Week 1 – Class Descriptions 2012

ENSEMBLES: JAZZ /LATIN JAZZ and BRAZILIAN

Jazz/LatinJazz and Brazilian ensembles meet daily, and are an integral part of our program.  You will be exploring and learning repertoire as you advance and refine both your ensemble skills overall and skills specific to each genre.

These  sessions will focus on skills essential to working within a group (i.e., listening, use of dynamics, role of each instrument, rhythmic flow, intro’s & endings, arranging, etc.) As important, ensembles will provide an opportunity to execute what you already know, apply skills and understandings from afternoon classes, and of course, to just have FUN!

Each ensemble will perform at the culminating student concert.

IMPROVISATION & HARMONY

Providing a comprehensive and systematic approaches, master educators Roni Ben-Hur and Steve Wilson will guide students in an in-depth look at the harmonic structure of jazz standards with emphasis on applications for improvisation. Melodic ideas based on the vocabulary of jazz giants will be explored, analyzed and adopted. Like all else in jazz, rhythm and the ability to incorporate the blues will be emphasized.

BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION:   MUSICAL STYLES & RHYTHMS FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS

This bassist, composer, bandleader, education is a giant of Brazilian music. In this course, join Nilson and explore the history, rhythms, phrasing and articulation characteristic of these lush genres in the context of selected repertoire. Students will play these on percussion instruments, as well as on their own instruments/voice.

BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION FOR VOCALISTS [description to be posted]

LEARN A SONG WITH LENY!  [description to be posted]

OPEN WORKSHOP WITH LENY [description to be posted]

VOCAL COACHING WITh LENY [descriptino to be posted]