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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 02 October 2020

Fender announced this week that they are extending their Play Through giveaway, continuing to offer three free months of guitar, bass and ukulele lessons on the Fender Play app to all new players. This is available now at www.fender.com/playfree.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 01 October 2020

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 01 October 2020

Casio America, Inc. is joining Keep Music Alive, a non-profit music education organization, in celebration of the 5th annual “Kids Music Day.” Kids Music Day is slated to take place tomorrow, October 2.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 29 September 2020

All National Music will hold the Band Plus+ virtual Marching Band Festival on Saturday, October 17 and the week of November 1. The festival will feature high school marching bands and orchestras from around the U.S. that are able to be together this fall, virtually from their home stadiums/field performance locations.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 28 September 2020

Music educators for grades K-9 can sign up now to host a virtual Q&A session between their class and a musician from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. These 20-minute Q&As will take place between October 5 and November 13, and can be used in both virtual or in-person classroom settings.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 25 September 2020

Essential Elements author Charlie Menghini, and Hal Leonard vice president Instrumental Publications and composer Paul Lavender have joined with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser to create the Essential Elements Band Talk podcast.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 24 September 2020

New West Symphony (NWS), with Grammy-winning conductor Michael Christie as artistic and music director, has announced a 2020-21 season of digital concerts, paired with engaging complementary content, to be available streamed or on-demand.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 23 September 2020

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami will launch “Frost Sessions: A Podcast About All Things Music” this fall.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 22 September 2020

Hal Leonard has acquired exclusive distribution rights to new products that have been successful in making music spaces safer for combatting the COVID-19 virus.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 18 September 2020

Gibson Gives has partnered with Gallatin High School in Bozeman, Montana to bring the power of music to returning students this fall.

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