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Music, Health & Healing - Changing Peoples Lives Many people around the world are waking up to the fact that music is not just about enjoyment or accompanying a social/entertainment situation. Music is now used as therapy to help people of all ages who suffer from a wide range of illnesses and ailments. Ged Brockie of GMI had the pleasure of interviewing one of the executive directors of Nordoff Robbins Scotland Janet Halton in the Edinburgh premises which is one of four Scottish centres. Nordoff Robbins as Janet explains in the interview, have centres around the world and carry out a wide range of therapies with music at the heart of everything they do. Podcast Ep 15 – Table Of Contents 2.03 Janet Halton talks about Nordoff Robbins Edinburgh centre. 4.10 How Nordoff Robbins started out. 6.26 Connecting music with meaningful activity. 9.25 Music therapy for all. 9.05 The design stage. 10.36 Old man in car with dementia knows all the songs (see below for videos). 12.10 Discussing the process of music therapy. 14.42 Janet Halton discusses her journey to music therapy? 17.11 How music therapy works around the world. 21.08 The specific skills of music therapists. 27.01 How someone can become a music therapist. 28.58 The Funding of Nordoff Robbins Scotland. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE FIND OUT MORE & SUPPORT THE WORK OF NORDOFF ROBBINS Here are a range of videos which displays just some of the work and the people from all sides who are involved with Nordoff Robbins. We hope you are encouraged to consider supporting this charity which does vital work for people of all ages around the world. Inside Nordoff Robbins Scotland's Edinburgh Premises Here is a short video showing two of the main therapy rooms within the building and the wide range of instruments used for the therapy sessions. The Work Of Nordoff Robbins Scotland Videos created by Nordoff Robbins Scotland demonstrating music therapy practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-erQdawzEH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBaPT7YUa2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufD_o7a_ek The Man In The Car Story As Mentioned In The Podcast Here is the video of the gentleman who has dimentia but still knows all the song lyrics (great singer as well)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQ5mjFzHTA From the above video, this led to a recording session - how about that! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zJfFECrSc Quite a heart warming story and shows how people with dimentia are vitalised by music. Find out more about what Nordoff Robbins Scotland does and how you can be involved. In the following link you can find out how you can get involved and help Nordoff Robbins Scotland continue to support those that need help through music therapy. A Wikipedia article on Nordoff Robbins and it's history. Here you can read and learn about music therapy. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

Music, Health & Healing - Changing Peoples Lives Many people around the world are waking up to the fact that music is not just about enjoyment or accompanying a social/entertainment situation. Music is now used as therapy to help people of all ages who suffer from a wide range of illnesses and ailments. Ged Brockie of GMI had the pleasure of interviewing one of the executive directors of Nordoff Robbins Scotland Janet Halton in the Edinburgh premises which is one of four Scottish centres. Nordoff Robbins as Janet explains in the interview, have centres around the world and carry out a wide range of therapies with music at the heart of everything they do. Podcast Ep 15 – Table Of Contents 2.03 Janet Halton talks about Nordoff Robbins Edinburgh centre. 4.10 How Nordoff Robbins started out. 6.26 Connecting music with meaningful activity. 9.25 Music therapy for all. 9.05 The design stage. 10.36 Old man in car with dementia knows all the songs (see below for videos). 12.10 Discussing the process of music therapy. 14.42 Janet Halton discusses her journey to music therapy? 17.11 How music therapy works around the world. 21.08 The specific skills of music therapists. 27.01 How someone can become a music therapist. 28.58 The Funding of Nordoff Robbins Scotland. PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE FIND OUT MORE & SUPPORT THE WORK OF NORDOFF ROBBINS Here are a range of videos which displays just some of the work and the people from all sides who are involved with Nordoff Robbins. We hope you are encouraged to consider supporting this charity which does vital work for people of all ages around the world. Inside Nordoff Robbins Scotland's Edinburgh Premises Here is a short video showing two of the main therapy rooms within the building and the wide range of instruments used for the therapy sessions. The Work Of Nordoff Robbins Scotland Videos created by Nordoff Robbins Scotland demonstrating music therapy practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-erQdawzEH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBaPT7YUa2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufD_o7a_ek The Man In The Car Story As Mentioned In The Podcast Here is the video of the gentleman who has dimentia but still knows all the song lyrics (great singer as well)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQ5mjFzHTA From the above video, this led to a recording session - how about that! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zJfFECrSc Quite a heart warming story and shows how people with dimentia are vitalised by music. Find out more about what Nordoff Robbins Scotland does and how you can be involved. In the following link you can find out how you can get involved and help Nordoff Robbins Scotland continue to support those that need help through music therapy. A Wikipedia article on Nordoff Robbins and it's history. Here you can read and learn about music therapy. JUST $1 PER MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENCE - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PODCAST If you enjoy our podcasts then please consider supporting GMI. Even if you give just $1 per month, you will help us develop this site. Your support will enable us to continue bringing the best in guitar and music in article, lesson, video and podcast form from around the world. [give_form id="14708" show_title="true" show_goal="true" show_content="above" display_style="button"] Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE. /*

