Py started us of with blues in Bb. We then played Contemplation, Recordame, Footprints, Paradox and Lady Bird. Next week we will have all these to chose from plus:
All Blues, Waynes Thang, This Masquerade, 500 Miles High, Las Vegas Tango, One Note Samba, Canteloupe Island. See you next Tuesday.
tutors update
Hi co-opistas, Tutors are back from the 8th of september, here's the low down.........
Wayne McConnell 8th and 15th september
Gary Kavanagh 22nd and 29th
Nigel Thomas 6th and 13th of october.
Also a christmas special we have Nia Lynn on the 1st and 8th of december.
Cheers, Tim
Fwd: New Jazz Season at Momma Cherris
Address 2-3 Little East Street, Brighton BN1 1HT Call 01273 325305 for bookings or go to www.mommacherris.co.uk
Fwd: Gig in Arundel
Anyone interested in doing this gig please contact Andre directly.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andre Pallat <andrepallat1atsky.com>
Date: 2009/7/22
Subject: Gig in Arundel
If anyone is interested in doing a community gig at Arundel Town Square on Sat 22nd Aug. We especially need a bass player for that date so any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
From: Andre Pallat <andrepallat1atsky.com>
Date: 2009/7/22
Subject: Gig in Arundel
If anyone is interested in doing a community gig at Arundel Town Square on Sat 22nd Aug. We especially need a bass player for that date so any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
The following week (Sat 29th) I'm looking for a bass and drummer so, again, any suggestions?
Gig list
A Train C
Blue Monk B flat
Autumn Leaves G min?
Summertime A min
All of Me C
Misty E flat
Over the Rainbow C
St Thomas C
Pennies from Heaven C
I'm in the Mood for Love C
Girl from Ipanima F
Satin Doll
Fly me to the Moon C (don't think this is original key)
A Foggy Day F
A Nightingale Sang E flat
How about You G
I'm Beginning to see the Light C
Andre
Jazz courses to open in Brighton in September 2009
New Jazz courses to open in Brighton in September 2009
Access To Music (the country's largest provider of popular music education) are launching a new Jazz based Performing Musician course in Brighton in September of this year. The course is LSC funded, so there will be no tuition fees for students aged 16 - 19, students in receipt of benefits, or those without a full Level 2 or Level 3 qualification and tuition for all other students will heavily subsidised.
Manager Tim Cotterell said, "Brighton has a great jazz scene and it should have an FE course to match. We are very excited to be able to offer this new opportunity, in conjunction with some of the areas top local musicians."
ATM courses require no formal academic qualifications to gain entry. ATM are only interested in musical potential; entry will be by interview. The tutor team will be made up of respected local and national jazz musicians, including Simon Robinson and Wayne McConnell and students will study performing, instrumental skills, arranging, composing, music technology, improvisation, history, theory and aural perception. The course will be running over two days and one evening a week and will lead to a Level 3 Diploma, accredited by RSL.
Further information can be obtained online at: www.accesstomusic.co.uk or by phone (01273 628363) or email: atm.brighton@accesstomusic.co.uk
Jakes Gig
Enjoyed running the workshop last night and looking forward to the
next one. I realized today that I got the date wrong for the Brighton
jazz club. I told everyone last night that we'd be playing there on
7th aug. We're actually scheduled to be there on Friday 21st aug.
Whoops! Would you mind spreading the word and maybe putting it on the
blog?
next one. I realized today that I got the date wrong for the Brighton
jazz club. I told everyone last night that we'd be playing there on
7th aug. We're actually scheduled to be there on Friday 21st aug.
Whoops! Would you mind spreading the word and maybe putting it on the
blog?
Thanks,
Jake
The Jake Goss Lesson I,VI,II,V turnaround.
The first time I've been to the Co-op and not played a tune. Jake worked on I,VI,II,V chord progressions. This is a progression that is used a lot in the harmony to I've Got Rhythm which is a chord progression used in a lot of jazz standards. I will illustrate in C major (which is the key that Bb instruments will play for I've Got Rhythm, more commonly known as Rhythm Changes). This sequence is also common at the end of a section with a I chord at the begining of the next section and is called a turnaround. It joins the sections up harmonically.
The I chord is C major7, VI is A minor7 but Jake changed this to dominant 7 e.g A7, II is Dm7 and V is G7. We then played a third or seventh from each chord over a 4 bar sequence. When alternating between the 3rd and 7th we would get a guide tone, a line of notes that only move up to a tone. We then played 2 notes to the bar, again playing 3rds and 7ths. This is excellent practice for learning chords and sequences. For the A7 the third is C# which is not part of the C major scale. We then improvised but had to play a third or seventh of the chord on beat one of each bar. This is known as leading tones.
The third and seventh are what define the nature of the chord, i.e. is it a major, minor, dominant, half diminished etc. To use those tones in this way really maps the chord progression. Steve Watterman, a couple of weeks ago, said that that is what he looks for when auditioning people for the Trinity jazz degree.
You can move on to playing thirds and sevenths on beats one and three. Plenty to practice there. We also went through the scales to play for each chord. For the I chord just play C major, IV is a dominant 7 so there are a number of scales that you can use to make it sound more jazzy. Jake likes the harmonic minor that starts a fith below. So for A7 you would play the harmonic minor that starts on D. Harmonic minor scales are major scales with a flat 3rd and 6th so you have F natural (not sharp) and Bb rather than B plus C sharp of course. Start that scale on A though. The Bb is a flat 9 and the C# is the third of the chord. Emphasise these notes when playing. For the II chord play the dorian which is C major starting on the D and for the V chord (G7) you can play the harmonic minor that starts a fith below again (C) but work that one out for yourself.
All of this stuff sounds complicated if you are not familiar with it but work on it and it comes more easily.
The I chord is C major7, VI is A minor7 but Jake changed this to dominant 7 e.g A7, II is Dm7 and V is G7. We then played a third or seventh from each chord over a 4 bar sequence. When alternating between the 3rd and 7th we would get a guide tone, a line of notes that only move up to a tone. We then played 2 notes to the bar, again playing 3rds and 7ths. This is excellent practice for learning chords and sequences. For the A7 the third is C# which is not part of the C major scale. We then improvised but had to play a third or seventh of the chord on beat one of each bar. This is known as leading tones.
The third and seventh are what define the nature of the chord, i.e. is it a major, minor, dominant, half diminished etc. To use those tones in this way really maps the chord progression. Steve Watterman, a couple of weeks ago, said that that is what he looks for when auditioning people for the Trinity jazz degree.
You can move on to playing thirds and sevenths on beats one and three. Plenty to practice there. We also went through the scales to play for each chord. For the I chord just play C major, IV is a dominant 7 so there are a number of scales that you can use to make it sound more jazzy. Jake likes the harmonic minor that starts a fith below. So for A7 you would play the harmonic minor that starts on D. Harmonic minor scales are major scales with a flat 3rd and 6th so you have F natural (not sharp) and Bb rather than B plus C sharp of course. Start that scale on A though. The Bb is a flat 9 and the C# is the third of the chord. Emphasise these notes when playing. For the II chord play the dorian which is C major starting on the D and for the V chord (G7) you can play the harmonic minor that starts a fith below again (C) but work that one out for yourself.
All of this stuff sounds complicated if you are not familiar with it but work on it and it comes more easily.
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