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Todd Green offers hour long clinics, either targeted especially towards guitar, ethnic music, jazz or percussion students, or more general in context, suitable for music appreciation students.


Thanks again for the wonderful concert and masterclasses. This provided an excellent opportunity for our students to witness first-hand how classical, jazz and ethnic music can converge to create a statement highly relevant to their generation. My guitar students especially were absolutly fascinated by your technical proficiency and some of the ‘unorthodox’ approaches you incorporate on the guitar. The faculty members present at the masterclasses, myself included, felt they were conducted with the highest degree of professionalism. They were informative and entertaining and all questions were fielded with sincerity and absolute thoroughness.
Glenn A. Ginn, Assistant Professor of Guitar
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN

 


I am writing to express thanks for both the concert and the workshop which Todd Geen conducted for the ethnomusicology students here at Brigham Young University...As the teacher of the course with some background in the musics of the cultures represented by the instruments, I have to say that I was thoroughly impressed with Todd's grasp of the technical aspects of performance on the instruments and also with the music he played. The concert was attended by students from across the campus and judging from the applause they likewise thoroughly enjoyed the performance. They were particularly intrigued by him recording one instrument, laying down a track, and then adding other instruments one at a time on additional tracks and then playing along with them. All in all it was a very enjoyable and enlightening concert, which broadened student perspective on what constitutes the music and sound ideals from a variety of cultures.
Larry V. Shumway, Associate Professor
Department of Humanities and the School of Music

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

 

It was an honor and delight to host you at Mount Marty College on March 15. Your concert and masterclass were superb. Our students, faculty, staff and community guests were astounded by your musical gymnastics, multicultural exhibitionism, and motivational love for your vocation...You are more than an extremely accomplished artist. You are a reflection of a person who has a genuine reverence for cultural diversity and recognition of the powerful role that music plays in sustaining the tapestry of customs, lifestyles and creative ideas that make life and the human experience so magnificent.
Michael J. James, Dean for Student Affairs
Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD

 

I wish to express my gratitude for the wonderful presentations by Todd yesterday. Having taught music for 25 years, it was gratifying to me to witness the level of interest and attention extended by the music students and general audience, all of whom were both entertained and educated. It does not require a music degree to note Todd’s artistry, his creativity, his mastery of the many instruments utilized, and his obvious love for what he does so well. It was as though he had moved the stage into the classroom and the classroom onto the stage, combining performance with the sharing of information in a very palatable manner.
Steve Baer, Dir. of Student Programs
Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA


Todd Green is possibly the most interesting and fascinating musician I’ve ever seen. His combination of western and eastern styles of music blend flawlessly for a style that is unmatched. The second time he visited our campus, he not only performed, but gave a teaching seminar as well. He explained the instruments he used, and answered all of our questions. He also showed us a few tricks he uses concerning his equipment, and also things we can try on our own instruments to get some of the unusual sounds he creates. It was truly one of the most interesting lessons I had all year.
Matthew Lees, Technical Coordinator, S.C.O.P.E.
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT


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