Soundmix
Description
Soundmix brings together five extraordinary teenage musicians who are reinvigorating American musical traditions. In communities where music is a way of life and at a workshop where they meet for the first time, these dedicated young artists offer fresh and inspiring takes on a range of American music. Styles explored include jazz horn, old-time fiddle, Native American flute, Latin percussion, classical cello, and rock bass. Featured mentors include trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the late old time fiddle legend Melvin Wine, Soundmix celebrates American diversity, the passing on of traditions, and the unique power of music in people s lives.
Runtime
57 min
Creator
McPheely, Alan
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
Ravi Shankar. Man and his music
Joseph-Maurice Ravel. A Concise Biography
Serenata
Hard Times (1933 –1945)
Frederic Chopin
Colombia. Colombia Rocks!
The Guitar
Sousa to Satchmo. Marsalis on the jazz band
On the Battlefield. Gospel Quartets
Materia Wood
South Africa. Talam
Arnold Schoenberg. My Evolution
Lost and sound
Thelonious Monk. Playful Keys
Music and learning. Instruments. Program 3