Struggling To Remember Your Chords, Scales & Theory? FretDeck Could Be The Answer   Let's face it, learning the guitar can be hard and that is where FretDeck comes in. It is a very simple concept, but like most of the best ideas; they are simple. In this podcast we talk to Justin Comstock about how came up with the idea of FretDeck. Further to this, we discuss his career as a player and how he managed to get through the maze of Kickstarter to see his dream idea become a reality. Podcast Ep 14 – Table Of Contents 1.20 Introductions. 2.30 What was the inspiration for FretDeck? 4.05 Designing FretDeck. 6.25 Getting into the detail. 9.05 The design stage. 10.12 The biggest challenges faced. 11.39 Moving the idea onto Kickstarter. 15.55 Ideas for the next FretDeck? 17.03 How much does FretDeck cost? 18.23 Justin's playing career and development. 20.10 Plans for the future. 22.40 The benefits of using Kickstarter! PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE More About FretDeck The FretDeck promo video kind of says it all, but we think the moving cards are pretty groovy. It probably took an absolute age to create this animation with the stop motion technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEG_WjCQ6s Starting Out With FretDeck Justin gives an overview of how to use and get the most from his invention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Ur65jFF-s A Little About Jason Here is a little about Jason from his own website and in his own words. Hi! My name is Justin Comstock. I am the owner of Comstock Guitar Studio and the creator of the FretDeck. I have been playing the guitar since I was 11 years old. I started teaching the guitar during high school and have over 14 years of experience in teaching guitar. During high school I took music theory AP and continued learning more after graduating. Music has always been my passion and I enjoy helping others learn. I enjoy hearing my students write their own music and seeing what they can accomplish on the guitar. I would like to tell you why I created this fantastic product for guitar players. One evening while I was watching TV, I tuned into a Stevie Ray Vaughn concert that I have seen many times prior. As I watched this amazing guitarist play across the fretboard, I realized that he was playing pentatonic scales on the entire guitar. I thought if only other guitar players could understand the fretboard like Stevie Ray Vaughn. My goal is to help guitar players master the entire fret board in every single key so they feel more comfortable playing the guitar. So, I created the FretDeck! You can find out more about FretDeck and purchasing it by clicking FretDeck. On Justins blog he has a series of great articles for guitarists. The FretDeck pitch on the Kickstarter website. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE.  

Struggling To Remember Your Chords, Scales & Theory? FretDeck Could Be The Answer   Let's face it, learning the guitar can be hard and that is where FretDeck comes in. It is a very simple concept, but like most of the best ideas; they are simple. In this podcast we talk to Justin Comstock about how came up with the idea of FretDeck. Further to this, we discuss his career as a player and how he managed to get through the maze of Kickstarter to see his dream idea become a reality. Podcast Ep 14 – Table Of Contents 1.20 Introductions. 2.30 What was the inspiration for FretDeck? 4.05 Designing FretDeck. 6.25 Getting into the detail. 9.05 The design stage. 10.12 The biggest challenges faced. 11.39 Moving the idea onto Kickstarter. 15.55 Ideas for the next FretDeck? 17.03 How much does FretDeck cost? 18.23 Justin's playing career and development. 20.10 Plans for the future. 22.40 The benefits of using Kickstarter! PLEASE SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE More About FretDeck The FretDeck promo video kind of says it all, but we think the moving cards are pretty groovy. It probably took an absolute age to create this animation with the stop motion technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEG_WjCQ6s Starting Out With FretDeck Justin gives an overview of how to use and get the most from his invention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Ur65jFF-s A Little About Jason Here is a little about Jason from his own website and in his own words. Hi! My name is Justin Comstock. I am the owner of Comstock Guitar Studio and the creator of the FretDeck. I have been playing the guitar since I was 11 years old. I started teaching the guitar during high school and have over 14 years of experience in teaching guitar. During high school I took music theory AP and continued learning more after graduating. Music has always been my passion and I enjoy helping others learn. I enjoy hearing my students write their own music and seeing what they can accomplish on the guitar. I would like to tell you why I created this fantastic product for guitar players. One evening while I was watching TV, I tuned into a Stevie Ray Vaughn concert that I have seen many times prior. As I watched this amazing guitarist play across the fretboard, I realized that he was playing pentatonic scales on the entire guitar. I thought if only other guitar players could understand the fretboard like Stevie Ray Vaughn. My goal is to help guitar players master the entire fret board in every single key so they feel more comfortable playing the guitar. So, I created the FretDeck! You can find out more about FretDeck and purchasing it by clicking FretDeck. On Justins blog he has a series of great articles for guitarists. The FretDeck pitch on the Kickstarter website. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts HERE.  

