Instrumental course 15th to 20th August 2010
Arrive Sunday 15th August from 5 pm / Depart Friday 20th August at 3.30 pm
The course welcomes all woodwind players ( Saxophone , flute etc... ), pianists, bass players (electric or double) and drummers with some jazz experience who want to develop and improve their improvisation, technical and ensemble playing skills . The faculty is:
Robin Aspland- piano,Gareth Lockrane-flute, Jeremy Brown - bass and Tristan Mailliot - drums.
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Tristan Mailliot is the course director dealing with overall organisation as well as teaching drums and leading rhythm workshops.
Classes are a mixture of instrumental workshops and various ensemble classes focusing on different types of jazz repertoire ( bebop , modal etc...)
Everyone has the the opportunity to prepare pieces in trios and quartets for the evening concert. This is followed by a jam session.
Anita Wardell will be coaching a group of advanced vocalists during the same period and there will be opportunities for the piano trios to work with the vocalists.
The emphasis of the course is very practical so be prepared for lots of playing... we encourage everyone to stretch their musical boundaries and have fun both on and off the bandstand .
Repertoire :
will be a mixture of blues forms , jazz standards and more contemporary material ie music by Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter etc...
Study topics:
Woodwind:
Scales, modes. improvisation , repertoire.
Piano:
Chord/scale relationships, chord voicings and extensions, vocabulary, technique and ear training.
Bass:
Chord/scale relationships, developing walking bass lines, vocabulary and soloing.
Drums:
Straight eighths and triplet based time feels, rudiments and stickings, soloing and phrasing, brushwork, metric modulation, Latin time feels.
Typical day's activities:
The day starts with breakfast around 8.30 am.
This is followed by an instrument specific workshop from 9.45 to 11 am.
From 11am, participants will split into groups and work with tutors until lunch at 1 pm.
2 pm to 3.45 pm: Further group coaching exploring different repertoire or masterclasses.
3.45pm to 4.30pm : accompaniment class with vocalists.
4.30pm until 7.30pm: free time for recreation or rehearsals. Ensembles can use allocated rehearsal time to prepare for the evening concerts.
Everyone regroups at around 7.30 for an aperitif before dinner at 8pm.
9.30pm onwards:
The evening will conclude with a concert followed by a jam session lasting into the night (some jams have finished beyond 3 am!) .
For course fees please go to the accommodation page.
To receive a booking form please call Tristan on Tel: +44 (0) 7880 600 564 or
Email:info@loiremusic.co.uk