Instrumental Jazz

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Open to musicians on all instruments. This track emphasizes improvisation and small-ensemble playing with a program developed to give participants tools to develop their musical vocabulary.  It also emphasizes respect for the tradition while developing one’s own creativity. Participants receive well-rounded training that includes:

• Four levels of jazz theory (chords/scales and tools for improv) as well as an advanced rhythm theory class.
• Daily master classes for guitar, piano, bass, drums saxophone, flute, trombone, trumpet.
• Faculty coached combos to put theory into practice.
• Nightly jam sessions that ensure lots of playing time.
• Small class sizes allow for personalized attention.
• Daily listening sessions where faculty highlight the music that shaped their development.
• Final concert with each combo performing a short set.