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SERIES: Pro Skills #1
TOPIC: Choosing Your Material
PRESENTERS: Talia Cohen & Will Franden

PRO SKILLS - SERIES 1: CHOOSING YOUR MATERIAL

Professional musicians Talia Cohen and Will Franden talk about how to choose your material, making helpful recommendations such as finding music that inspires and challenges you, and giving advice about how to keep improving as a musician, including considering playing in a function band to hone your skills.

Talia Cohen is a singer/songwriter based in East London. She has played at the likes of Ronnie Scott’s, Scala, the Hippodrome Casino and has worked with an array of musicians and producers recently including Turner Prize nominee James Richards. She fronts the ‘Duke Street Big Band’ and regularly performs with the ‘Denmark Street Big Band’, as well as her own band ‘Moth Trap’.

Will Franden is a London-based bassist who regularly performs in both studio and live settings in a range of musical styles. He studied electric and double bass and has a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from Kingston University and the University of Colorado. He also teaches both electric and double bass.

Pro Skills - Series 2 coming soon!

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"IT'S REALLY NICE HAVING THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE WHAT YOU LIKE ... IT'S HELPED ME DEVELOP AS A MUSICIAN."

JOSHUA, GRADE 7 GUITARIST

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