Aesthetic Realism and The Siegel Theory of Opposites offer a new way of understanding the beauty of jazz and all music.
I grew up outside of Philadelphia and have lived in New York for over 20 years. I'm a jazz pianist, singer, arranger, choral conductor and music teacher. I've been teaching full-time for about 18 years. Currently I teach on the junior and senior high school levels, though I've taught from elementary school through college. I also teach privately. Since 1985 I've been studying Aesthetic Realism, first in consultations and now in professional classes taught by Ellen Reiss.
Here's a link to my website:
Alan Shapiro: Aesthetic Realism Associate, Jazz Pianist, Music Educator
A paper I wrote, "Wildness and Order in Duke Ellington's Happy Go Lucky Local" is now up on my website. One of Ellington's wonderful "train" pieces, I was thrilled to study it--it really is wild! Yet it has an almost classical structure, and is very carefully put together. Click on the link and enjoy!
posted by Alan Shapiro | 10:58 AM
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