April 29th, 1899 |
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