2010 STUDENT CONTEST WINNERS!

We're pleased to announce we have three winners in our "Elvis 75" Student Contest—and one of them is going to Graceland! Click on the links below to read more about the contest and the talented students who won.
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Hanna Samawi (Grand Prize)
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Pa Ying Yang (2nd Prize)
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Soane-Patita Mafi (3rd Prize)
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Magazine Table of Contents and Online Bonus Content

The stories in this month's Music Alive! magazine are listed below.
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October 2010

The October 2010 issue of Music Alive! features:
*An interview with singer and actress Selena Gomez, one of the busiest young women in show business
*Part one of our three-part history of teen pop, spanning the years from Sinatra and Elvis to Lesley Gore and the Monkees
*A look at the connection between two great American genres: jazz and hip-hop
*An introduction to the dramatic music of Richard Strauss
*Song of the Month: "Round & Round" by Selena Gomez & the Scene
*Back in the Day: An interview with hard-working soul singer Sharon Jones
and more!

Music Alive! - The 2010-2011 Season

Here is the content currently planned for this season.
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Bonus Content: Building the Machine

Regina Spektor talks about the experience of recording "Machine," one of the most interesting songs on her latest CD, Far.
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Bonus Content: So Many More for Les!

Les Paul designed guitars that are, to this day, the faves of many famous artists.
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Bonus Content: The First Rock Opera

Handel's Messiah Rocks was not the first work to put driving rock beats under classical choral singing.
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Bonus Content: Motown Man

Motown songwriter extraordinaire Lamont Dozier tells it like it was.
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Bonus Content: Save the Music!

You Can Save the Music, Too!
Here are 25 tips from the VH1 Save the Music Foundation for steps that teachers, students, parents, and all other supporters can take to support music education.
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