This hands-on ensemble helps students of all instruments develop the skills needed to improvise and perform in a jazz ensemble setting. Students learn how to play from a fakebook, how to listen to and interact with each other while improvising in groups, and explore...
This hands-on ensemble helps students of all instruments develop the skills needed to improvise and perform in a jazz ensemble setting. Students learn how to play from a fakebook, how to listen to and interact with each other while improvising in groups, and explore...
This course follows the growth of jazz over its first 100 years as it evolved from entertainment into an art form. Explore major styles such as blues, bebop, cool jazz, and bossa nova, and the stories of the musicians who defined them.In addition, discover the...
This class focuses on the development of fundamental ear training skills with an emphasis on jazz. Students learn to identify the melodies, basic harmony, and rhythms that are essential elements of the jazz tradition. The class examines examples from legendary jazz...
Have you ever wanted to learn to play jazz but didn’t know where to start? This new course for adult instrumentalists covers the basics of playing jazz in a welcoming, supportive setting. Students learn how to create music from a ‘lead sheet’ style...
