Comments on: q notes: teach your children well http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519 The Official Website of Quincy Jones Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:40:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cacecius Pettiford http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-4310 Cacecius Pettiford Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:50:32 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-4310 The new era is Kasjaz it was my grandfather "Oscar Pettiford's" last ideology of improvisation ....Check it out "Pettiford Records" and "Oscar Pettiford institute of jazz-arts" on FACEBOOK. The new era is Kasjaz it was my grandfather “Oscar Pettiford’s” last ideology of improvisation ….Check it out “Pettiford Records” and “Oscar Pettiford institute of jazz-arts” on FACEBOOK.

]]> By: Vauben http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-4277 Vauben Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:58:29 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-4277 First the sound in babies cribs, La-la-la...ar-la...ar-la...then the word while wearing bibs...ooo-aaah-oooo-aaah...pictures of instruments from Dr. Seuss books, wooden spoons, metal bowls, oatmeal box drums, leaves between thumbs, whistles, and sounds from the street...music "is" the sound where people meet themselves along the road of life. First the sound in babies cribs, La-la-la…ar-la…ar-la…then the word while wearing bibs…ooo-aaah-oooo-aaah…pictures of instruments from Dr. Seuss books, wooden spoons, metal bowls, oatmeal box drums, leaves between thumbs, whistles, and sounds from the street…music “is” the sound where people meet themselves along the road of life.

]]> By: Tyra D McGill http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2592 Tyra D McGill Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:30:10 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2592 thank you so much for this post. i was just telling my mother how much i love the blues and jazz. i think in relation to our musical history, our history in general is dying. i try to talk to kids all the time about our musical heritage but they have been conditioned not to want to revisit the past. i just wanna say thank you mr jones for your contributions to my life through your music. thank you so much for this post. i was just telling my mother how much i love the blues and jazz. i think in relation to our musical history, our history in general is dying. i try to talk to kids all the time about our musical heritage but they have been conditioned not to want to revisit the past.
i just wanna say thank you mr jones for your contributions to my life through your music.

]]> By: Akeem http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2572 Akeem Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:51:39 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2572 I believe that everything you said to be frank and true. I'm Akeem and hope to someday be a great producer just like you! I study all songs you produce regardless of who you produced it for! You're simply amazing. I love your mixing and your timing is truely exciquisite. I simply believe you do an excellent job on syncopation. In my understanding of music I came to realise that after picking a cool drum hook. You place in accent and simple add inbetween notes- 2 fill up the space pehaps and sometimes to accomodate lyrics. Both of them in the appropriate syncoation to the genera of music. How do you do that pls? Cuz I'm pretty sure thats what you do but I geuss It's difficult not hearing it from you- I just need some assurance and a little comment- pls reply this if you can. A, 23 Nigeria. I believe that everything you said to be frank and true. I’m Akeem and hope to someday be a great producer just like you! I study all songs you produce regardless of who you produced it for! You’re simply amazing. I love your mixing and your timing is truely exciquisite. I simply believe you do an excellent job on syncopation.
In my understanding of music I came to realise that after picking a cool drum hook. You place in accent and simple add inbetween notes- 2 fill up the space pehaps and sometimes to accomodate lyrics. Both of them in the appropriate syncoation to the genera of music.
How do you do that pls? Cuz I’m pretty sure thats what you do but I geuss It’s difficult not hearing it from you- I just need some assurance and a little comment- pls reply this if you can.
A, 23 Nigeria.

