By Phil Gallo: The Stax Music Academy isn’t participating in the debate about whether schools should open their classrooms and risk the further spreading of COVID-19. They’re going online, choosing to create solutions to the pandemic that broaden the Memphis academy’s offerings rather than curtail the usual curriculum. When the doors open Aug. 17 at […]
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We are hiring a Vocal Instructor to teach two of our Vocal Ensembles including music theory, planning weekly rehearsals, and arranging charts. The successful candidate will teach in the Vocal Department and support the Lead Vocal Instructor in direction and driving results from the students. The Vocal Instructor will assist with selecting appropriate repertoire for […]
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GRAMMY©-winning artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvis Costello has teamed up with Soundwaves Art Foundation to “Pump It Up” for the nonprofit Stax Music Academy, located at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, adjacent to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Soundwave’s Tim Wakefield has created an original […]
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From the haunting 1939 Billie Holiday classic “Strange Fruit” protesting the lynching of blacks in America, to protest songs of the 1960s like the Staple Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid,” to releases in the wake of recent killings of African-Americans including H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe” and Trey Songz’s “2020 Riots: How Many Times,” music […]
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