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Listening
and Recreation:
"For
me it was Cannonball...then Coltrane, Joe Henderson, and Michael
Brecker. I
tried to figure out their solos, emulating everything: sound,
licks, and mouthpiece set ups. It was this self pursuit process
that taught me crucial concepts of sound production, tonguing,
vibrato, lip and fingered glisses, fall offs, growls and more.
These techniques are virtually impossible to teach. You have
to hear them under a microscope, analyze them and assimilate
them for yourself. Every great jazz player has gone through
a similar process. It is the only way to find your individual
voice."--Bob Sheppard
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Clinic
Appearances:
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North Carolina School for the Arts, Winston Salem, NC
2003
- Kansas State University, Witchita, KS 2003
- JL Smith Woodwinds, Charlotte, NC 2003
- University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 2003
- The Jazz School, Nashville, TN 2003
- Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 2003
- Middle Tennesee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2003
- Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA 2002
- Cal Tech Pomona, Pomona, CA 2002
- Henry Mancini Institute, Aug. 2002
- The Jazz School (Jazz Flute Workshop), Berkeley, CA,
July 2002
- Univ. of AZ, Jazz Week, Mar. 2002
- Skidmore College Summer Jazz Workshop, Saratoga Springs,
NY, 2002
- Int'l Assoc Jazz Ed, Long Beach, CA
- Loyola Univ. Jazz Festival, LA
- Pepperdine Univ, Malibu, CA
- Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, CA
- Loyola Univ, New Orleans, LA
- University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
You
can view
the complete list of places where Bob has conducted
clinics.
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Education:
1975
B.S. Music Education, Glassboro State College, Glassboro,
N.J., (Clarinet Major), first chair wind ensemble and orchestra,
lead alto in jazz ensemble and studio orchestra
1977
M.M. Performance, Eastman School of Music, University
of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. Jazz studies and contemporary
media. Lead alto jazz ensemble and studio orchestra
Private
study with Antony Chicarelli from the Philadephia Orchestra,
Eddie Daniels, Dave Liebman, Ramon Ricker, and Jim Walker
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Teaching
Experience:
1980-present.
Instructor. Provide private jazz improvisation and saxophone
and clarinet instruction to advanced students in addition to
clinic appearances.
1996-present.
University of Southern California Thornton
School of Music Los Angeles, CA, adjunct faculty.
1977-79.
Assistant Professor, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. Teaching
assignments: Applied Saxophone & clarinet, Jazz Improv (all
levels), Jazz Ensemble Direction, Woodwind Methods, Theory,
and Saxophone Quartet.
1977.
Eastman Preparatory Department. Jazz Improvisation, Woodwind
Master Class, and Jazz Ensemble.
1976-77.
Eastman School of Music Graduate Assistant. Beginning Jazz Improvisation
and Jazz Ensemble.
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