Jazz Classes for Teens & Adults

Jazz Improvisation Techniques $195

Jazz award-winner Berkeley Fudge leads jazz instrumentalists on an exploration of jazz theory and improvisation. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best. Basic instrumental proficiency and knowledge of major scales required. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • WED. 5:30-6:25pm • Starts 2/10/10
7921 Instructor: Berkeley Fudge

Jazz Singers Workshop $290

Sing with professional piano and bass accompaniment and learn the basic musical concepts needed to perform with fellow jazz musicians. This class will provide students with an understanding of form, keys, tempos, charts, set lists, and stage etiquette. One session will be at a local jazz club. Students must come prepared and ready to sing. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • MON. 7:30-8:25pm • Starts 2/8/10
7922 Instructors: Jim Paolo & John Foshager

Introduction to Jazz Guitar $195

Learn a basic approach to chord voicings, rhythms, and melodic playing for jazz guitar. Get a start with some jazz repertoire on the instrument, and then try your hand at improvising within the style. Open to guitarists with basic knowledge of chords, scales and note reading. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • WED. 7-7:55pm Starts 2/10/10
7913 Instructor: Paul Silbergleit

Jazz Transcription $195

New Class! One of the key ways jazz musicians learn is by transcribing. This is the process of figuring out by ear what has been played on a recording. This class will focus on the transcription of 2-3 classic jazz solos. Throughout the semester, advice will be given on which solos to choose and how to transcribe them. The students will learn to play them from memory and then analyze the transcriptions and develop exercises that will enable them to start incorporating this material into their own improvisations. Open to all instrumentalists. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • TUE. 6:00pm Starts 2/9/10
7925 Instructor: Eric Jacobson

JAZZ PROGRAM $195

The Conservatory’s Jazz Program is open to high school and adult instrumentalists and vocalists wanting to pursue a curriculum of study in jazz music. Individual instruction and group experience in a jazz combo each semester are included in the program. Individual Instruction with a member of the Conservatory’s faculty will give each student the opportunity to work at his or her own pace, to strengthen skills, technique and musicianship. Instruction will also cover jazz theory and improvisation. Call to arrange a specific instructor, lesson time and location.

Weekly Jazz Combos-Receive $40 off when registered for individual instruction! The combo experience enables students to use the skills learned during the lessons. Using standard jazz repertoire, students will get practical experience in honing their ensemble and improvisation skills. Each student will be assigned to a group that best meets his/her skill level and schedule. One session will be a performance at a local jazz club. 12 wks.

Placement Hearings: A placement hearing ensures that ensembles consist of players with similar abilities. Students should perform a piece that best demonstrates their ability to play jazz. Standard repertoire is preferred. Please call to schedule an appointment in January or during the first two weeks of February 2010 for the Winter/spring semester. Deadline to schedule an appointment is February 1. Teens and Adults. 12 wks.

Mark Your Calendars

Placement Hearings for the Fall 2010 semester will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 9:00am-12:00pm. Deadline to schedule an appointment is Thursday, April 22, 2010.

High School
Prospect Ave. • MON. 6:30-7:25pm • Starts 2/8/10
7926 Instructor: John Foshager

Prospect Ave. • TUE. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/9/10
7927 Instructor: John Foshager

Wilson Center • THU. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/11/10
7928 Instructor: Eric Jacobson

Prospect Ave. • SAT. 12-12:55pm • Starts 2/13/10
7929 Instructor: Berkeley Fudge

Adults
Prospect Ave. • MON. 6:30-7:25pm • Starts 2/8/10
7930 Instructor: Jim Paolo

Prospect Ave. • THU. 5:30-6:25pm • Starts 2/11/10
7931 Instructor: Berkeley Fudge

Student Benefits:

• • Special rate for jazz combo when combined with individual instruction
• • Free admission and participation in all jazz master classes with guest artists. Past guest artists have included Slide Hampton, Charles McPherson, Harry Connick Jr., Brian Lynch and Regina Carter among many other nationally recognized artists
• • Scholarship opportunities
• • Performance opportunities, including a performance at a local jazz club each semester
• • Performance classes led by members of the jazz faculty
• • Recording opportunities of performances and ensembles
• • Access to the Conservatory library including the renowned Ron Cuzner Jazz CD collection
• • State-of-the-art equipment: pianos, percussion equipment,amps and recording studio

Jazz Singers Workshop $290

Sing with professional piano and bass accompaniment and learn the basic musical concepts needed to perform with fellow jazz musicians. This class will provide students with an understanding of form, keys, tempos, charts, set lists, and stage etiquette. One session will be at a local jazz club. Students must come prepared and ready to sing.
Teens & Adults. 12 wks.

Prospect Ave. • Mondays 7:30-8:25pm • Starts 9/14/09
7638 Instructor: Jim Paolo and John Foshager

Listening to Jazz: The Music of Blue Note Records $60

Quick Class! An astounding array of great figures in jazz made their mark on Blue Note Records, a label founded and run with a passion and reverence for the music. We’ll explore the tremendous variety of standard-setting recordings in their catalog, from early success with traditional master Sidney Bechet, through the bop and hard-bop of Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and Horace Silver, the modernistic milestones of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Henderson, to the contemporary sounds of John Scofield, Norah Jones, and others. 6 wks.

Prospect Ave. • TUE. 7-7:55pm • Starts 2/9/10
7923 Instructor: Paul Silbergleit

Listening to Jazz: Great Vocal-Instrumental Partnerships $60

Quick Class! Many a prominent jazz singer has shared the stage or studio with an outstanding instrumentalist as their counterpart in song, giving us such pairings as Billie Holiday with Lester Young, Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley, and Johnny Hartman with John Coltrane (not to mention the likes of Chet Baker with himself). Come hear how these and other voice-instrument duos entwine their sounds in classic performances. 6 wks.

Prospect Ave. • TUE. 7-7:55pm • Starts 3/23/10
7924 Instructor: Paul Silbergleit