n of “Funk Guitar” playing? Please be rd concepts, equipment, and approach.
You have performed on recordings that have influenced countless musical acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the hip hop samplings of Dre, what are your thoughts?
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style, it’s also a way of life. It is a musical t more so than that it’s what you feel inside Well again, that’s the “get off.” When I started playing music, I how hard you hit the open E and A strings did it to become a great musician, get fame and all of that. It is obviFunk is the way you play a 9th chord, as ously a great honor to have influenced anyone. Part of the reason of your tone comes from all of that. Funk to picking up an instrument is to reach as many people as I can through o another person and everybody’s feel and my craft and I hope I am achieving this. Having said all that, I still Robert Frampton ou have to understand the rules to know have only to grow. NJMEA & Eastern Division Past President is all of that. Some people strum a chord, NJMEA YCC Chairperson for a more aggressive approach. However This article will be read by many K-12 music educators and rtframpton@comcast.net where you can use finesse such as a funky members of the National Association of Music Education. e funk but needs to know how to interDo you have any words of advice or statements learn from somebody else but make sure you would like to make to them? ty. As much as funk is, he don’t limit yourself New Jersey Music Educators Association is proud to announce the 2018-19 Young Composers Commuch music as you canpetition. but never abandon I would like to thank K-12 music members The competition will include twoyou, divisions, one educators, for middle schoolofstudents in grades 6 – 8, and the National Association of Music Education and collaborators for one for high school students in grades 9 – 12 (graduating June 2019). allowing me to participate in this article and congratulate all of you Finalist composers will be invited to attend a critique sessionthem to beto held in the conjunction with the NJMEA State on reaching out to people and helping develop riches Conference at the Hilton Hotel that in East February composition recordings will be played musicBrunswick has to offer. on Keep on doing 23, what2019. you areThe doing. I will do thethe same here. God knowsIn weaddition, need music.the winning composer(s) will be announced at that and the finalists will participate in critique session.
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time and awards will be presented. All other participating student composers are welcome to attend. The exact time Thomas Amoriello is the Guitar Education Chairperson for the New Jersey and location will be announced Music in January Education2019. Association and also serves on the NAfME Council for Guitar Information and applicationEducation forms can found onHethe NJMEA at https://njmea.org/young-composersas thebeChair-Elect. teaches guitar forwebsite the Flemington Raritan School District and Hunterdon Academy of Arts. Tom graduated fromEndorsement the competition/. The deadline for online application submissions is the November 26, 2018. page and applicaShenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University with a Master of Music tion fees must be postmarked byDegree November 2018. in Classical26, Guitar Performance. He is the author of the children’s picture book A Journey to Guitarland with Maestro Armadillo, available from barnesandnoble.com. He recently recorded heavy metal tracks with a stellar roster of & musicians including ex-Quiet Riot bassist Bjorn Englen, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Michael Vescera and former TNT drummer John Macaluso that will be released in January 2018.
ee the future of “funk guitar” the world of music?
o me, funk guitar will always have a om what I understand and don’t want is not being taught in a lot of schools. I re cutting music and art classes due to ools not to have instruments to teach of music, funk and music itself looks it upon ourselves to expose our kids to n their hands, play different types of music orb and grow. We need to keep educating I can see, there is a lot of talent out there ay music. Your organization supports kids, g music for people. The future of funk guic, art, everything, should be fine as long as e are doing.
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