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'''Alternate Learning''' (or '''ALRN''') was a [[power pop]]/[[new wave music|new wave]] band from 1977 to 1982, based in [[Davis, California]] and fronted by
[[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]], a singer-songwriter later known for his work as leader of the 1980s band [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]] and 1990s band [[the Loud Family]].<ref
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==Musical career==
===Early ''ALRN'' period (1977–1980)===
Alternate Learning, which was
[[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]'s first band to record on independent recording label Rational Records,
was initially formed while its original members were in high school.<ref
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Miller, Jozef Becker, and Scott Gallawa began performing under the name Alternate Learning as early as 1977.
The three original members recorded Alternate Learning's first release in [[Sacramento]].
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The group's self-titled debut, a four-song 7" EP (sometimes referred to as the ''ALRN'' EP),
was independently released on Rational Records in 1979.<ref name=burt />
Alternate Learning became known by the abbreviation ALRN,
which was prominently featured on the front cover.
The disc was labeled with the band's unabbreviated name.<ref
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In 1980, Lynn Ross, Scott Gallawa and Jozef Becker left the group, citing conflicts of personality.
Gallawa and Becker formed the Les-Z-Boys with Guy Kyser; Becker and Kyser went on to become founding members of [[Thin White Rope]].<ref
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Becker, who was also a member of [[True West (band)|True West]], rejoined Miller as a member of [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]] from 1989 to 1990,
and later was a member of Miller's 1990s group [[The Loud Family]].
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In February 1981, drummer Eric Landers joined Alternate Learning, as did keyboard player Byl Miller (no relation to Scott Miller).
The new line-up performed a series of shows from April through October 1981,
and recorded a full-length LP called [http://www.discogs.com/ALRN-Painted-Windows/release/1619433 ''Painted Windows''],
which was released in January 1982 on Rational Records.<ref name=alrn-discogs>{{cite web|title=Alternate Learning|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Alternate+Learning|publisher=Discogs}}</ref>
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Alternate Learning was officially disbanded by [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Miller]] in May 1982.
Within a few months, Miller had formed his new group, [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]].<ref
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[[File:Nan Becker and the Wheels 2013-07-20.png|thumb|float|Nan Becker and the Wheels, performing songs by Alternate Learning at a memorial tribute to Scott Miller in Sacramento, CA, on July 20, 2013.]]
===Material performed by Game Theory (1990)===
In 1990,
the final line-up of [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]] included
former Alternate Learning members Scott Miller, Jozef Becker, and Nancy Becker, along with [[Michael Quercio]].
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===Memorial performance (2013)===
After [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]'s death, a memorial tribute concert was held in [[Sacramento]] on July 20, 2013, with
proceeds directed to a [http://www.gofundme.com/2nz0vk memorial scholarship fund] for the education of Miller's children.<ref
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Nancy Becker performed alongside Fletcher Gallawa (son of original member Scott Gallawa) and his band, billed as "Nan Becker and the Wheels,"
to open the show with a set of Alternate Learning songs that included "Green Card" and "When She's Alone."<ref
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==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|artist=Alternate Learning|name=Alternate Learning}}
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