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🎸 The Lead Guitar Foundations System is a step-by-step framework designed to take you from simply knowing scale shapes to confidently playing real, musical solos. Instead of running up and down patterns, you’ll learn how to phrase properly. What's included: ☑️ Essential Guide to The Pentatonic Scale ☑️ Essential Guide to The CAGED System ☑️ Essential Guide to The Blues Scale ☑️ Pentatonic Perfection Guitar Course ☑️ Access to printable PDFs ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePEsCr3Z #leadguitar #learnguitar #guitarlesson #onlineguitar #guitarist

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I asked ChatGPT to analyze every issue of the Music Educators Journal published by NAfME to identify trends and attitudes towards technology in music education. Here are the results: https://lnkd.in/e9cBRH8T Barbara Freedman, Will Kuhn, Tom Rudolph, Technology in Music Education

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Avid Sibelius 2026.2 introduces dark mode on desktop, refreshed UI icons, early cross-staff engraving improvements, scripting updates, and bug fixes. https://lnkd.in/eU9HQFRJ

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The MIDI Association joins forces with GiveANote.org The MIDI Association and SAE Mexico are close to launching a free MIDI Curriculum on Coursera. So now seemed like the perfect time to engage with some of the other non-profit organizations that support music technology and the GiveANote Foundation is a natural fit. The MIDI Association is proud to donate $3,000 to Give A Note Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to music education—especially through innovative, culturally relevant, and technology-forward programs in underserved communities. Read More Here. https://lnkd.in/gdJmKcTP

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The core of this dispute is whether AI companies can bypass licensing by claiming a market doesn't exist. Now that Warner has signed a deal, that defense is being tested. The outcome will likely determine if AI music generation becomes a 'walled garden' controlled by major labels or remains an open frontier for independent creators and students to explore. https://lnkd.in/ekQZV623 #Musicentrepreneurship #suno David Philp

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Another Sunday brings the Digest! This week, the first article focuses on Anthony Brandt, musicologist, who researches music cognition. It was fun to have Anthony with us in Bloomington last year as a featured speaker at the AlgoRhythms conference.

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🎯 Strategy Note for FEC Operators: The modern guest is losing faith in fun. That’s our opening - if we don’t blow it. Here’s what “leisure” looks like for the average person today: 🎮 AAA Games – You thought the cost of entry was low ($500 console, $2500 gaming rig outdated after 24 months) – $70 pre-order for a game that’s still broken at launch – $500 graphics card… if you can find one – Hours of updates before you can even play – And the game? Delayed, buggy, or soulless 🎢 Theme Parks – $100+ tickets – Half the rides offline – Long queues, rushed ops, overpriced food – You leave sunburnt and underwhelmed 🕹 Local FECs – Machines that look 8 years old – Sticky guns, jammed buttons – Staff doing time, not delivering joy – Layout feels like a retail clearance sale with neon So what happens? Guests opt out. Not just from one location—from the entire category of fun. And that’s where FECs can win. Not by copying games or theme parks. But by being the first place that still delivers. ✅ Instant fun, no download ✅ Worlds that work ✅ Hosts that see you ✅ A space you want to come back to Strategic Moves That Matter: Audit for friction like it’s a threat to survival Maintain like pride is on the line Curate joy, don’t stack machines Elevate staff to cast—train for impact, not presence Design for return play, not just redemptions The problem isn’t that guests don’t care anymore. It’s that too many industries trained them to lower expectations. FECs still have a window to be the last-mile heroes of joy. But only if they refuse to settle. Don’t blow it. 👾

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Thanks to the CreARTE initiative, Karen Peterson and Dancers will be provided with assistance to enhance and broaden their dance residency program in schools by adding twenty more schools in Miami-Dade County. This funding enables KPD to extend their reach to disadvantaged middle and high school students with special needs, providing them with dance sessions and culminating in a public performance for the community. "This financial support will propel our unique dance residency, which is currently in its 20th year, towards new opportunities for growth and development." (Karen Peterson, Director)

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https://lnkd.in/d7seVy73 👁️‍🗨️What may make the Universal AI Threshold Framework (UATF) unique? ✅It is cross-industry, not tied to a single field. ✅It uses modular thresholds, not checklists. ✅It is numerical, allowing automation. ✅It binds human responsibility explicitly. ✅It is designed for real-world operational workflows, not abstract theory. 💥This makes UATF original, practical, and publishable as a global AI governance standard. 👁️‍🗨️How the UATF became user-centric and why the numeric scoring naturally emerged from the questions? 💥Recognizing that People do not think in numerical risk scores, they think in QUESTIONS and finding the equivalence between all the factors. 📊This was my first way of compiling the concept... A comparative example with other regulatory solution: 💡If the EU AI Act defines what is legal 💡UATF defines what is responsible and who answers when things go wrong. #ResponsibleAI #EUAIAct #FrameworkImplementation #fullstack #CrossIndustrySolution #behindtheprocess

