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This fall the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (JLETB) visited Pittsburgh and WQED to give students and the community an opportunity to experience professional music production first-hand. Winners: Congratulations to Natalie Kindler of Jefferson Middle School in Pittsburgh's Mount Lebanon School District. Natalie's essay "The Beat of My Heart" was chosen as the winner of the "How Does Music Change Lives?" Essay Contest sponsored by WQED Pittsburgh and The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (JLETB). The JLETB visited Jefferson Middle on Tuesday October 30, 2007. Members of Natalie's class team (Star Team) toured the JLETB and received gift bags courtesy of the bus' sponsors. Natalie received several prizes including the opportunity to record an original audio project courtesy of the JLETB with four of her friends. Jefferson Middle School also received prizes including music production and notation software and a guitar amp courtesy of the bus' sponsors. Click here to listen to Natalie's Essay. Congratulations to Cellofourte of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on winning the Battle of the Bands (BOTB) competition. Cellofourte was chosen as one of five finalists from the dozens of entries received from universities and colleges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia for the first-ever BOTB sponsored by WQED and the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (JLETB). Watch the Battle of the Bands video. WQED's BOTB took place at WQED's Studio A on Sunday, November 4, 2007. Cellofourte received several prizes including the opportunity to have a professionally produced music video courtesy of the JLETB and a track produced on 1,000 pressed CDs in full-color jacket courtesy of the bus' sponsors. Click here to watch Cellofourte's video. Carnegie Mellon University also received prizes including music production and notation software courtesy of the bus' sponsors. Schedule of public events: Wednesday, October 31, 2007: The JLETB will be at WQED Studios in Oakland for public tours from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Space for tours and parking will be limited.) Directions Thursday, November 1, 2007: The JLETB will be at Youth Places in Mt. Washington's Ream Park for public tours geared toward children 12-18 from 3-8 p.m. (Space for tours and parking will be limited.) Directions Friday, November 2, 2007: The JLETB will be at Century III Mall in West Mifflin at entrance A between JCPENNEY and Steve and Barry's for public tours from 4:15-8:15 p.m. (Space for tours will be limited. Parking will be available.) Directions Saturday, November 3, 2007: The JLETB will be at Guitar Center Pittsburgh in Robinson Town Centre from noon-4:30 p.m. (Space for tours will be limited. Parking will be available.) Directions Sunday, November 4, 2007: The Battle of the Bands will take place at WQED's Studio A in Oakland. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and the battle begins at noon. Admission is free and space is limited. Public tours will be given on the JLETB from 10 a.m.-noon. WQED Studios. Two Apple iPod Shuffles and a Godin Guitar will be raffled off. (Space for tours and parking will be limited.) Directions Each person that tours the bus will receive a gift bag courtesy of the JLETB's sponsors. Click here for more information on the Battle of the Bands. Click here for information about the "How does music change lives?" Essay Contest. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit, mobile recording studio outfitted with traditional musical instruments as well as current technological advances. Since 1998, the Bus has provided free hands-on programs to hundreds of high schools, colleges, Boys and Girls Clubs, music festivals, concerts, conventions, and community organizations. Working together with some of the biggest names in music, the Lennon Bus encourages students to play music, write songs, engineer recording sessions, and produce music video projects using the latest audio, video and live sound equipment. The interior is divided into two separate recording environments. The front studio offers the chance to participate in the creation of multi-media projects. Audio and video components are demonstrated with visitors assisting in the recording and editing of original material. The back studio is a more traditional set-up for bands and the remote recording of concerts and special events. It features a full-range of instruments including guitars, basses, keyboards, and drums. Also onboard is a public announcement system enabling performances on the side of the bus. Click here for more information on the JLETB. "Lennon" and "John Lennon" are trademarks of Yoko Ono Lennon.
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