Daily Schedules
Schedules For The 3-Day Mini-Workshops
Piano Mini-Workshop
FRIDAY
- Auditions: 9:00am – 10:00am
- General Meeting: 10:00am – 11:00am
- Evolution of Jazz Piano
- Guide Tone Voicings Construction, review and Application: 11:00am – 12:00pm
- Lunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
- Solo Piano Techniques and Rhythm Sections: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Coffee Break/Practice: 3:00pm – 3:30pm
- Solo Piano Techniques and Rhythm Sections: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Break: 4:30pm – 5:00pm
- Concert with Gabe Evens Ensemble: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
- Dinner: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
- Jam Sessions: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
SATURDAY
- Style and Analysis: 9:00am – 10:00am
- Trust Your Ear For Improvisation: 10:00am – 11:00am
- Voicings: 11:00am – 12:00pm
- Lunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
- Solo Piano Techniques and Rhythm Sections: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Coffee Break/Practice: 3:00pm – 3:30pm
- Solo Piano Techniques and Rhythm Sections: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Break: 4:30pm – 5:00pm
- Concert with Faculty Rhythm Section: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
- Dinner: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
- Jam Sessions: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
SUNDAY
- Theory Demystified: 9:00am -10:00am
- Bebop Solo Vocabulary (Chromatic Passing Tones): 10:00am – 11:00am
- Concerts … TBD
Vocal Mini-Workshop
FRIDAY
- Auditions: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Musicianship: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Theory
- History
- Listening
- Master Class: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
- How to lead a band
- Chart writing
- Piano for vocalists (introducing chords, harmonic sequences in each key)
- Educator workshops
- Listening lab
- Dinner: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
- Faculty Concert: 7:00pm
SATURDAY
- Musicianship: 9:00am – 10:00am
- Theory/Listening
- Singing scales/arpeggios and modes
- Piano for vocalists (introducing chords, harmonic sequences in each key)
- Lessons: 10:30pm – 12:00pm
- Individual coaching/Practice
- Vocal Warmups
- Technique
- Lunch: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Soloing: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Improvisation
- Harmonic analysis of jazz standards (i.e. singing bass lines, roots, leading tones)
- Song analysis/lyric analysis
- Sight singing
- The Blues: scat singing, learning blues heads
- Working with a Rhythm Section: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
- Students will work with a professional combo where they will focus on performance techniques, workshopping songs for final performance. Each student will have a chance to perform with the trio utilizing skills learned in other classes
- Master Class: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
- Dinner: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
- Working with a Rhythm Section: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
- Jam Session: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
SUNDAY
- 9-10:00: Musicianship: 9:00am – 10:00am
- Theory/Listening
- Singing scales/arpeggios and modes
- Lessons: 10:30am – 12:00pm
- Individual coaching/Practice
- Vocal Health
- Technique
- Lunch: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Soloing: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Working with a Rhythm Section: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
- Master Class: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Final Concert: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Brazilian/Latin Jazz Mini-Workshop
FRIDAY
- Auditions/General Meeting/Introductions: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
- Rhythm Class – All Participants: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- Dinner: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- Combo: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
- Faculty Concert: 8:00pm
SATURDAY
- Rhythm Class – All Participants: 8:30am – 10:00am
- Combo: 10:00am – 11:30am
- Styles and History: 11:30am – 1:30pm
- Lunch: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
- Combo: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
- Instrumental Master Classes: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
- Combo or Free Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
- Dinner: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
- Faculty Concert: 8:00pm
SUNDAY
- Rhythm Class – All Participants: 8:30am – 10:00am
- Combo: 10:00am – 11:30am
- Styles and History: 11:30am – 1:30pm
- Lunch: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
- Combo: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
- Instrumental Master Classes: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
- Student Concert: 6:00pm
Big Band Mini-Workshop
FRIDAY
- Auditions/General meeting/Introductions: 4:00pm-5:30pm
- Dinner: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
- Rehearsal: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
SATURDAY
- Big Band Basics: 9:00am – 10:00am
- History
- Repertoire
- Composing
- Arranging
- Rehearsal: 10:00am – 12:00pm
- Lunch: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Sectionals: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Rehearsal: 3:3opm – 5:00pm
- Dinner: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
- Rehearsal: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
- Jam Session: 9:00pm – 10:30pm
SUNDAY
- Big Band Basics: 9:00am – 10:00am
- History
- Repertoire
- Composing
- Arranging
- Rehearsal: 10:00am – 12:00pm
- Lunch: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Sectionals: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- Rehearsal: 3:3opm – 5:00pm
- Dinner: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
- Concert: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
