Weekend Jazz Camp / Ages 11-18 / Aug 11th to 13th / 9AM-3PM / $395
ONE WEEKEND TO RULE THEM ALL! This three day camp will focus on the most fun you can have with an instrument - Improvisation! Although daunting at first, we will break down how to improvise a solo into easy bite size chunks. It's never too early or too late, to make stuff up on your instrument :) Learn to release all your feelings into the music, and tell your own story. We will play songs from multiple genres including Latin, Funk, Swing, and of course Jazz and Blues. If you have never played jazz music before and have never improvised a solo - that's OK! This is the perfect friendly environment to discover skills you never knew you had, and learn a few new ones. Other topics include jazz history, music theory, practice techniques, the piano, and how to get a tight band sound. See you there!
Students please bring your lunch or be prepared to purchase something nearby.
Weekend Jazz Camp / Ages 11-18 / Aug 11th to 13th / 9AM-3PM / $395
Audition/ Preparation Materials: Sheet Music and a backing track is included.
Wind Instrument Instructions
Play the Blues Scale from the top of the sheet.
Play the melody twice through.
(Optional) play a short solo using the blues scale
Download Links
C Instruments: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W6s6DGPwuXXUtJ4asIf3dGSY1HRC1NAG?usp=sharing
Bb Instruments:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eTHLOSJgkbqQHuUk4tlzlGvSAMnlsQsM?usp=sharing
Eb Instruments:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cEPKI0mkP-ZtnrYiomnxDSjJhtpGmaDu?usp=sharing
Bass Clef Instruments:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jkRM9QTEyPbubHBBWnVjCgXOscy7U9Y8?usp=sharing
Piano Instructions
Play the left hand of the first line of the Piano Comping Sheet (right hand optional)
Play the Blues Scale from the top of the Concert C Blues Sheet
Play the melody from the Concert C Blues Sheet twice through
(Optional) play a short solo using the blues scale
Download Link
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xkbsn8AhSSc_q-mZ8zVSPj3SGlBNMRDw?usp=sharing
Bass Instructions
Play the Bassline twice through
Play the C Blues Scale
Play the Melody from Bass Clef C Blues twice through
(Optional) Play a short solo using the Blues Scale
Download Link
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NosKX_ky55eyBf3fQoni_Rmq_SQ78KTd?usp=sharing
Drum Instructions
Play a swing feel for about a minute along with this track from youtube:
https://youtu.be/bwiSeIw64RE
Play a latin feel (it switches to swing as well) along with this track from youtube:
https://youtu.be/i0ldFiJ1JaA
Instructional Videos
https://youtu.be/Gc4OHMhOyAg
(Start with the Eighth Note Patterns)
https://youtu.be/TOvROE2-9yw?t=179
Performance Examples:
Latin: https://youtu.be/FfRisFQE4vw
Swing: https://youtu.be/vxWQmxRY-Ok