]]> By: KING COOL'P. http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2496 KING COOL'P. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:46:45 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2496 those are wonderful words of wisdom. i understand all to well of what you speak. this has driven me for the past 10 years in my quest to restablish a form of artist development for under priviledge urban kids and adults who want to become entertainers. as i journey towards my own musical goals and dreams, i felt it was time someone gave back without over taxing the poor to make music. seeing how so few knew any history of the music they all love, i used that as a teaching stone to throw towards the doubt of not "making it". as we recommend and studied all of the past movies, books, stories, e.t.c of musical legends and their past histories. this was and still is key because as they relate to stories like yours, "MR. JONES", they can begin to see how they are and will go through some of the same "struggles and successfull outcomes" as many of their PEERS. that also has allowed us to develope and teach a new system/s of song writing. for hip hop, that is since the whole world have embraced it. in lyrical formatting, using symbles, for song adductation, song building and construction, sound and tone recalling, melody arranging, compositioning and composing, e.t.c. it works very well. so well as our form of song concepting, all the way to post production and release can be combined or composed with any other form of music. the fact that it has derived from RAP MUSIC,(SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES,CA. USA. to be exact), has showed once again how MUSIC will always recreate itself no matter what mainstream radio or critics think. we believe that MUSIC now can be taught in any form, but it can "personalized" and developed so that any artist can become their own living instrument. kind of like sound in physical form. with their own musical notes, and abilities including continue growth as a artist. unite that with the new DIGITAL business entertainment 101 teachings, and thus you have created the NEW ARTIST OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. this is what we try to do and continue to achieve in music. some who cannot "SEE MUSIC" , choose to ignore our attempt to descover "THE NEW MARVEN GAY" OR "STEVIE WONDER". so many of our kids as well as seasoned artist are being over looked and passed by. but we hope our energy is great enough to attract the right/like minded individuals who loves music and would like to assist it's growth? many people in the our area, of all ages, have benifited from the rebirth of urban soul music in los angeles and around the world. we hope you will as well. thank you once again for your great words of inspiration! PEACE. those are wonderful words of wisdom. i understand all to well of what you speak. this has driven me for the past 10 years in my quest to restablish a form of artist development for under priviledge urban kids and adults who want to become entertainers. as i journey towards my own musical goals and dreams, i felt it was time someone gave back without over taxing the poor to make music. seeing how so few knew any history of the music they all love, i used that as a teaching stone to throw towards the doubt of not “making it”. as we recommend and studied all of the past movies, books, stories, e.t.c of musical legends and their past histories. this was and still is key because as they relate to stories like yours, “MR. JONES”, they can begin to see how they are and will go through some of the same “struggles and successfull outcomes” as many of their PEERS. that also has allowed us to develope and teach a new system/s of song writing. for hip hop, that is since the whole world have embraced it. in lyrical formatting, using symbles, for song adductation, song building and construction, sound and tone recalling, melody arranging, compositioning and composing, e.t.c. it works very well. so well as our form of song concepting, all the way to post production and release can be combined or composed with any other form of music. the fact that it has derived from RAP MUSIC,(SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES,CA. USA. to be exact), has showed once again how MUSIC will always recreate itself no matter what mainstream radio or critics think. we believe that MUSIC now can be taught in any form, but it can “personalized” and developed so that any artist can become their own living instrument. kind of like sound in physical form. with their own musical notes, and abilities including continue growth as a artist. unite that with the new DIGITAL business entertainment 101 teachings, and thus you have created the NEW ARTIST OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. this is what we try to do and continue to achieve in music. some who cannot “SEE MUSIC” , choose to ignore our attempt to descover “THE NEW MARVEN GAY” OR “STEVIE WONDER”. so many of our kids as well as seasoned artist are being over looked and passed by. but we hope our energy is great enough to attract the right/like minded individuals who loves music and would like to assist it’s growth? many people in the our area, of all ages, have benifited from the rebirth of urban soul music in los angeles and around the world. we hope you will as well. thank you once again for your great words of inspiration! PEACE.