So You Want To Work In A Guitar Store? Chris Cunningham (second from the right above) is the manager of Guitar Guitar Edinburgh. Opened thirteen years ago, Chris discusses the role of manager, the skills you need to work in stores like Guitar Guitar and his life around guitars (thousands of them!). Podcast Ep 13 – Table Of Contents 1.23 Selling dreams - "making your dreams come true". 2.06 Favorite guitar of Chris Cunningham. 3.22 The beginnings of Guitar Guitar. 5.55 What working in a guitar store is all about. 8.47 Where do all the guitars go? 10.40 The way guitar selling has changed over the years. 13.34 The continual growth of Guitar Guitar. 15.02 Amps, pedals and more... 16.15 Visiting Yahama's guitar factory in the far east. 27.45 The next generation of multi-effects pedals. 30.55 Guys who like to edit sounds till the "cows come home". 33.22 The continuing march of amplifier technology. 38.01 The most expensive guitar ever sold by Guitar Guitar? 45.14 How to get into work within the guitar sales industry. More About Guitar Guitar Guitar Guitar Facebook page. Check out the Guitar Guitar Website. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes.  

So You Want To Work In A Guitar Store? Chris Cunningham (second from the right above) is the manager of Guitar Guitar Edinburgh. Opened thirteen years ago, Chris discusses the role of manager, the skills you need to work in stores like Guitar Guitar and his life around guitars (thousands of them!). Podcast Ep 13 – Table Of Contents 1.23 Selling dreams - "making your dreams come true". 2.06 Favorite guitar of Chris Cunningham. 3.22 The beginnings of Guitar Guitar. 5.55 What working in a guitar store is all about. 8.47 Where do all the guitars go? 10.40 The way guitar selling has changed over the years. 13.34 The continual growth of Guitar Guitar. 15.02 Amps, pedals and more... 16.15 Visiting Yahama's guitar factory in the far east. 27.45 The next generation of multi-effects pedals. 30.55 Guys who like to edit sounds till the "cows come home". 33.22 The continuing march of amplifier technology. 38.01 The most expensive guitar ever sold by Guitar Guitar? 45.14 How to get into work within the guitar sales industry. More About Guitar Guitar Guitar Guitar Facebook page. Check out the Guitar Guitar Website. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes.  

Moving To Seattle, Creating The PNW Film Scoring Programme, Getting An(other) Education ... Hummie wraps up this four part interview discussing his move to Seattle, the first beginnings of the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. He also talks about how he met Barbara Streisand under a huge last minute orchestration gig! His relationship and work with Jerry Goldsmith and finally his current film projects. Podcast Ep 12 – Table Of Contents 1.05 The way in which technology is changing in film music. 4.07 Hummie discusses his Emmy awards. 3.43 TV series Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. 5.55 Revisiting "Language Of The Heart". 8.08 PNW - How one of the finest film scoring programs started out. 12.59 Working for Marc Shaiman on his films Misery and City Slickers, Addams Family. 17.53 Deciding to study a doctoral thesis. 22.14 The results students studying at PNW are getting in the music industry. 25.24 Writing a book on film scoring and orchestration. 27.55 Orchestrating for a Barbara Streisand movie...last minute call! 29.43 Memories of Jerry Goldsmith. 37.45 Current projects underway and in the pipeline. HUMMIE WEBLINKS Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program Hummie Mann Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.

