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#MusiciansatPlayFoundation celebrates the Los Angeles musical heritage thru performances & music education.

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"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination." ~ Jim Jarmusch

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The precise origin of the word "jazz" is a mystery. No one knows exactly where it came from, although there are many speculations. Some say that it was originally a slang word that was spelled in many different ways: jaz, jas, jass, and jasz.

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"Electronic music lends itself to an abstract way of storytelling, so it keeps evolving. Theres a whole movement truly driving music further and there is no other music innovating as much as film music" ~ Hans Zimmer

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Ancient Chinese instruments served both practical and ceremonial means. People used them to appeal to supernatural forces for survival needs, while pan flutes may have been used to attract birds while hunting, and drums were common in sacrifices and military ceremonies.

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“Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing” -John Erskine

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Shout out Saturday to Jamey Aren’t! Jamey Arent is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer based in Los Angeles. Born in Denver, Jamey picked up the guitar at the age 12, when he first heard the Beatles.

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Happy Halloween from all of us at MAP! We hope you have a great day trick-or-treating and candy eating! #MusiciansAtPlay #HappyHalloween

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Ghostbusters was written to accompany the 1984 movie, and is now a classic alone. It was written at 4.30 AM when after almost 2 days of trying to create a song, Ray Parker Jr saw a commercial for a drain company that helped him coin the line ‘Who you gonna call?’

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"Bernard Herrmann was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarded in many circles as one of the most influential.

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It’s #SingerSunday! Shirley Valerie Horn was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and others.

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If you've ever listened to Indian classical music, you've probably picked up on its brilliant rhythm. However, you might be wondering what these two genres have in common. You'd be surprised. The renowned sitar player, Ravi Shankar, had quite an influence on John Coltrane.

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Monster Mash: This song, written as a Halloween mix of two famous dances at the time, the mashed potato and the twist, was initially banned in the UK for being ‘too morbid’.

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Happy #WorldStudentsDay! Musicians At Play does what we do for our students. Thank you to the kids who love to learn, love to play, and love to make music! #MusiciansAtPlay #StudentsDay

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Music history: In ancient Greece, mixed-gender choruses performed for entertainment, celebration and spiritual reasons. Music was an important part of education in ancient Greece, and boys were taught music starting at age six.

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Musical quote of the day😊: “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” — Victor Hugo

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Shoutout Saturday to Danielle Ondarza! She is a horn player based in Los Angeles. As a freelancer, she has performed with many orchestras in Southern California, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra & Los Angeles Master Chorale

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Spooky Music fact🎃: The London Symphony Orchestra was originally booked to perform on the Titanic on its maiden voyage, but they ended up on another boat at the last minute. #Halloween #music #titanic #spookystory

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Happy World Teacher’s Day! Thank you to all our brave teachers who inspire the future, even during hard (pandemic hard) times. We appreciate you! #WorldTeachersDay #MusiciansAtPlay #MusicEducation

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Jazz great Louis Armstrong is an essential part of the history of Jazz, but there was not a lot of money in it and he got tired of being more respected than wealthy. At sixty-seven years young, in 1967 coincidentally, he released the record “What A Wonderful World”