Author Archives: James Staub

From the Intern’s Desk: Practice Journal

May 5, 2010 – 12:42 pm

I’ve been spending a lot of time recently working on custom practice materials for the PULSE Practice Journal. The Practice Journal is an array of documents that help with keeping an organized and efficient practice routine, as well as resources to help with notation and performance. Here are some sample guides from the Practice Journal. [...]

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Young Guitarist from Lawrence Music Clubhouse

April 14, 2010 – 12:15 pm

Here’s a video I shot of  Wilfredo Gomez playing an Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, during my trip to the Lawrence Music Clubhouse a few weeks ago. Warning: Some face-melting may occur.

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From The Intern Desk: Speaking on Camera

April 12, 2010 – 12:47 pm

I recently attended another shoot with the PULSE video team for City Music’s On-Camera Interview and Public Speaking Skills workshop. The idea was to put some City Music kids in front of lights and a camera, perform a mock interview, then talk about their performance and public speaking skills. Nora (a fellow PULSE intern) and [...]

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From the Interns Desk: My Trip to Lawrence Music Clubhouse

April 5, 2010 – 2:03 pm

Last Monday I took a field trip to the Lawrence Music Clubhouse to hang out with the teachers there, talk about PULSE, and check out the learning environment. I spent some time sitting in on lessons, meeting the students and giving some PULSE demos. The LMC is a fantastic community space for kids to sign [...]

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My Internship at Berklee PULSE

March 26, 2010 – 10:33 am

If you’ve been following the PULSE blog, you may be wondering “Who is this intern guy, and why do I care?” Well I can answer the first question at least. In the beginning of January I started my internship with Berklee PULSE to fulfill my Experiential Learning requirement for Northeastern University. Erin Genett, PULSE’s Information [...]

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