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For|the Irish author|Bruce Arnold (author) Bruce Arnold (born July 31, 1955 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota , USA) is an United States|American jazz guitarist , composer , educator and author residing in New York City . His explorations into the applications of 20th century classical theory in contemporary forms such as rock music|rock and jazz has created a unique compositional and improvisational sound. As a guest artist Arnold has toured Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Russia and the United States.
Bruce Arnold's recording credits include over twenty five CDs and DVDs (on Muse-eek Records, MelBay Recordings, Truefire and other labels), ranging from the standard jazz repertoire to free improvisation to the reinterpretations of classical music with the ensemble Spooky Actions. His compositions are published by Muse Eek Publishing and MelBay Productions.
Mr. Arnold's theoretical works have explored the use of Pitch Class Set Theory within an improvisational setting. He has also written more than 60 music instruction books covering Guitar Pedagogy, Ear Training and Time Studies. He is the director of Guitar Studies at New York University and Princeton University as well as the creator of the New York University Summer Guitar Intensive. He has taught at the New England Conservatory , Dartmouth College , Berklee College of Music , New School University , and City College of New York .
Performance background
Mr. Arnold moved to New York City in 1988 where he became an active member of the jazz community, producing many recordings as a sideman and leader. He is one of the few electric guitarists in the world to utilize the computer program SuperCollider in both his compositions and improvisations.
His recordings as a leader include:
1994 Blue Eleven MMC Recordings
1998 A Few Dozen http://muse-eek.com/record/record.html Muse-eek Recordings
2001 Give em' Some http://muse-eek.com/record/record.html Muse-eek Recordings
2004 Duets with Olivier Ker Ourio http://muse-eek.com/record/record.html Muse-eek Recordings
2002 http://www.spookyactions.com/index.shtml Spooky Actions: Music of Anton Webern for Jazz Quartet
2003 http://www.spookyactions.com/index.shtml Spooky Actions: Songs of the Nations
2004 http://www.spookyactions.com/index.shtml Spooky Actions: Early Music
2005 http://www.spookyactions.com/index.shtml Spooky Actions: Olivier Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps|Quartet for the end of Time
2007 http://www.spookyactions.com/index.shtml Spooky Actions: plays Arnold Schoenberg Five Piano Pieces Op.23
Mr. Arnold is a co-founding member of http://www.spookyactions.com/index.shtml Spooky Actions, a jazz group which explores improvisations using European classical music|classical music repertoire.
In 2005 Mr. Arnold became director of the New York University Summer Guitar Intensive, a program focusing on advanced improvisational skills.
Author background
Mr. Arnold is the author of more than 50 music instruction texts devoted to crucial aspects of guitar technique , music theory , ear training , time , sight reading , and the overall mastery of high-level performance skills. These books are published by Muse eek Publishing Company .
External links
http://www.muse-eek.com Muse-Eek Publishing New York, N.Y.
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