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As Miami continues to rise as a production capital, it’s worth noting how aggressive the local landscape has become for film incentives — particularly at the county level. johnparrino.com The Miami-Dade County High Impact Film Fund Program currently offers a cash rebate of up to 20% on qualifying in-county production expenditures. Unlike a tax credit, this is a direct rebate — paid out after a professional audit and compliance verification — and it remains one of the most strategic film incentive structures in the Southeast. To qualify, productions must spend a minimum of $5 million locally, conduct at least 90% of Florida-based filming within Miami-Dade, and ensure 60% of the qualified labor force are county residents. At least 70% of vendors and contractors must also be Miami-Dade registered businesses. The program allocates $10 million per fiscal year, part of a five-year, $50 million commitment designed to attract high-value productions that stimulate job creation, vendor utilization, and cultural impact across the region. Rebates are distributed only after completion and audit verification by a Florida-licensed CPA. Productions must also include an on-screen credit acknowledging Miami-Dade County. For smaller productions, a second-tier grant structure awards up to $100,000 for projects spending $1 million or more in the county, and up to $50,000 for qualified spends between $500,000 and $1 million — with similar local hiring and vendor requirements. While no legislative changes have been announced yet for 2026, the county’s 20% rebate, $5 million minimum spend, and $10 million annual cap are expected to remain in effect through the upcoming cycle — reinforcing Miami-Dade’s long-term goal to anchor film, television, and streaming production within its growing creative economy. Miami’s trajectory is clear: between emerging studio infrastructure, global accessibility, and a maturing incentive framework, the next two years could define a true film and content corridor for South Florida. THE BIRDCAGE (1996) A landmark comedy of identity, family, and performance — The Birdcage reimagines the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles through the lens of South Beach in the 1990s. Set in Miami’s flamboyant drag scene, the film delivers both high-style farce and heartfelt social satire, centering on the clash between authenticity and appearances. Director — Mike Nichols Writer — Elaine May (screenplay, based on La Cage aux Folles) Starring — Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Dan Futterman, and Calista Flockhart Setting — Miami’s South Beach, Florida Budget — $31 million Box Office — $185 million worldwide Awards — Academy Award Nomination (Best Art Direction–Set Decoration); Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination (Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture); GLAAD Media Award Winner (Outstanding Film) johnparrino.com Photo Image via PinkNews

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What a read. On why practising artists — people actively making work right now — bring something irreplaceable into arts organisations. Not a historical perspective. A living one. Our world needs more of this thinking.

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Behind many global artists is sharp strategy and disciplined execution. Cristiana Votta is the Managing Director, Partner and Artist Manager at Alegria Agency, representing artists such as Deer Jade and Mita Gami, while also working closely with Black Coffee through Black Coffee Entertainment. With over a decade in the industry, she has built a career grounded in vision, identifying talent early, shaping clear trajectories, and protecting artists as they scale globally. Her work reflects patience, structure, and long-term thinking in an industry that often rewards short-term noise. Beyond management, she actively champions women and emerging generations in music, contributing to a more inclusive and progressive ecosystem. Leadership like this doesn’t seek the spotlight, it builds it.

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Unlock the "Spanish Sound" with One Incredible Chord! 🎸 I’m Adam Levine, and after decades as a studio musician, I've seen how a single chord can transform your playing. If you’ve ever wanted to create those haunting, Spanish sounding guitar chords, this lesson is for you. We're diving deep into dark guitar chords for beginners, showing you exactly how to get that modal tension without complex theory. The secret? It's all about adding C major notes to E minor in a very specific way. This Phrygian mode guitar lesson will demystify the E Phrygian scale, giving you a powerful, new chord voicing to experiment with immediately. Stop memorizing and start creating. 👇 Watch the full lesson and unlock the Academy secrets – link in the first comment! #MusicEducation #CreativeExpression #GuitarMethod #OnlineLearning #StudioMusician #SkillDevelopment #MusicIndustry #GuitaristLife #ProfessionalDevelopment #MusicInnovation

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