Vocal Masterclasses

Sheila Jordan (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Jay Clayton (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

 

We will cover the basic skills of jazz singing: vocal warm-up exercises, learning jazz standards, establishing personal keys, counting off tempos, exploring “jazz feels”, understanding form. To dig deeper into learning tunes we will visit what it means to seek clarity and honesty in delivering lyrics, arranging, how to make a nice lead sheet. We will also discuss creating a leading tone line to help with improvising over chord changes, nuances of improvisation, and aspects of performing.