2017mm@m study guide - stg presents - the paramount, … · robert glasper music director houston...

About UsProduced by STG’s Education and Community Programs, More Music @ The Moore (MM@M) is a young artist development program that provides talented young artists (ages 14-21) with the tools and setting to rehearse and perform music under the direction of industry mentors and professionals. The program culminates with two performances at The Moore Theatre, an 11am student matinee and 7:30pm public performance (March 24, 2017). STG is thrilled to welcome Robert Glasper as the Music Director of the 16th annual MM@M. A dynamic producer, composer, and pianist Robert Glasper has won 3 Grammy Awards of his own and contributed to a number of other award winning albums.

What sets MM@M apart from other young artist performances is a focus on original work and cross-cultural collaboration. This year, over 150 musicians auditioned to be part of the program, the standard was higher than ever. The 14 selected musicians have come together for 2 months of outside rehearsal before a week of rehearsals at the Moore Theatre to create an innovative, collaborative performance under the artistic direction of Robert Glasper. MM@M is one of a number of STG programs that invests in the next generation of artists in Seattle.

STG MISSION:

Making performances and arts education in the Pacific Northwest enriching, while keeping Seattle’s historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres healthy and vibrant.

ABOUT EDUCATION:

Seattle Theatre Group Education and Community Programs extend beyond The Paramount, Moore and the Neptune Theatre stages and into the lives of the greater Seattle community. STG offered over 1000 programs last seasons impacting 41,695 students and community members from diverse ages and backgrounds.

These programs:

÷ Deepen significance to performances through opportunities to engage with artists ÷ Inspire youth and local artists through training and performance opportunities÷ Provide exposure to the arts through access initiatives

Robert GlasperMusic Director

Houston native Robert Glasper had a strong musical influence in his mother who played piano and sang gospel music in church as well as in jazz and blues clubs. After moving to New York City to study at New School University, Glasper began performing with Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, Terence Blanchard, and Roy Hargrove. After releasing his debut album Mood in 2003 Glasper signed to Blue Note Records. Two acclaimed acoustic albums followed—Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007)—before he perfectly captured his unique duality with 2009’s Double-Bookedwhich juxtaposed his acoustic Trio and hip hop-infused Experiment band. RGX’s 2012 breakout Black Radio album featured numerous notable vocalists and laid out a new paradigm for creative music reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music, and won Best R&B Album at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards. RGX upped the ante with Black Radio 2 (2013), another genre-defying effort that took the Black Radio blueprint and built to even greater heights, winning Glasper a 2nd GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. In 2015, Glasper reunited his original acoustic trio for the album Covered (The Robert Glasper Trio recorded live at Capitol Studios), which is GRAMMY-nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. That year Glasper received wide attention for his prominent role on Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp A Butterfly, and composed the original music for the Miles Davis film Miles Ahead, directed by and starring Don Cheadle. He recently won his 3rd GRAMMY for that Soundtrack. In 2016, Glasper released two albums: Everything’s Beautiful, his re-imagination of the Miles Davis catalog, and ArtScience with the Robert Glasper Experiment. He is an official Steinway Artist.

Hip-hop began in the 1970’s after DJ KoolHerc tried something new on the turntable: he extended an instrumental beat to let people dance longer and began rapping to add another layer to it. From these humble beginnings, a unique singing and culture emerged. MCs started rapping to showcase their DJs, until Sugar Hill Gang put out “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979. This was the second rap album to come out and became an enormous hit. Through the years hip-hop has become a legitimate music genre with records from Run-D.M.C., Jay Z.

R&B Vocalist MM@M Artist: ZAHARA

R&B also called Rhythm and Blues evolved from blues and jazz music in the late 1940s. It started to become popular because of its dancing beat. The lyrics of R&B music were about everyday life. Most of these songs were considered risqué for its time. Throughout the years R&B evolved to include, soul music, disco and pop music. Songs also evolved to include love songs with vocal harmonies made popular by, R. Kelly and Boyz 11 Men.

Hip-HopMM@M Artist: Jnaii

More Music @ The Moore Music Genres

Classical MM@M Artist: Bram Schenck

Classical music is music that was written in European traditions during 1750-1820. During this time, the piano became the main instrument in composing and performing classical music. A composer used the flute, oboe, trumpet, bassoon, and clarinet to compose classical songs. Instruments typically used in an orchestra (winds, brass, string) were used in the performance of classical music. Famous classical musicians include Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.

