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Brian Philbin

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I can answer questions about Barbershop Quartet Music as well as early Musical Theatre songs and the beginnings of Popular Music, both of which are incorporated under the Barbershop Quartet umbrella.

Jim Tompkins-MacLaine

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Choral music, vocal jazz, classical vocal music, the Academy Awards, instrumental music and musical instruments.

Jessica Vaughan

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I can answer general questions about the performance of and history of country, bluegrass, rock, swing, dixieland, folk music, and early jazz, and also more specific questions pertaining to not-classical-music fiddle playing such as: technique (vibrato, bowing, reading/playing music, etc.), music theory, style, ear training, feel, tradition, culture, authenticity, execution of various classes of fiddle tunes (i.e. reel, jig, hoedown, waltz, strathspey, hornpipe, etc.) and improvising your own solos, fills, and breaks. I have some knowledge (limited) of recording artists or performers. I can answer questions about lyrics and titles, especially questions about what they mean (as they are filled with colloquialisms). I can also answer questions about violin/fiddle lessons (clarification, extra help, what to expect, suggestions, questions to ask, etc.). I CANNOT answer questions pertaining to: instrument brand name, age, authenticity, value, worth, production, etc. or anything that has to do with major repairs.

***PLEASE carefully think through your requests. If you need a song identified, please have lyrics (or at least partial) available or other such identifing information. For example: Movie/play/concert/show/cartoon it was heard in, provide me a video link to a video, or genre, or when you think it was released, or .....

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