Dr. Schoglers Nuggets

The Skoog on Teachers TV

dasku — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:50:34 +0000

The Skoog at BETT 2010: Check out 7m54s – 9m33s: The Skoog on Teachers TV .

And thanks to the kind visitor to our stand yesterday who described The Skoog as “The pearl of the show”.

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Skoogmusic at BETT 2010

dasku — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:49:31 +0000

: The Skoog – like the fancy new logo?

Happy new year everyone!

2010 is looking like being very exciting year for Skoogmusic, and we are kicking off with a stand at BETT 2010 at Olympia, London from Wed 13th – Sat 16th Jan.

Ben will be at stand SN3 all week – please go and say hello if you are in the area.

Feel free to take your kids along for a demo, or have ago yourself. Also, if you give him a biscuit, Ben will do you a wee tune.

David

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Skoog on tour in London.

bschog — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:58:32 +0000

Well The Skoog team is back on tour in the south again Next week at the TES Special Educational Needs Conference in London.

Here is a map its at the business design centre London

Some pop in and get your hands on a Skoog,

looking forward to it

cheers
Ben

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Skoog at SLF

dasku — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:23:38 +0000

Great day at the Scottish Learning Festival today – really positive experience – a big thanks to everyone who came along to see us. Here’s a photo of Ben at our stall M50 – Ben will be back at the SECC tomorrow so do go along to keep him company and to see what The Skoog can do.

: Ben at SLF

Cheers,

David

Share or Bookmark this Post...

best light-weight portable speakers

bschog — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:52:14 +0000

Am on a quest for good quality light weight speakers for the laptop. My aging spine is starting to suffer after years of lugging round heavy sound gear. Now that Skoog is on tour I need a portable, high quality, and hopefully not too pricey, solution. All suggestions welcome.. And it is about time we did some wider research into what other products really complement the Skoog and its expansive range..

Will post appropriate nuggets when I have them. To the shops !

Share or Bookmark this Post...

a tribute to jacko – billie skoog

bschog — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:04:20 +0000

David has been working hard adding new voices and here is a wee demo of the bass we now have. You can change the pick up and pluck position for different tone and we are working on the sustain control.

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Skoog Teaser

bschog — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:44 +0000

Here is a little promotional video. Many thanks to Chris and Rufus at Newhaven, Chris Ross at Kester&Company for all their help with this and Linkwood for the vibes. And yes it is me playing bass on this tune. Spread the word, The Skoog is out there.

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Skoog on tour update

bschog — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:09:22 +0000

Well the diary is filling up now. Its going to be a busy few days in London. The skoog is going to get down for the LSO (London Symphony Orchestra) and Drakemusic – which is really exciting, such a fantastic organisation. Looking forward to catching up with Jackie Robarts at Nordoff Robbins, Jackie was a real inspiration to me when I started doing my PhD, which all seems too long ago now. But there are still a few spaces to fill.

Well best start preparing for the trip, packing light is not my specialty.

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Skoog vibes

bschog — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:01:37 +0000

A quick improvisation on the skoog using the vibes.

Share or Bookmark this Post...

Roll over Beethoven. The Skoog on Stage, Royal Concert Hall Glasgow

bschog — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:08:44 +0000

Yes Its official. On November the 11th at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow The Skoog will take the stage! This will be the first performance of Nigel Osborne’s composition “Afro Scottish” commissioned by the Tapestry Partnership to celebrate the culmination of the NESTA funded new instrument project. Featuring children from the schools that have played such a big role in developing The Skoog (Park, Calaiswood, Mavisbank, Kirkshaws, Hillside, James Mcfarlane, Withchill, Woodstock Redburn and Kildrum).

The performance will be part of the Tapestry conference held on November 11th and 12th. The performance will feature the Tapestry Radio Jazz Orchestra, and 1000 children from schools across Scotland. The show will also showcase other elements of the NESTA project related to the Action Research lead by the Music in the Community program and The University of Edinburgh.

With invaluable support from the Edinburgh University Music in the Community students we are are really looking forward to this, and we hope you can come and share what promises to be a really inspiring day.

Will update details as we have them.

Share or Bookmark this Post...