Faculty/Alumni Merietta Oviatt performs at 2011 Latin Grammy Awards with Los Tigres del Norte con Paulina Rubio (she has a close-up at beginning), and 2010 Latin Grammy Awards with Alejandro Fernandez (you will see a close-up of her at about 2:16).
Because Classical wins every time!
If only the other guy had taken Suzuki lessons, maybe he could have hung in there. Just proves that being classically trained you can do ANY genre of playing!
Famous People With Classical Training:
Albert Einstein - Genius and inventor of E=mc², Classical Violin: "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music...I get most joy in life out of music." ~ Einstein
Randy Rhoads - Guitarist for Ozzzy Osbourne, Classical Guitar Lessons: "Musically, he had the punctuality of Bach peppered with the
"controlled sloppiness" that stamps Jimmy Page; and the ability to understand and execute complex music
structure, chord transitions, and articulations."
Lady Gaga - No.1 Hit musician, Classical Piano Lessons: Accepted to Julliard and Tisch School of the Arts in New York.
Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead - Classical Violin Lessons & trumpet lessons: "redefined what the bass could sound like."
John Cale - Founder of the Velvet Underground, Classical Viola Lessons at University of London: "With his classical training, his devotion to the '60s avant-garde, and
his artsy slumming in the Velvet Underground behind him, John Cale could
put on imposing airs for an early '70s fringe rocker."
Jim Creeggan - Bass player for Barenaked Ladies, Classical Bass Lessons: studied bass performance at University of Toronto: "He won the 1999 best male bassist award from the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Creeggan has also orchestrated musical charts for various band instruments to be recorded by session musicians."
Alison Krauss - Lead singer/fiddler for Union Station, Classical Violin Lessons: "At 5 years old, Alison Krauss was given a very special Christmas gift from her mother -- a violin. It was at that home that a very young Krauss began to study the classical violin."Krauss' location helped her tastes mature. She grew up in Champaign,
Ill., which is a college town. Krauss' mother would take her and her
brother to orchestra rehearsals and operas at the University of
Illinois.
Derek Simpson - Regular cellist for The Beatles (solos can be heard on Eleanor Rigby, Strawberry Fields Forever, Revolver, etc...; Classical Cello Lessons: "Simpson was born to musician parents and started playing the cello at 10 years old. At 19 he began studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Simpson worked for both for the Brighton Philharmonic, the London Chamber Orchestra, and as a solo performer (notably with Beatles)."
Boyz II Men - Famous R&B group and host of "The Sing-Off", attended Philadelphia High School for the Performing Arts, Classical Vocal Lessons: "No one leaps to national prominence these days without careful
preparation. In the case of Boyz II Men, that preparation included
training in classical music, a thorough knowledge of modern black
American music, and long hours dedicated to perfecting vocal talents."
A guitar is a guitar, right?
John Williams talks about history of guitar and differences in ways of playing.
Is Suzuki training really that great?
Shoji is a Suzuki trained violinist and is now one of the most successful and famous acts in Branson!
Can Classical Musicians play anything other than Classical Music?
Ummm...yeah. This group has extensive classical training and are famous world-wide for their rock music.