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July 2010

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Put Your Favorite Song Lyric on a T-Shirt, Coffee Mug, or Mousepad → thecontrapuntist.com

Have you ever loved a song lyric so much that you wanted to show it to the whole world? Well now you can, with the Hal Leonard Corporation’s latest website, LyricStore.com. It’s the only website…

Jul 29, 2010
Music Stars Rally to Support Chicago Musical Hero Matthew Leone → thecontrapuntist.com

On June 29th, Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone came to the rescue of a woman being beaten by her husband on the streets of Chicago. He had no reason to intervene since he didn’t know the woman or…

Jul 29, 2010
Smithsonian Folkways to release historical recordings of New Orleans music – Free Download Available → thecontrapuntist.com

Historically, New Orleans is one of the musical meccas of the U.S. The cultural melting pot that has persisted within New Orleans has created some of the influential music in history. Jazz, zydeco,…

Jul 26, 2010
Concert Review: Iron Maiden with Dream Theater – The Chicago Concert → thecontrapuntist.com

The following review was co-written with Viola. Viola wrote the Dream Theater portion. In all my years as a metalhead, there are a few key bands I have yet to see in live performance. Iron Maiden was…

Jul 23, 2010
New Song from James LaBrie’s Static Impulse will soon stream on AOL → thecontrapuntist.com

Winding down from touring with Iron Maiden, James LaBrie, vocalist for Dream Theater, is getting ready to release his new solo album, Static Impulse. Earlier today, a message was posted on LaBrie’s…

Jul 23, 2010
A Musical Transformation – How One Young Palestinian Man Went from Throwing Stones at Israeli Soldiers to Opening Music Schools in the Middle East → thecontrapuntist.com

Perhaps it is music which will change the world - Pablo Casals I heard a moving story by reporter Sandy Tolan on NPR this morning about how music changed the life of one young Palestinian man. In…

Jul 10, 2010
Please Help Support Free Music Lessons for the Fender Center’s “Kids Rock Free” National Music Education Initiative → thecontrapuntist.com

Kids Rock Free (KRF)© is a music education initiative run by The Fender Center For Music Education, located in Corona, California. KRF provides free and low-cost music lessons to students ages 7-17….

Jul 9, 2010
Tips to Revolutionize Your Playing from Master Violist Kim Kashkashian → thecontrapuntist.com

Last week, I had the pleasure of observing world renowned violist Kim Kashkashian’s master class with students from the Steans Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia Festival. Both the students who…

Jul 8, 2010
New Korn Album Available For Streaming → thecontrapuntist.com

Curious about the new Korn album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, sounds like? Until July 13, Crave Online is exclusively streaming the entire album, when the album is officially released for…

Jul 8, 2010
Jazz Concert to Benefit the North Branch of the Evanston Public Library → thecontrapuntist.com

Wendy Morgan and The Vocal Gymnasium will host a jazz concert to benefit the North Branch of the Evanston Public Library at 7:00 PM on July 8 at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert…

Jul 7, 2010
1 for All

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Building Awareness of the First Amendment

1 for All is a national nonpartisan program designed to build understanding and support for First Amendment freedoms. 1 for All provides teaching materials to the nation’s schools, supports educational events on America’s campuses and reminds the public that the First Amendment serves everyone, regardless of faith, race, gender or political leanings. It is truly one amendment for all.

Excellent idea.

Found this through the following post: http://inventorspot.com/articles/freedom_tweet_our_social_media_inalienable_r…

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Chicago’s Own Renowned Classical Violinist/Metalhead Rachel Barton Pine to Headline Free Performance in Millennium Park on July 11 → thecontrapuntist.com

Rachel Barton Pine will headline Chicago’s Great Performers of Illinois Festival on July 11 at 7:00 PM at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. The annual festival, which takes place from…

Jul 2, 2010
Please Help the Suzuki Association of the Americas Win a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant for Every Child Can Scholarships → thecontrapuntist.com

The Pepsi Refresh Project is a program which gives grants to people, businesses, and non-profits with ideas which will have a positive impact on communities. The Suzuki Association of the Americas…

Jul 2, 2010
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