Singer-SongwriterMM@M Artist: Alison Banchero


A Singer-songwriter is someone who writes and performs their own material, typically using a guitar or piano to accompany them. While the performance of a song is important, Singer-songwriters place more emphasis on the creative process and the personal meaning of the song. They take on many roles such as lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist and composer. Singer-songwriters include Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Bob Dylan, Prince and Marvin Gaye.

New Age MusicMM@M Artist: Marc Estabrook

New Age music is a genre of music that creates a relaxing, spiritual atmosphere. Many practitioners of yoga and massage as well as artists and people who meditate use New Age in their sessions. This genre is believed to reduce stress and create a peaceful environment. As such, it is often associated with New Age spirituality and the environmental movement. One of the most famous New Age artists is Enya who wrote “Only Time.”

� Spoken Word� MM@M Artist: ZAG

Spoken word is the performance of poetry, monologues, hip hop, jazz poetry or comedy using voice inflections, manipulation of speech patterns, and word play. It originated from blue’s music, the 1960’s Beat and the Harlem Renaissance. Spoken word became popular to the public during the civil rights era with speeches like, “Ain’t I a Women” by Sojourner Truth and “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King. Now there are Slam Poetry contests held all over the world and many viral videos featuring politically charged slam poetry pieces.


Jazz MM@M Artist: Maia Nelson Quartet

Jazz is a music genre born from the combination of African American and European music. Specifically, it took the African American music forms of rag time and blues and fused them with European military music. African Americans in New Orleans founded the Jazz movement around the 1890’s after the abolition of slavery. Though African Americans were free from slavery, segregation laws made it difficult to find work. Many made money playing Jazz music in bars and clubs. Now there are many types of Jazz including Latin Jazz, Bebop, Swing, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz and many more. Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday are some of the most famous Jazz musicians of all time.

OperaMM@M Artist: Jayza Duhon

Opera, originating in 1597, is an art form which combines theatre and music. Singers and musicians work together to create a dramatic storyline using acting, costumes, sets, instruments and dance. Voice is very important in opera. Typically, someone with a soprano voice (highest vocal range) is given the role of lead female protagonists. Someone with a tenor voice (highest male vocal range) is given the role of lead male protagonists. To this day, Operas are performed in Opera Houses, which consist of a stage, backstage facilities, orchestra pit and audience seating.


RockMM@M Artist: Nick Mardon

Rock music is a genre of music that originated from 1940’s and 1950’s rock. Rock and roll stemmed from country music, blues and R&B. In that time, rock and roll musicians used an amplified electric guitar as the center of their sound. Today, rock music is still characterized by an amplified electric guitar as well as a bass guitar, drums and lead singer. There are many types of rock-Jimi Hendrix from Seattle popularized Psychedelic Rock in the 1970’s; Grunge originated as a result of musicians in Washington State rejecting main stream rock in the 1980’s. From the Beatles to Led Zeplin, Rolling Stones to Linkin Park, Rock music covers a wide variety of sounds and subcultures.

Folk MM@M Artist: Evan Snoey

Folk music has many characterizations. It often relates to national culture, was passed from oral tradition, has been performed for generations and commemorates significant cultural events. In the 1960’s, the folk revival derived from traditional folk music. This revival saw fusions such as folk rock, electric folk and folk metal. While folk music exists in every country of the world, the folk music in this show will be North American and Nordic, which primarily featured fiddles as the main instrument.


Electronic music is characterized by using electronic musical instruments and technology to produce music. In the late 1920’s, electronic music was produced by something called a Telharmonium which synthesized instruments used in the orchestra. This tool was used for demonstrations to the general public but was not used commercially until the 1930’s. Today, computers and sound synthesizers can produce electronic music, making it an accessible genre for many aspiring musicians. Today’s most popular forms of electronic music are dance and pop, often played at large festivals.

Electronic MM@M Artist: Limanjaya


Alison BancheroAlison Banchero has cultivated her own unique style of northwest music.Her beautiful piano centered sound is rooted in soul, but pulls influencesfrom genres like jazz, pop and funk. When you combine these uniqueelements with her classical vocal training, you get an authentic and stripped down sound that can only be described as raw, soulful, and expressive. A Bothell native, she is currently in two bands. Alison has played various venues including a variety of local nonprofit fundraisers, Cafe Racer, The Stone Way Cafe, and with the help of STG, has performed at Starbucks and in the Paramount lobby for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. This past June she released her first EP “STAY,” and is currently writing inanticipation for a future full length album.

