I am planning on rolling this out in early June, but at the request of many folks, I am doing several things to make it easier for me to help folks more directly.
1.) I'll be takng on new students beginning in June. In order to make things more financially friendly, I am willing to work in 1/2 hour increments with each half hour going for $37.50. My going rate is $75 per hour for all musicial services.
2.) I am developing a process for doing live web cam lessons, again at the request of many folks who wish to do some study with me but who are on the other side of the world. The same rates apply.
3.) I am also developing live online master classes. The current plan is to offer these for $30 per hour with a maximum AND minimum of five people per class. I see five folks as miinimally suitable for setting up the mutli link video conferences. I don't want MORE as half the lesson will be devoted to Q&A with each individual in the class.
All live online lessons are to be prepaid through Paypal. Once a scheduled master class is filled, no other folks will be admitted to that group. However, depending on demand, a new group could be started.
I have many of my lessons already posted here (hosted by Youtube) for free. The purpose of the live online video (webcam) is to address the need for folks to communicate with me directly as student teacher.
Stay tuned. As things develop, this information will be updated.
Now, you can buy individual tracks of Drozdoff's music as well as his CD's! December 9, 2007
This web site is dedicated to the trumpet work of Nick Drozdoff, his compositions and his CD's Also coming will be a video section with both performance and lecture demos and instructional materials. An online lesson program is currently under development as well.
Please browse the various sections indicated by the tabs at the top of the page. Also, listen to the tracks and samples while browsing.
Drozdoff is an endorsing artist for the New York Trumpet company an performs exclusively on instruments provided by Felix Vayser of the New York Trumpet Company. Drozdoff also plays John Lynch Asymmetrical Mouthpieces exclusively.
Now, you can purchase individual MP3's of Drozdoff's music via SNOCAP by following the link. Of course, to get the FULL FIDELITY of the CD's you'll need to buy the CD's.
Also available at SNOCAP are Drozdoff's older ACID driven tracks.
Finally, the cover art for "No Man Is An Island" was done by Steve Hashimoto (who also played bass on Meditation #1). Steve can be reached at hashimoto@aol.com .
The photography (such as the main photograph for this page) for No Man Is An Island was done by trombone virtusoso and expert photographer, David Gross of Algonquin, Illinois.
"A Curious Yellow" Picked as the Best Jazz Piece of 2007 by WAMIA
December 9, 2007
Australian composer, Adrian Kelly, wrote “A Curious Yellow” for his CD, “Intercontinental Drift.” It is composed for string quartet and specifically Nick Drozdoff’s flugelhorn work.
Recently this piece won the Western Australian Music Industry Association Award as the best jazz piece of 2007. This is truly an intercontinental project. The original CD tracks were recorded in Perth and the trumpet parts were recorded in Saratoga, New York. However, Drozdoff recorded his part on Curious Yellow upon returning to Chicago.
You can hear the entire piece by going to the little media player at the top of the page and using the little pull down window to the right side of it to select “Curious Yellow.”
Science Olympiad Sounds of Music Page Published for Public Viewing: November 29, 2007
The Science Olympiad Sounds of Music coaching page is now open for public viewing. Students who are designing musical instruments for competing in the Sounds of Music event can now get advice from a judge as to the sort of pitfalls many students fall into when using "cookbook" design plans. Right ow, to get to the page, follow the link to Sounds of Music - Science Olympiad.
More videos will be added to this page on a regular basis.
Here is the link:
http://www.nickdrozdoff.com/scienceolympiad.php
