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Music

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UAB to host free concert Thursday

While students participate in the traditional homecoming week activities such as hayrides and ice cream at "The Rock," they can expect to find a new event that has been scheduled by the University Activities Board for later this week. A free concert will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday at Morrill Plaza, featuring a band of three MSU alumni called The Hacky Turtles.

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A new beat

Class is in session, and the word for the day is “cohesion.” When asked for the definition, the students stare back blankly at the teacher, unsure of how to answer.? But this is no English class.

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A place to jam

Among MSU’s many registered student organizations, the Guitar Club is one that might have a quiet voice in publicity, but a loud one in musical sound.?On Friday evenings inside Holmes and Bessey Halls’ classrooms, one can hear the sound of an amplifier’s feedback and then any kind of Rock n’ Roll.

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Community Music School hosts open house

People of all ages played instruments and learned about what the Community Music School has to offer at an open house on Sunday.

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Folk music takes over Pump House

In the midst of East Lansing’s Saturday night snow storm, dozens of local residents gathered together at the Orchard Street Pump House listening room to hear three folk musicians sing the night away. Michigan-based singers Drew Howard, Josh Rose and Matt Dmits took the stage around 7 p.m. Silence swept over the room as the performers entertained the crowd with singing, guitar-playing and a few jokes.

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Time to jam

As a student at MSU, Amber Teunis had little exposure to teaching children with special needs.? But when she began working as a music therapist at the MSU Community Music School, or CMS, the alumna discovered a whole new side of teaching.? Now a music therapist at CMS, Teunis assists music therapy program director Cindy Edgerton with several programs, including “Together … Let’s Jam!,” a walk-in session held monthly and sponsored by the Capital Area Down Syndrome Association.

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Songwriting course to conclude with Thursday concert

As the semester comes to a close, 20 students enrolled in an MSU song writing course will have a chance to display their musical skills during a live concert. The students come from diverse musical backgrounds, said professor John Kratus, who teaches the course. From rapping to heavy metal, the students touch almost every genre of music, then compose and perform their pieces for classmates.

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Indian Students Organization hosts annual Sargam dance

The Wharton Center hummed with Bollywood fever Saturday night as the cast members of this year’s Sargam took the stage in a vibrant display of Indian culture. Sargam is the Indian Students Organization’s annual song-and-dance show that features students acting and dancing to popular Hindi songs.

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MSU students, jazz group perform at local venue

A group of MSU students known as the Nate Woodring Trio jazzed up (SCENE) Metrospace Wednesday night, bringing musical life through the drums and bass East Lansing. The show featured jazz studies senior Nate Woodring on drums, jazz studies sophomore Runere Brooks on bass and jazz studies graduate student Corey Kendrick on piano.

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Face Time: East Lansing City Council candidate Joanna Bosse

MSU assistant professor Joanna Bosse has lived in many university towns, but said she’s experienced the most animosity between students and residents during her time in East Lansing. By running for the East Lansing City Council this fall, she hopes to use her experience interacting with both constituencies to help bridge the gap between town and gown.

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Flash mob in Brody Hall promotes 'Flashdance the Musical'

As the ‘80s hit “Maniac” played in Brody Hall, bystanders were caught off guard as members of the MSU Dance Club and Wharton Center Student Marketing Organization broke out in a “Flashdance” rendition. The neon-shirted flash mob wandered into Brody Wednesday and performed a choreographed routine to promote “Flashdance the Musical” coming to Wharton Center Oct.