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BLACKWING SESSIONS LIVE – FEATURING TED RUSSELL KAMP

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[box_light]  A SPECIAL BLACKWING SESSIONS INVITATION FROM TED RUSSELL KAMP [/box_light] [toggle_box title="CLICK HERE FOR CONCERT DETAILS" width="618"] WHAT: A live-streamed concert and CD Release after-party. WHO: Acclaimed…
10 Songwriters to Follow

10 Great Songwriters to Follow

The rain is bound to come. So, in the spirit of rainy day music, Pencils.com offers this short list of songwriters you may want to check out. What better way to spend your days indoors than to explore new music. What does your playlist look…

Creating Songs From Poems

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Poetry and songs have always shared a close relationship. For example, poetry was originally believed to have been sung, memorized, and passed on by oral tradition. Similarly, music has retained its notoriety by being passed on from musician…
Composing Your Dreams

Composing Your Dreams: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Composing Your Dreams If you've ever seen any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, or watched the Academy Awards this year, you've heard the music of Hans Zimmer. He has composed music for The Ring, Kung…
Music of Mary Poppins

A Spoonful of Sugar: The Music of Mary Poppins

Generations of children have wondered, does a spoonful of sugar make the medicine go down? In fact, I bet that if you've ever seen the movie, those four simple words have the power to set off a mental musical. There are many wonderful things…

Music Education: Keeping Music in our Classrooms

Music Education: Keeping Music in our Classrooms Music has always been an important part of my life, and music education is something I firmly believe in. I grew up in a musical family. My grandparents are Jazz aficionados. They can tell you…

A Visit to the Dave Brubeck Collection: Pencils Only Please

In this Timberlines blog post, Charles "WoodChuck" Berolzheimer muses on pencils, jazz music and the University of the Pacific's Dave Brubeck Institute. A Visit to the Dave Brubeck Collection - Pencils Only Please This week I’ve had the…
Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch, a Singular Sensation – PPC

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Marvin Hamlisch, a Singular Sensation The music world lost one of its greats this week with the unexpected passing of songwriter, composer and musician Marvin Hamlisch. Once called, "The Fastest Pencil in the Country"…
Woody Guthrie

100 Years Later, the Songs of Woody Guthrie Still Resonate

100 Years of Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 14th, 1912. This month will mark 100 years since his birth. Noted as one of the most famous folk singers of his time, Woody still has a loyal fan base to this day.…

Mordus and Collaborative Songwriting at its Finest

The Blackwing Experience featured a number of activities designed to encourage creativity and see just what would happen when hundreds of creative minds gathered in one place. One such songwriting activity asked guests to write a line of lyrics…