Neil Donato

keyboardist, educator, enthusiast

[Neil Donato @neildonato]

@tedgioia Iggy Top?

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@jaredsims Melody and rhythms first? I think yes. The scale conversation then needs to happen within the context of chords. Superimpose the extensions on top of a seventh chord and there's your scale. When you think about it, scales first just seems backwards.

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A Bright Spot in the Pandemic Gloom: Jazz is Everywhere in New York https://t.co/IMA4iViDiL

[Melissa Behring @melissabehring]

Tonite 8pm @YouTube #fundraisingfriday 2018 #throwback #telethon @neildonato keys @jaketobias guitar @DSRPRoyalOak Brent Nagy drums Rocco Popielarski bass #imissplayinglivemusic #musician #singer #pandemic #livethemusicfoundation #detroit

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[Louis Armstrong @ArmstrongHouse]

Louis Armstrong recorded "West End Blues" on this date in 1928--'nuff said! Make sure to take 3 minutes and 20 seconds today to listen to one of the greatest recordings of the 20th century: https://t.co/ODaGXgegW4

[Neil Donato @neildonato]

During the summer we're continuing with school, rotating subjects for our kids throughout each week with the exception of music. Music we do every day. It's that important.

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An Argument for Music Education https://t.co/nqkoF7Fg7Q via @NAMMFoundation

[nafme @NAfME]

The @NFHS_Org and @NAfME have worked together to release the Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education, which provides guidance for PreK-12 schools during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/SRYWRxNju3

[Neil Donato @neildonato]

The New York Times: 15 Essential Black Liberation Jazz Tracks.
https://t.co/tQyv7Xyu2D

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Clarinetist Anthony McGill Kneels, Pleads And Plays For Justice https://t.co/U8O7S1cvRw

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Five Theses on Creativity https://t.co/FL8FikPwRR

[edutopia @edutopia]

These research-backed strategies can help students feel connected during a time of physical isolation.
https://t.co/MvUY90M89q

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@CarolineHuntoon Making people happy is what we hope to do. Glad to hear it worked!

[Greenhills School @WeAreGreenhills]

Virtual Greenstock is happening now. Join us via https://t.co/6EgcDTj2uw

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“Kind of Blue” Drummer, Jimmy Cobb, Has Died At The Age Of 91 https://t.co/88BlVVxJna

[nafme @NAfME]

New blog: “An Opportunity: Where Does Music Education Go from Here?” by @AMFennell https://t.co/lOr1T3AE1Y #musedchat

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Lockdown singing: the science of why music helps us connect in isolation
https://t.co/fwfcjuzOPB

[New York Times Music @nytimesmusic]

“We’re not here to live forever. Humans and materialism die,” writes Sonny Rollins in @nytopinion. “But there’s no dying in art.” https://t.co/gKhGgfFHdD

[Neil Donato @neildonato]

A Personal and Professional Pivot https://t.co/5XmtneVAGO