Marc Hoffman to share what he has learned about book, music publishing.

February 1, 2010 (SALISBURY, NC) – As increasingly fewer traditional publishing houses are willing to work with unknown authors, more writers — and musicians — are self-publishing their work.

One of those writers/musicians is Marc Hoffman, founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music. Through his own label, Virillion Music, Hoffman has published CDs, scores of sheet music, and, most recently, the first of a series of children’s books based on his original music, entitled Sleep, Little Child.

Registration has begun for a special series of classes at the Salisbury School of Music on the process of self-publishing both music and books. The course, which begins Monday, March 7th at 7:00 PM, will cover all aspects of the process from selecting a format for a book and finding an illustrator, to Library of Congress registration and bar codes.

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Artistic Director Marc Hoffman fills a gap in area music education.

January 19, 2011 (SALISBURY, NC) – Beginning in February, the Salisbury School of Music in downtown Salisbury will begin enrolling students in its new Jazz Improvisation and Jazz Theory classes for the Winter/Spring 2011 semester.

“More so than in any other forms of music, jazz encourages and even depends on improv because no two jazz musicians are going to play a song the same way,” said the school’s founder and artistic director, Marc Hoffman, who will teach both classes. “And of all the musical education available in the Salisbury area, including our own school’s, jazz improv and jazz theory have been woefully missing. It’s time we change that.”

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This  program takes the audience through the history of film music and explains the mechanics of film music composition and adaptation. With video and audio examples featuring many of Marc’s own pieces and film cues, participants learn what an integral part music plays in the art of film music. Discussion includes notable moments in film music history, placement of music, scoring, and terminology. A more in-depth, multi-session program is also available.

To schedule this program, contact Marc Hoffman at marc@marchoffman.com.

Marc Hoffman wrote his “Music Is…” program while he was a student at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He presents it mostly to school-age children. In the course of one class period, he explains the construction of a piece of popular music as opposed to a classical piece. The objective is to teach that the long and short forms in music have the same basic building blocks. This interactive and fast-paced program is a great deal of fun for the audience as well as the presenter! It is well received by music and non-music classes.

To schedule this program, contact Marc at marc@marchoffman.com.