Most of the JazzReggae Festival lineup has been released, and students are now able to purchase their tickets to both Jam Day and Reggae Day. Read more...

The days of turning pages to read sheet music are coming to an end as digital books are rising in popularity. Read more...

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UCLA alumnus Jon MacLennan recently created an instructional guitar iBook for use on the iPad, titled “Melodic Expressions.”

Courtesy of Jon MacLennan

After 40 years of struggling with budget cuts, funding deficiencies and economic crises, the Academic Advancement Program at UCLA is still standing. Read more...

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Director Bobby Rodriguez’s UCLA LatinJazz Big Band will perform at the AAP performance this weekend, celebrating the program’s 40th anniversary. The show will also feature the UCLA student Folkorico Dancers.

Blaring lights, a screaming audience of 7,000 and a stage bigger than most imagine: The chance to perform in such circumstances rarely presents itself even for some of the most talented singers and a cappella groups at UCLA. But with Spring Sing fast approaching, Signature A Cappella, Bruin Harmony and Random Voices must prepare to take on such a stage. Read more...

From the Grammy Museum and the Roxy Theatre to high school auditoriums and living room spaces, this year's Spring Sing soloists and duos have performed just about everywhere. But for many, this will be their first time on the stage of the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

A 5-year-old sits down at his grandmother's piano. He begins to improvise, moving his fingers over the keys. He has never played before, but it is as if he already knows what to do. From that moment on, he is hooked. He enrolls in lessons and at age 12, his instructor tells him he is old enough to reach the pedals of an organ. Read more...

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Cristoph Bull

This year's Spring Sing competition will give the stage to bands whose styles and influences include post-hardcore, folk, jazz, blues, rock and opera, reflecting the diverse range of music of the Los Angeles music scene. Read more...