268 GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING TAKE 6 WILL PRESENT FREE MASTER CLASS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 15, 2007
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493


(MURFREESBORO)—Grammy-award winning recording artists and performers Take 6 will present a free master class at 12:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in the Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
Open to the public, the master class will be punctuated with mini-performances and the group will sing one song at the beginning and one at the end of the class, report event organizers.
The MTSU Meistersingers and the MTSU Commercial Music Ensemble, as well as members of the audience, will participate in the class.
Take 6 features Alvin Chea (bass), Cedric Dent (baritone), Joey Kibble (second tenor), Mark Kibble (first tenor), Claude V. McKnight III (first tenor) and David Thomas (second tenor).
"One of the things that makes (our master classes) unique is that we generally put together a melody on the spot and then we proceed to do an arrangement in the Take 6 style and perform it right there," said group member Dent, who also is a professor of music at MTSU.
"(In doing this),” he added, “we demonstrate how we work and even learn the piece."
Dent said that many times during master classes the Take 6 performers take volunteers from the audience and create groups on the spot and teach them the piece.
Concerning the group, Take 6 has released 10 recordings for Warner Bros. Records, one of which has reached platinum sales (a million units sold) while three others have garnered gold.
With 10 Grammy Awards to its credit, Take 6 also holds the distinct honor of being the most Grammy-nominated vocal group in history.
Additionally, a Jazz Times reader's poll selected Take 6 as one of the genre’s Best Vocal Groups, along with Manhattan Transfer, Four Freshmen and New York Voices.
For more information on the master class, please contact Tim Musselman in the McLean School of Music at (615) 898-2493.


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