Assistant Professor of Music Bruce Dudley presented his research paper, “The Legacy of Jazz Pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. Revived: Transcriptions and Tutorials – An Online Resource” and conducted clinics with two high school jazz bands at the annual Jazz Education Network national conference in San Diego on Jan. 10.
During the presentation, Dudley unveiled note-for-note transcriptions taken from recordings made by jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. between 1956 and 1969. The Estate of Phineas Newborn Jr. and his son, Phineas Newborn III, will be publishing these transcriptions, along with annotated performance analysis.
Dudley will soon create video tutorials that will demonstrate how to practice the transcriptions, as well as illustrate other ways to use Newborn’s musical techniques of arrangement and improvisation for aspiring pianists. Find these and more here.
Field Education Advisor and College of Theology and Christian Ministry Faculty Member Dane Anthony was chosen to present at UnderCurrent, a gathering exploring the ideas of faith, vocation, community and culture in a TedTalks presentation format. The gathering on Jan. 14 was entitled “Creativity in Work” and featured Anthony and four other speakers.
Strings for Hope, a local nonprofit being supported by Belmont Enactus, recently was awarded $10,000 from the Tom’s of Maine “
What’s Hubbin’, a company run by Belmont juniors Channing Moreland and Makenzie Stokel, was recently named as one of eight start-ups selected to take part in Project Music, the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center’s (EC) most recent accelerator.
When ceremonies, dinners or weddings at Belmont University are complete, used flowers are donated to Perenity, a nonprofit organization that reworks them to create bedside arrangements for hospice patients as well as the Ronald McDonald House, Meals on Wheels and nursing homes, among others.
Last week first year graduate students in the College of Health Sciences & Nursing had their first experience working and learning together under the guidance of more than 25 volunteer faculty. Using a case study approach, nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy graduate students worked together to design the best treatment plan for an elderly patient with complex health problems. The new students then tackled the “Marshmallow Challenge,” a fun and creative exercise designed to encourage teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration, innovation and creativity.