Photograph by Nate Watters

More Music @ The Moore young artists

Bram SchenckBram Schenck is an 8th grader at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences.He plays clarinet with a variety of ensembles in the area including theSeattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. Although Bram mainly focuses onclassical music, he has a deep appreciation of klezmer as well as Jazz.Outside of his love of music, Bram is active in politics with an internship asa Senate page. He is also interested in History and is currently a MOHAIYouth Advisor.



Evan SnoeyEvan Snoey is a 16-year- old multi instrumentalist. He started playing fiddleat age 5 and has been learning new instruments ever since. When Evanwas younger, he competed in many Washington State fiddling competitionsand even placed in his age group in the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest.With his family group, Hot Cider String Band, he has played contra andsquare dances in the Pacific Northwest and Massachusetts and atNorthwest Folklife every year since 2009. Evan has played a variety ofmusic including work with a Scandinavian music youth group that touredSweden, the Northwest Scottish Fiddlers, the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra,and as a saxophone player in Nathan Hale High School Jazz bands.Photograph by Nate Watters


Jayza DuhonJayza Duhon is a 17 years old senior at Auburn Mountain View High School in Auburn, Washington. Jayza began signing in church choir at the age of 3 and hasn’t stopped since. Though she enjoys singing several genre of music, R&B, and gospel, pop and classical music; her biggest inspirations come from the vocal styles of Etta James, Nina Simon and Sarah Vaughn. Jayza has performed the National Anthem and classical pieces in various competitions and events including National Association of Teachers of Singing competition, Washington Music Educators Association Solo and Ensemble (2nd runner up to State), 3rd Place Winner International Series the Art of Opera - Great Composers Competition Providence Hospital Safe Crossings Annual Fund Raising Luncheon, Auburn Little League Champion Ship, Auburn Memorial Day and Veteran Day celebrations, Auburn School District Annual Teachers Appreciation Luncheon, Black-Out Friday Small Business Celebration, Letter Awards High School Choir. Singing from the soul and heart is and will always beher first love.



JnaiiJNAII, aka Jenny Muleka, music reflects her own life experiences. Her prayer is that she wont be judged for her lyrics but for the expression of her talent & vision that spans far beyond her years. She is originally fromKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to the States in 2000. Jnaii’s most recent performances include shows at Studio 7 and the Nectar Lounge opening for Chris Webby.



Limanjaya



Joshua ‘Limanjaya’ Lim is a 20 year old electronic / hip-hop music producer and vocalist. 4 years ago he started exploring music production on his computer throughexperimentation and study of artists he admired. Though he has never received formal training for his electronic music, he is a student at Seattle Pacific University where he has studied music theory and audioengineering which have added his development at an artist. People likeKanye West, Shigeto, and Baths have shaped his unique blend of hip-hop, glitch, and experimental electronic music. Limanjayahas performed around the Seattle area including shows at the Vera Project, Praxis Arts, the Crocodile, and various other venues around Seattle.


The Maia Nelson Quartet is composed of high school students Maia Nelson, Brandon Apodaca, Benjamin Lindenburg, and Ethan Lefaive. Maia,Brandon, and Benjamin are all involved in Garfield High School’s top jazz band, and Ethan is in Roosevelt High School’s highest jazz ensemble. Both are nationally renowned bands, and travel regularly to jazz festivals all over the west coast, as well as the Essentially Ellington festival in New York, and various festivals in Europe. Maia will be seen playing acoustic and electric bass in the show, as well as on vocals. Brandon is on piano andkeyboard, Benjamin on tenor saxophone and flute, and Ethan on drums. They are all very excited to perform at the Moore Theatre alongside RobertGlasper and the other talented musicians in the program.



Maia Nelson Quartet

Marc Estabrook

Marc Estabrook is from Tacoma, Washington and currently, an undergraduate student at Seattle Pacific University, pursuing his love for music. Marc has played the piano for 11 years and has been composing his own works for the past 3. For him, music has been utilized as an outlet to cope with the stress of living with a lung disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Because of this, he has been able to blossom his musical talent and showcase it within the Seattle area. He opened for Well Strung, the renowned string quartet from New York; performed at many Make-A-Wish events; and in 2015, he was invited to perform at an annual global Make-A-Wish conference in Disneyland, California. He is currently a Starbucks artist with two selections from his album, “Summer Solstice” played in Starbucks stores in US, Canada, and other parts of the world.



