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Darren Shay Hovell

   

West Music Series- designed for use in sales- a stimulating way to get adults and children interested in playing
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"Playin' Da Blues"

Intermediate to advanced theory of the 
construction of Blue's harmony and melody voicing

"Honky Tonk Piano"

Intermediate to advanced theory of melody voicing, harmonic structure and riffs used to create a honky-tonk feel

 

"Making The Most of Your Church Clavinova"

Beginner to advanced uses of the machine in a worship type setting- including creating a digital hymnal

"What Is MIDI"

Beginner to advanced uses of a MIDI system for performance or sequencing. Also a source industry standards when using MIDI. 

"How to Create a Sequence"

Beginner level "how-to" book of instructions for creating multi track work in a MIDI format

"Playing Gospel Piano"

Intermediate to advanced voicing and harmony for a country type gospel feel to music

"Boogie Woogie Piano"

Intermediate to advance uses of a "boogie" bass line and voicing for boogie style playing.

 

"How to Play Country Piano"

Intermediate to advanced uses of voicing for a country piano feel.

"Kung Fu Piano"

Beginner to advanced study of chords and how to play from a fake book

"MIDI Lab Rats"

An in-store and on-line study of how a group of children under the age of 14 learn as a group in the study of MIDI and performance. Parents and followers were able to track the "rats" production via the web.

Sequence for Goodbye Girl

Ottumwa Community Theatre Group utilizes power of MIDI for upcoming performance-

Oskaloosa Theatre group- full MIDI sequence for their show

No cost advertising in the form of a feature story- 

Staff Training manual

 Quarterly Newsletter Examples