Semester Wrap Up with a Gig:
This semesters jazz classes are coming to a close with a "gig" on Thursday
night, May 20th, 8:00 pm, at the Stomping Grounds Coffee House in Ames. The gig
will last approximately 60 -75 minutes as students play through 6-7 different
songs, demonstrating some of the music theory and new skills, as it relates to
jazz, that they have learned through the semester. This would be a great place
to have a student that may be interested in improving their jazz playing
abilities come and get a taste of what is going on. This is a very good group
of students and should be very enjoyable to listen to.
Start of Summer Jazz Class Sessions:
1.) Jump Start your jazz band - Do you have some students that
would like to get a head start on some music for next year? We will be
conducting a summer session that will be made up of 4 classes. My goal in this
session is to take 1 or 2 songs that you will likely be playing next year and
work with your students on soloing ideas, theme and development, jazz theory and
how to better play with in the jazz style over these songs. This will
definitely give your students some music to practice on during the summer and
will help put them in a better position during the next school year. Each of
the four sessions will last 1 hour and 15 minutes, and include a play along c.d.
of the solo section of your particular music, so that the students will have it
and can practice on their own (I will create the play along). The session will
combine theory, listening, playing and homework assignments. Class size: 4-6
students. Time: Flexible based on the groups schedule. Cost: $25 per
session/student. Drumers and Rhythm section players are encouraged to take this
class even if they do not normally solo.
2.) Student Jazz Group - Students can put their own group
together or will be put with other students and work on playing 2 standards
during a four class term. We will focus on jazz theory, soloing ideas, scale
choices and playing correctly over the changes. Class size: 4-6 students.
Time: Flexible based on the groups schedule, 1 hr and 15 min classes. Cost: $25
per session/student.
3.) Small Group - This is designed for either 2 or 3 students,
no more. We will work on either a specific area that the students would like to
improve on or focus on a particular jazz style: Blues, Standards, Rhythm
Changes, Ballads, Up Tempo Tunes, Modal or Cool Jazz. Four Classes, 50 minutes,
$20 per student.
I have a drum set and both guitar and bass amps for the students to use.
Sessions are open to all instruments and all players. There will be some
playing opportunities during the summer that these students can participate in
if they desire that are outside of class.
Sessions will start in early June and should be over by mid to late July. All
sessions are four weeks long.
Hope the end of the semester is going smooth for you. Please call me with any
questions.
Keep Swinging!!!
Thanks
Ed Kaizer
515-291-6097