Todd Ferris Mosby - Indian/Jazz Guitar Virtuoso: Ensembles & Clinics
Clinic & Concert - Mosby Group
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Introduction
The Mosby Group for a Concert / Workshop Program serves to inform guitar, drum, bass, piano and songwriting clientele about the many roles these instruments play in live performance and musical style. This is a platform for presenting my ensemble members in an educational and open exchange with audience members.
Our goal in presenting a Mosby Group Concert/Workshop is to augment educational outreach for presenters and and increase audience attendance at concerts. We have broad audience appeal and encourage high school, college and music part timers and pros from all levels and disciplines to attend.
The Concert / Workshop hits on the varied aspects of group performance as related to individual instrument roles, technique, composition,musical style and arranging considerations for live performance, signal flow and routing for guitar pedal boards and special efx.
Qualifications
Todd Ferris Mosby - Currently, instructor of guitar at Maryville University. As a teacher and educator, Mosby has taught music composition at Washington University and was a regular guest lecturer on the improvisational differences and similarities between Indian Rag and Traditional Jazz for 7 years. Privately, has taught students of all ages and levels for the past 20 years. He has written one book on guitar performance philoshophy and technique and is currently writing a book on Guitar Fundementals Bk I - specialized techniques Mosby uses to train begging students.
“...You have an amazing ability to quickly target and adapt to a students need at all levels...” Peter Henderson - Maryville University Associate Music Chair, Pianist - St. Louis Symphony
Mosby's music has been heard on Concert Stages locally and nationally, in Television, Movies, Theater, Modern Dance and major and minor events for from Grand Openings to Charities.
Education - Berklee College of Music, Boston, Mass in Composition & Arranging for three years with a BS/BA in Music Business/Business Administration from Fontbonne College, St. Louis, Mo. Private studies in Classical North Indian Music under Ustadt Imrat Khan (George Harrison’s first sitar teacher) for twelve years and seven years private compositional studies under international composer Dr. Roland Jordan. Advanced private guitar improvisation and technique under Fareed Haque, Chicago, Ill.
All group members have received either a BA or MA in Music Performance. Please see bios for more information.
Music Program
The evening program will run from 1 1/2hrs. - 2 hrs in a lecture/demonstration format. An uninterrupted concert will follow the workshop which will combine all of the previously discussed techniques and concepts in a live setting.
Technique:
- Right hand Left hand - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano
- Playing fast tempos, Playing slow tempos
- Phrasing - Breath & Flow
- Brief Demonstration
Improvisation:
- Targeting chord movement
- Use of major, pentatonic & chromatic scales
- Brief Demonstration
- Styles Covered
- Bossa Nova, Traditional Jazz, Rock, Fusion.
- Instrumental Viewpoints: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano
- Brief Demonstration
Special EFX
- Guitar: Wha Wha Pedals, Processors,
- Pedal Board Signal Routing
- Brief Demonstration
Putting It All Together - Concert
- Long Way Home - Latin/Bossa
- Turn - Rock
- Missouri Strut - Funk
- Thyme - Trad. Jazz
Cost
Artist Fees
For the musicians to travel with equipment and be available $200 per musician is needed.
Todd Mosby - $400 is needed for putting together the presentation, and performing and soliciting business. CD Sales, Book sales and door sales will help in deferring this cost.
Most of the cost will be offset with the sponsorships and add sales. Mosby Group can provide the basic information and layouts for any printed materials but for better effectiveness this distribution and printing needs to be delegated to the presenter.
Cost
Musicians:
Guitar-------------------------------$400
Bass----------------------------------$200
Drums-------------------------------$200
Piano---------------------------------$200
Total Musician Cost---------------------------------- ($1000)
Donations, Sponsorships & Sales
- Ticket Sales - 30 @$15 each-------------$450
- CD Sales - 10@ $10 ea--------------------$100
- Major Sponsors- 3 @$100 each ----------$300
- Minor Sponsors - 10 @ $30 each--------$300
Total Income Potential from event -----------------$1,170
Total Potential Income from Event ------------------$190
Location & Tech Support
Please see Mosby Group Stage plot for tech details. In General, the Concert / Workshop may take place at any location that can house a four piece ensemble. We will need a large dry eraser board and microphone for talk back.
This will be a point of destination event and Thursday evening may be a good call during the summer months as many families in Kirkwood tend to go out of town on the weekends.
Conclusion
An event such as this will be in keeping with the high standards Fazio’s has continued to set for visiting artists. By bringing other potential businesses in for support and providing services/incentives (Kaldis supplying coffee/ snacks) this could be a win win situation for all involved creating a nice family style learning environment for the persons in attendance and in keeping with Fazio’s positioning a hub for music needs and information in the area.
Thank you again for your time and consideration and I will contact you shortly to see if this proposal has been received.
Sincerely,