Nick Mardon

Nick Mardon is a 16 year old Guitarist and Drummer from Fall City, WA.He has played at Lincoln Center (New York), The Paramount Theater, Hard Rock Cafe, and several Seattle venues including El Corazon andStudio Seven. He has studied with Steve Vai, Al DiMeola, Carlos Alomar, Greg Williamson, Jay Roberts, and Milo Petersen. Nick has been playing for almost 10 years and performed in the styles of Rock, Jazz, Blues, andMetal. He performs regularly with his band Bad Idea as well as with the Max Cannella Jazz Trio and the Bellevue College Big Band. Nick iscurrently a junior at Mount Si High School attending Bellevue College forRunning Start.



ZAG



ZAG aka Amr Mohammad Awwad is a Conscious Rapper originally from Zagazig, Egypt. English being his second language didn’t prove to be an obstacle for him, as he has been involved in the poetry scene in Seattle since moving here from Egypt in 2015. With spoken work and poetry, ZAG has performed at various venues such as Hugo House and Jack Straw Cultural Center, in which he was part of their inaugural Jack Straw Young Writers Program in 2015. Recently, he was even a finalist in the 2016-2017 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Competition. Using his own hard life experiences from his time in Egypt, ZAG also raps about political and socially conscious topics, ranging from his own struggles with depression to critiques of the US government’s foreign policies. He is currently a recording artist at Totem Star, a non-profit record label.

ZAHARA



ZAHARA is a solo artist and composer from the Seattle area. She has experience performing anywhere from coffee shops, like Stone Way Cafe, and larger stages, like The Vera Project. She is very involved in musical school activities such as performing The National Anthem, business breakfasts, winning the talent show, and leading worship services weekly. ZAHARA also recently released her first EP, “Efflorescence” in November 2016, which can be found on Spotify, iTunes, and SoundCloud. Her sound includes influences of jazz, R&B, and, alternative. Although her tone tends to lean on the more soulful side, she loves to perform and explore all types of music styles.

Dr. Carlene J. Brown returns to MM@M for the thirteenth year as Project Director. She has been a musician, music educator, music therapist and arts manager for more than 30 years. Her early training began in Boston, MA, where she studied music, taught in the Boston Public School system and earned her certification in music therapy. During the summers of the 1980s, she managed an arts program for youth at Tanglewood for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Earning a Ph.D. in Systematic Musicology from the University of Washington, her interests in the psychology of music has led her to teaching classes, workshops and writing research papers on music therapy, physiological and psychological effects of listening to music, and the use of music to control pain. Currently, Carlene is Associate Professor at Seattle Pacific University, a Board-Certified Music Therapist and is the Director of the first and only Music Therapy program in the state of WA. She is also the organist for St. Brendan’s Parish in Bothell, WA.

Ryan Leyva AKA Johnny Nails is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, composer, and performer from Seattle, WA. Ryan has toured internationally in projects with American Idol stars, Grunge heroes, Punk rockers, Metal heads, Western folk, and Jazz bands. Ryan was in the first MM@M in 2002 and has participated as a mentor for the program for numerous years since. Recently, he started his own audio production company called Go-Go Wildcat that works out of his own studio as well as various local studios. www.gogowildcat.com

Max Levin is a keyboard player from Redmond, Washington, and a student at the UW Foster School of Business. He started playing piano at the age of 5, and by the time he was 15, he formed a funk/jazz band named Contempo, which was a part of MM@M 2013. Currently he is involved on both the creative and business ends of music, as he works closely with up-and-coming artists Otieno Terry and Ariana DeBoo, in addition to playing in two bands; Kore Ionz and AC5. Max is also part of the creative firm, Zaki·Rose, and is furthering his work in artist management.

More Music @ The Moore Creative Team

Jeff Benjamin is a local lighting designer and a long time member of Seattle Theatre Group. Over the past 20 years in the industry, he has had the privilege to design for top-notch artists such as MxPx, Julio Iglesias, Lyle Lovett, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Lighting DesignerStage ManagerJessi Wasson is excited to be back as Stage Manager for More Music @ the Moore this past spring! She has worked as a Stage Manager at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Intiman, Seattle Children's Theatre, ACT Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare, and more. She holds a BA in Stage Management from Willamette University and an MA in Performing Arts Administration from NYU. She is the Development Director for Youth Theatre Northwest.