]]> By: KING COOL'P. http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2495 KING COOL'P. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:45:16 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2495 those are wonderful words of wisdom. i understand all to well of what you speak. this has driven me for the past 10 years in my quest to restablish a form of artist development for under priviledge urban kids and adults who want to become entertainers. as i journey towards my own musical goals and dreams, i felt it was time someone gave back without over taxing the poor to make music. seeing how so few knew any history of the music they all love, i used that as a teaching stone to throw towards the doubt of not "making it". as we recommend and studied all of the past movies, books, stories, e.t.c of musical legends and their past histories. this was and still is key because as they relate to stories like yours, "MR. JONES", they can begin to see how they are and will go through some of the same "struggles and successfull outcomes" as many of their PEERS. that also has allowed us to develope and teach a new system/s of song writing. for hip hop, that is since the whole world have embraced it. in lyrical formatting, using symbles, for song adductation, song building and construction, sound and tone recalling, melody arranging, compositioning and composing, e.t.c. it works very well. so well as our form of song concepting, all the way to post production and release can be combined or composed with any other form of music. the fact that it has derived from RAP MUSIC,(SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES,CA. USA. to be exact), has showed once again how MUSIC will always recreate itself no matter what mainstream radio or critics think. we believe that MUSIC now can be taught in any form, but it can "personalized" and developed so that any artist can become their own living instrument. kind of like sound in physical form. with their own musical notes, and abilities including continue growth as a artist. unite that with the new DIGITAL business entertainment 101 teachings, and thus you have created the NEW ARTIST OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. this is what we try to do and continue to achieve in music. some who cannot "SEE MUSIC" , choose to ignore our attempt to descover "THE NEW MARVEN GAY" OR "STEVIE WONDER". so many of our kids as well as seasoned artist are being over looked and passed by. but we hope our energy is great enough to attract the right/like minded individuals who loves music and would like to assist it's growth? many people in the our area, of all ages, have benifited from the rebirth of urban soul music in los angeles and around the world. we hope you will as well. thank you once again for your great words of inspiration! PEACE. "KING COOL'P."(C)2009. OF "D.C.R GLOBAL"(C)2009. please visit: www.myspace.com.darkclanridaz for more info. those are wonderful words of wisdom. i understand all to well of what you speak. this has driven me for the past 10 years in my quest to restablish a form of artist development for under priviledge urban kids and adults who want to become entertainers. as i journey towards my own musical goals and dreams, i felt it was time someone gave back without over taxing the poor to make music. seeing how so few knew any history of the music they all love, i used that as a teaching stone to throw towards the doubt of not “making it”. as we recommend and studied all of the past movies, books, stories, e.t.c of musical legends and their past histories. this was and still is key because as they relate to stories like yours, “MR. JONES”, they can begin to see how they are and will go through some of the same “struggles and successfull outcomes” as many of their PEERS. that also has allowed us to develope and teach a new system/s of song writing. for hip hop, that is since the whole world have embraced it. in lyrical formatting, using symbles, for song adductation, song building and construction, sound and tone recalling, melody arranging, compositioning and composing, e.t.c. it works very well. so well as our form of song concepting, all the way to post production and release can be combined or composed with any other form of music. the fact that it has derived from RAP MUSIC,(SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES,CA. USA. to be exact), has showed once again how MUSIC will always recreate itself no matter what mainstream radio or critics think. we believe that MUSIC now can be taught in any form, but it can “personalized” and developed so that any artist can become their own living instrument. kind of like sound in physical form. with their own musical notes, and abilities including continue growth as a artist. unite that with the new DIGITAL business entertainment 101 teachings, and thus you have created the NEW ARTIST OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. this is what we try to do and continue to achieve in music. some who cannot “SEE MUSIC” , choose to ignore our attempt to descover “THE NEW MARVEN GAY” OR “STEVIE WONDER”. so many of our kids as well as seasoned artist are being over looked and passed by. but we hope our energy is great enough to attract the right/like minded individuals who loves music and would like to assist it’s growth? many people in the our area, of all ages, have benifited from the rebirth of urban soul music in los angeles and around the world. we hope you will as well. thank you once again for your great words of inspiration! PEACE. “KING COOL’P.”(C)2009. OF “D.C.R GLOBAL”(C)2009. please visit: http://www.myspace.com.darkclanridaz for more info.

]]> By: Drew MacLaren http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2461 Drew MacLaren Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:18:18 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2461 Dear Mr. Jones, My name is Drew MacLaren. Currently living in Chicago, I've recently relocated from New York City. I'm a singer, as well as the music director for The Entertainment Project, a performing arts summer camp here in the city. I am contacting you because you are a creative leader in the music industry and the music world at large. In my opinion, creativity and originality have been absent in popular music in recent years. With your help, I am determined to change all that. What I've set out to do is breathe new life into the genres of Blues, Swing, and Soul music while still staying true to the raw emotional core that has driven these styles since they were born so many years ago. I want to present a traditional musical package with a modern twist, making it possible to share my music with a wider, younger audience who otherwise would probably never be exposed to these amazing styles of yesteryear. I’m envisioning being at the forefront of a massive, cross-genre musical re-awakening, something so powerful and inspiring that it ushers in a new level of human connection among our listeners and eventually, contributes to making the world a kinder, more peaceful place to live for generations to come. My hope is that this sounds like something with which you would be interested in collaborating. Please give me a call so that we may discuss this creative vision as well as any suggestions you might have for the project. Sincerely, Drew MacLaren 917 - 576 - 9224 Dear Mr. Jones,

My name is Drew MacLaren. Currently living in Chicago, I’ve recently relocated from New York City. I’m a singer, as well as the music director
for The Entertainment Project, a performing arts summer camp here in the city.