Moving To Seattle, Creating The PNW Film Scoring Programme, Getting An(other) Education ... Hummie wraps up this four part interview discussing his move to Seattle, the first beginnings of the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. He also talks about how he met Barbara Streisand under a huge last minute orchestration gig! His relationship and work with Jerry Goldsmith and finally his current film projects. Podcast Ep 12 – Table Of Contents 1.05 The way in which technology is changing in film music. 4.07 Hummie discusses his Emmy awards. 3.43 TV series Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. 5.55 Revisiting "Language Of The Heart". 8.08 PNW - How one of the finest film scoring programs started out. 12.59 Working for Marc Shaiman on his films Misery and City Slickers, Addams Family. 17.53 Deciding to study a doctoral thesis. 22.14 The results students studying at PNW are getting in the music industry. 25.24 Writing a book on film scoring and orchestration. 27.55 Orchestrating for a Barbara Streisand movie...last minute call! 29.43 Memories of Jerry Goldsmith. 37.45 Current projects underway and in the pipeline. HUMMIE WEBLINKS Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program Hummie Mann Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.

Working As An Orchestrator Then Composer In Hollywood. Moving to L.A. is quite easy, finding work is quite hard. Hummie discusses how he managed to break into the L.A. scene. The early successes, working as an orchestrator and producer on major movies. Finally he discusses breaking into composing for film, the work, people and personalities within Hollywood. Podcast Ep 11 – Table Of Contents 1.22 Arriving in Hollywood and working with Alf Clausen. 2.43 Orchestating and ghost writing for the TV series Moonlighting & The Simpsons. 3.43 TV series Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. 5.22 Understanding how scoring for TV and film works. 6.25 The changing technology used in film scoring. 12.59 Working for Marc Shaiman on his films Misery and City Slickers, Addams Family. 17.10 Expaining the difference between and orchestrator and a composer. 24.00 First major film - rescoring Year Of The Comet for producer Rob Reiner. 30.28 Working with themes in film scoring. 32.44 Writing for the TV series P.T. Barnum. 39.25 Getting signed to a major talent agency and opening doors. 39.57 Working with Christopher Guest of Spinal Tap fame. 41.23 Getting the gig to work with Mel Brooks on the movie Robin Hood Men In Tights. 45.41 The ways in which a comedy film can be scored. In the final episode of the Hummie Mann podcasts, Hummie discusses his founding and building up one of the foremost film music education programmes in the world. He will also discuss his latest projects as well as thoughts and stories about Hollywood. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.  

Working As An Orchestrator Then Composer In Hollywood. Moving to L.A. is quite easy, finding work is quite hard. Hummie discusses how he managed to break into the L.A. scene. The early successes, working as an orchestrator and producer on major movies. Finally he discusses breaking into composing for film, the work, people and personalities within Hollywood. Podcast Ep 11 – Table Of Contents 1.22 Arriving in Hollywood and working with Alf Clausen. 2.43 Orchestating and ghost writing for the TV series Moonlighting & The Simpsons. 3.43 TV series Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. 5.22 Understanding how scoring for TV and film works. 6.25 The changing technology used in film scoring. 12.59 Working for Marc Shaiman on his films Misery and City Slickers, Addams Family. 17.10 Expaining the difference between and orchestrator and a composer. 24.00 First major film - rescoring Year Of The Comet for producer Rob Reiner. 30.28 Working with themes in film scoring. 32.44 Writing for the TV series P.T. Barnum. 39.25 Getting signed to a major talent agency and opening doors. 39.57 Working with Christopher Guest of Spinal Tap fame. 41.23 Getting the gig to work with Mel Brooks on the movie Robin Hood Men In Tights. 45.41 The ways in which a comedy film can be scored. In the final episode of the Hummie Mann podcasts, Hummie discusses his founding and building up one of the foremost film music education programmes in the world. He will also discuss his latest projects as well as thoughts and stories about Hollywood. Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. SUPPORT GMI THROUGH OUR PATREON PAGE If you enjoy the podcasts, lessons, music and other activities please support us through Patreon. Patreon supporters also receive other benefits. Even if you can only give a dollar it all helps. Find the page here GMI Patreon page.