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2026.5.19 Justin Morell Mini-Lesson

Date

May 19, 2026

Event Type

Mini-Lesson

Daniel Jamieson

Event Type Description

Each week we upload a free Mini-Lesson to our YouTube channel featuring one of our Presenting Artists.

Topic

Breaking Away From Predictable Phrase Lengths

Description

Composer, guitarist, & bandleader Justin Morell discusses breaking away from "normal" 4-bar phrases to create something more interesting and unique using his piece "Forknot" and a surprise Beatles tune.

About the Presenting Artists(s)

Justin Morell is a Los Angeles-born composer and guitarist whose work bridges jazz, classical, and contemporary music. He currentlyserves as Professor of Music at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania, where he teaches composition, jazz theory, and co-directs the Valley Jazz Orchestra. Morell’s acclaimed 2021 project, “All Without Words”, was premiered under the direction of Maria Schneider at the Henry Mancini Institute, and has since been performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and featured in a multidisciplinary performance with dance and visual art. His discography includes “Exit Music for Intelligent Life on Earth” (2022), “Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra” (2018), and “Subjects and Complements” (2013). His latest project, under the pseudonym Dr. Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra (www.drohmdjo.com) playfully explores the relationship between music and AI and features recordings for jazz orchestra fully realized by Morell in his home studio.

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