I am contacting you because you are a creative leader in the music industry and the music world at large. In my opinion, creativity and originality have been absent in popular music in recent years. With your help, I am determined to change all that.

What I’ve set out to do is breathe new life into the genres of Blues, Swing, and Soul music while still staying true to the raw emotional core that has driven these styles since they were born so many years ago. I want to present a traditional musical package with a modern twist, making it possible to share my music with a wider, younger audience who otherwise would probably never be exposed to these amazing styles of yesteryear.

I’m envisioning being at the forefront of a massive, cross-genre musical re-awakening, something so powerful and inspiring that it ushers in a new level of human connection among our listeners and eventually, contributes to making the world a kinder, more peaceful place to live for generations to come.

My hope is that this sounds like something with which you would be interested in collaborating. Please give me a call so that we may discuss
this creative vision as well as any suggestions you might have for the project.

Sincerely,

Drew MacLaren
917 – 576 – 9224

]]> By: Emilie http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2388 Emilie Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:57:32 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2388 Since I was a little girl I'm in awe when it comes to your work and the masterpieces you produced along the decades. You were a guide for my musical education, and you still are and always be. No doubt you guided me towards Michael and I'm very thankful for this. Your tremendous talent, passion, persistence and natural empathy are some observations I could have make only through your work and public appearances. You're a hero for me. Allow me to call you my hero. Since I was a little girl I’m in awe when it comes to your work and the masterpieces you produced along the decades.
You were a guide for my musical education, and you still are and always be.
No doubt you guided me towards Michael and I’m very thankful for this. Your tremendous talent, passion, persistence and natural empathy are some observations I could have make only through your work and public appearances. You’re a hero for me. Allow me to call you my hero.

]]> By: SEAN CONLON http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2377 SEAN CONLON Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:52:19 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2377 Hi Quincy I can only hope that you actually read this. I was in a band when I was a young kid in london England. We were signed with Simon Cowell. we sold quite alot of records around the world,not quite as many as yourself just yet but I am working on it. :) I became disillusioned with the business.I became narrow minded and put my self in a box musically and lived to regret it.My soul found away out from reading your books.I cant begin to let you know how grateful I am for your words and inspiration.you changed my life. My dream is to one day shake your hand and tell you face to face. Would be great if you could check my music out one day its on myspace. www.myspace.com/seanconlonmusic Thank you, Sean. Hi Quincy I can only hope that you actually read this. I was in a band when I was a young kid in london England. We were signed with Simon Cowell. we sold quite alot of records around the world,not quite as many as yourself just yet but I am working on it. :) I became disillusioned with the business.I became narrow minded and put my self in a box musically and lived to regret it.My soul found away out from reading your books.I cant begin to let you know how grateful I am for your words and inspiration.you changed my life. My dream is to one day shake your hand and tell you face to face. Would be great if you could check my music out one day its on myspace. http://www.myspace.com/seanconlonmusic
Thank you, Sean.

]]> By: Luke Simpson http://www.quincyjones.com/archives/1519/comment-page-1#comment-2286 Luke Simpson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:34:56 +0000 http://www.quincyjones.com/?p=1519#comment-2286 What you say is the sad truth. I am 16 and most of my friend listen to metal or dance music and think it is the best music ever. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with everyone. If you even get time to read this comment I will be astonished. You sound like an extremely busy man. Thank you fr blessing us all with your beautiful music. What you say is the sad truth. I am 16 and most of my friend listen to metal or dance music and think it is the best music ever. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with everyone.
If you even get time to read this comment I will be astonished. You sound like an extremely busy man.
Thank you fr blessing us all with your beautiful music.

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