The Jazz Ensemble Director’s Workshop will soon be scheduled for Winter 2008. Tentative Schedule Friday 5:00pm Dinner at “The Old Spaghetti Factory” with Directors, Clinicians and Hosts Introductions Participants are all given: Schedule A Jazz Ensemble Pedagogy book Walrus Catalog Otter Catalog Jamey Aebersold Catalog New Repertoire list collected by CA IAJE Upside Out CD by RCC Jazz A great classic combo CD to be selected from: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis Quintet Album of the Year by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Three Quartets by Chick Corea and Michael Brecker Milestones by Miles Davis Quintet Mel Lewis and Friends Smokin’ in the Pit by Steps A great big band CD to be chosen from: Basie Straight Ahead Jewels, Bob Florence Westlake, Bob Florence Serendipity 18, Bob Florence The Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Takbackin Big Band Evanescence, Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra Here We Are, Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge 6:30pm – 9:00 RCC Band at disposal Demonstration (All done by clinician(s)): Topics to Include: The Basics Set up Lead horns in the middle Rhythm section options Bass The player East coast, combo vs west coast big band The amp, within reach but in the ‘plume’ of sound Drums Throne even with Trombone section chair Piano Can the rest of the rhythm section hear Can the director ‘really’ hear Guitar The player Eye contact with the rest of rhythm The amp Within reach but in the ‘plume’ of sound Can the rest of the rhythm hear Style The 8th note, slow, med and fast tempos with swing feel The long-short note/Daht Basie Balance The Band: Who’s got the melody? In sections: Who’s got the melody? ß Bass (electric and acoustic) Electric Beware, it is an overwhelming force Very hard to play dynamically Fretless tone is better for swing Acoustic Much easier to balance Blends with band, not overwhelm Easier to play dynamically The drums, drums vs cymbals The guitar, bass and piano Role of rhythm section instruments Time Using a metronome constantly Stop immediately for bad time Repertoire Grades/Levels Composer and arrangers What should the chart accomplish? (At all levels) Sophisticated sounding arrangement Voicings (demonstrate good and bad) Easy to understand improvisation sections(s) (with examples of good and bad) Lead trumpet too high? You can change that What recordings to listen to for in repertoire Saturday 8:30-10:00am Rhythm section clinic with clinicians 10:10-noon Rhythm section clinic with clinicians and Etiwanda HS student rhythm section and Band noon Lunch 1:15-3:00 Etiwanda HS Band at disposal Working (Done by Participants) (Clinicians will tell band what intentional problems to have that will hopefully be heard and then fixed [with guidance] by participants) Topics to Include: The basics Style Balance Role of sections Time 3:00-4:30 Teaching Improvisation in a Rehearsal Topics to Include: Simple Key/Chord/Scale Relationships Call and response Playing along with CDS “Kind of Blue” anyone? Analogies to giving a speech Playing melodies and not “noodling” Using repetition Using silence 4:30-5:00 Making/scheduling a complete HS music program that includes Jazz Any other questions? For more information contact Charlie Richard at: charles.richard@rcc.edu 951 222-8331