Jam Lab: Intro Sessions
Through group activities, guided listening, and ensemble work, students will study:
🎶 The fundamentals of jazz improvisation and solo building,
🤝 The art of musical dialogue and ensemble communication,
🎷 Practical advice on groove, phrasing, and feel.
*Content available as classes commence (June 2025)
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1. Improvisation & Active Listening
Develop awareness of phrasing, swing feel, and improvisational language.
~ ii-V-I progression
~ Call and response
- Space, motives, and dynamics
~ Transcribe and improvise variations
Develop awareness of phrasing, swing feel, and improvisational language.
~ ii-V-I progression
~ Call and response
- Space, motives, and dynamics
~ Transcribe and improvise variations
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2. Chords, Scales, & Guide Tones
Understand how to navigate chords and scales effectively in soloing.
~ chord tones and approach notes
~ Improvise melodic/rhythmic transformation.
~ Write a ii-V-I with voice leading
Understand how to navigate chords and scales effectively in soloing.
~ chord tones and approach notes
~ Improvise melodic/rhythmic transformation.
~ Write a ii-V-I with voice leading
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3. Rhythm & Phrasing
Develop rhythmic flexibility and deeper swing interpretation.
~ Explore polyrhythms
~ Delayed resolution and syncopation
~ Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter
~ Improvise using only rhythm.
Develop rhythmic flexibility and deeper swing interpretation.
~ Explore polyrhythms
~ Delayed resolution and syncopation
~ Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter
~ Improvise using only rhythm.
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We want to build our communities and make music
Whatever you play, the way you tell a story can make all the difference.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to discover more about music. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something bigger. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
We’re creating that space for you, and can’t wait to see you there!