More Music @ The Moore Technical Artists

Grab a bucket and start drumming.

• This is an easy way to teach students about:• Beat, rhythm, pace, long vs short and fast vs slow• Place multiple buckets of different sizes • Have students learn tempo and beats• Have students create song/beat• Share with classmates

Activity 1Risk Level: LowDRUMMING!

Materials needed: Wooden sticks and drums

Check out this video: https://youtu.be/iTCcatGJ9Sk?list=PLD9D92C9AD204E935

WHAT’S GOING ONEvery year More Music @ The Moore students work on a finale number where all musicians from various genres

collaborate and perform a finale song. This year the group has decided to perform WHAT’S GOING ON.

To quote NPR,

“The central theme of "What's Going On" and the album of the same name came from Marvin Gaye’s own life. When his brother Frankie returned from Vietnam, Gaye noticed that his outlook had changed. He put himself in his brother's shoes and wrote a song that stands among the most tuneful works of consciousness-raising in American music.

"What's Going On" looked at the forces shaping American culture at the beginning of the 1970s, that moment when hippie-era idealism crashed into the realities of poverty, of mystifying war, drug abuse and racial misunderstanding. Gaye didn't shout, didn't demand anything. His approach was cautious: ‘Father, we don't need to escalate.’ He might have set out to deliver one of those call-to-action sermons he'd heard growing up, but he veiled it in the sweet butterfly anguish of his voice and all kinds of musical seductions.”

Activity:

• Review “What’s Going On”• Analyze the song and explain to student why the song was written.

-Ex: Talk about Vietnam war • Have students write a song or poem dealing with current events• Have them share their work in front of their students.

Activity 2Risk Level: High

Activity 2Risk Level: ModerateWhat’s Going On

By Marvin Gaye

Mother, motherThere's too many of you cryingBrother, brother, brotherThere's far too many of you dyingYou know we've got to find a wayTo bring some lovin' here today - Ya

Father, fatherWe don't need to escalateYou see, war is not the answerFor only love can conquer hateYou know we've got to find a wayTo bring some lovin' here today

Picket lines and picket signsDon't punish me with brutalityTalk to me, so you can seeOh, what's going on

What's going onYa, what's going onAh, what's going on

In the mean timeRight on, babyRight onRight on

Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrongOh, but who are they to judge usSimply because our hair is longOh, you know we've got to find a wayTo bring some understanding here todayOh

Picket lines and picket signsDon't punish me with brutalityTalk to meSo you can seeWhat's going onYa, what's going onTell me what's going onI'll tell you what's going on - UhRight on babyRight on baby

Next Highlighted Matinee Performance

DANCE This Summer Training Intensive June 21 – 30, Pacific Northwest Ballet StudiosSTG AileyCampJune 26- August 4, Tukwila Community CenterDANCE This Performance July 7 & 8, The Moore TheatreSTG’s Songwriters Lab July 17-22, The Moore TheatreDANCE This Camp August 6-12th, Centrum in Port Townsend, WA

Vicky LeeDirector of Education & Performance Programs

Sarah LoritzCommunity Programs Manager and

Producer of Moore Music @The Moore

Marisol Sanchez-BestEducation Programs Manager

Rex KinneyEducation and Community Programs

Associate Manager

Shawn RobertsSTG AileyCamp Director & Seattle Dance for

PD® Programs Manager

Olivia ThomasSTG Ailey Camp Administrative Assistant

Alexis RamirezEducation and Community Programs Assistant

Ian Hence, Lauren DiRe , Sydney BoltonMore Music @ The Moore Interns

Education & Community Programs Department

To learn more about the Education and Community Programs please visit us at:

www.stgpresents.org/education

Upcoming Education and Community Programs

DANCE This STG's signature dance program, this season's 19th Annual

DANCE This, will bring together youth and adult performers from diverse communities for collaboration and to share their

culture through the art of dance. Friday, July 7, 2017@ 1:00pm

The Moore TheatreAll ages

$7 To reserve your seat, please email: [email protected]

or call 206.315.8030

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