a short biography

DICK had a distinguished career as a professional writer and composer in Los Angeles and as a unique innovator in the field of contemporary music education.

In 1973 he founded the world-renowned Grove School of Music in Los Angeles and guided this highly regarded institution into the top rank of leading contemporary music schools, mainly on the concepts and methods included in some 70 music education books
he authored during this period.

Dick Grove was very active in the music education field, creating many of the courses for the Dick Grove "School Without Walls", as well as products for Grove/Rasch Music Education Systems.
These products are based on his 20+ years of classroom experience in the fields of harmony & theory, keyboard, ear training, improvisation, composition, arranging, orchestration, songwriting and contemporary musical styles.

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I. Compositions and Arrangements for the following Television Shows:

The Andy Williams Show - Away We Go
Buddy Greco/Buddy Rich/George Carlin
Bill Cosby Specials - The Dean Martin Show - Dick Van Dyke
and the Other Woman Special - The Dionne Warwick Special
Guide to the Married Man (Joey Bishop Special)
Hooray for Hollywood (Don Rickles Special)
The Jack Benny Special - The Diana Ross Special
The Goldie Hawn Special - Carol Burnett Special
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
The John Gary Summer Show
John Gary Syndicated 90 Minute Series
The King Family Show - The Mama Cass Special
The Norman Rockwell Special  The Supremes Special
The Vic Damone Summer Special
What It's All About World (Dean Jones)
The Grammy Award Shows - The Golden Globes Shows
The Julie Andrews Show - The Milton Berle Show
The Amusement Co. - Bobby Darin
The Jim Nabors Special - The Phyllis Diller Show

II. Compositions and Arrangements for the following Recordings:

Jimmy Bond "Jimmy Bond Plays James Bond"
Vic Damone "The Damone Type of Thing"
Rey DeMichels "Here's Rey"
John Gary "Holding Your Mind"
John Gary "That's The Way it Was"
John Gary "Love of a Gentle Woman"
John Gary "Carnegie Hall"
Earl Grant
Pete Jolly "Hello Jolly"
Paul Horn "Cleopatra"
Fran Jeffries "This is Fran Jeffries"
King Family "Christmas With the King Family"
Rod McKuen "Feb. 23"
Rod McKuen "Alamo Junction"
Margaret Whiting "Readers Digest Series"
Gerald Wilson Orchestra "Feelin' Kinda Blue"
Helen O'Connell "Readers Digest Series"
Readers Digest "Million Dollar Hits"
Buddy Rich "The New One"
Buddy Rich "The Best of Buddy Rich"
New American Orchestra "The Debut Album"
Rosemary Clooney
Hal Frazier "My Way"
The Hi Lo's
Rock Hudson "Rock Hudson Sings Rod McKuen"
Mavis Rivers "Mavis Meets Shorty"
Nancy Wilson
Laurendo Almeda
Dick Grove "Little Bird Suite"
Dick Grove "Big, Bad & Beautiful"
Liz Story "My Heart-Your Heart"
"Unaccountable Effect"; Windham Hill
Liz Story "My Foolish Heart" Windham Hill
Dick Grove Trio "Live & Well"

III. Previous Teaching Experience:

Westlake College of Music 1958 - 61
Cerritos College - 1972
Jazz International, Europe, 1972
various clinics and guest appearance instruction
throughout the country 1970 - 73
Grove School of Music 1974 - 92
Grove Center of Contemporary Music 1992

IV. Honors & Memberships:

Grammy nomination, Best Jazz Composition
"Little Bird" Jazz educator of the Year - 1988
Guest Artist - Norwegian Radio Orchestra - 1991
ASCAP - ASTHMA
1994 Recipient of the 3M Visionary Award for Producing
the Liz Story "My Foolish Heart" Album for Windham Hill Records

V. Arrangements & Orchestrations for the following Artists and Organizations:

Steve Allen, Laurendo Almeda, Frankie Avalon, Angeline Butler,
Canadian Broadcasting System, Jack Carter,
George Chakaris, Robert Clary, Rosemary Clooney,
Vic Damone, Jose Ferrer, Sergio Franke, Hal Frazier,
John Gary, Frank Gorsham, Robert Goulet,
Helen Grayco, Buddy Greco, Dick Haymes,
Florence Henderson, Paul Horn, Jackson 5,Fran Jeffries,
Dean Jones, King Cousins, King Sisters,
Stan Kenton Neophonic, Marilyn King, Eartha Kitt,
Sue Ann Langdon, Shari Lewis, Donna Loren,
Barbara Luna, Roberta Lynn, Johnny Mathis,
Doug McClure, Rod McKuen, New American Orchestra,
Anthony Newley, Marni Nixon, Helen O'Connell,
Jane Powell, Juliet Prouse, Osmond Bros., Alvino Rey,
Buddy Rich, Mavis Rivers, Shorty Rogers,
Jimmy Rogers, Sandpipers, Dorothy Shay,
Roberta Serwood, Liz Story, Connie Stevens, Joanie Summers,
Caterina Valenti, Shani Wallace, Jimmy Webb,
Nancy Wilson, Timmy Yuro

VI. Author & Publisher Author of the following Music Education Materials:

Practical Sight-reading for Beginners (Alfred Music)
Arranging Concepts (Alfred Music)
Fundamentals of Modern Harmony, Parts 1 & 2 (Alfred Music)
Modern Harmonic Relationships, Parts 1&2
Chromatic Tonal Harmony, Parts 1&2
Harmonic Styles - the Blues, Modal and Symmetric
Jazz Harmonization & Re-harmonization, Parts 1&2
Applied Modal Improvisation (Alfred Music)
Jazz Open Voicings (Alfred Music)
Keyboard Shapes, Vol. 1, 2 ,3, & 4
Keyboard Settings, Parts 1 & 2
Dick Grove Fake Books, Vol. 1, 2, & 3
Secrets of Great Improvisation
The Art of Pro Arranging
The Organization of the Arranging Process
Chord Substitution
Rhythmic Theory
Block Voicing Technique Applied to the Keyboard
How to Create Introductions & Endings
Thematic Improvisation
Beginning Keyboard Sight-reading & Technique
Encyclopedia of Modern Harmony
Applied to Improvisation, Parts 1, 2, & 3 (Alfred Music)
Brass Writing, Parts 1, 2, & 3
"See It - Hear It / Hear It - Play It "
Musicianship Video Course, parts 1 & 2
"Jazz Keyboard 1 & 2" Video Course

VII. Performer, Conductor, Musical Director, Producer:

Free Lance Pianist - 1950 - 60
Free Lance arranger , composer, orchestration - 1960 - 1974
Musical Director: Channel 5 TV Variety shows 1960 - 63
Musical Director: Mavis Rivers 1965 - 70
Musical Director: John Gary 1968 - 71
Dick Grove Big Band: Leader, writer, conductor - 1960 - 1972
Producer: Liz Story, "My Foolish Heart" Windham Hill Records