Monday 10th - Friday 14th August 2009
MELODIC CONNECTIONS
- How does the melody affect the improvising?
- How does the melody affect the rhythm & the groove?
- Where do your melodic ideas come from?
- How does the melody connect to the harmony?
- How can we harness these elements to influenceand improve our playing?
The course will be taking place at
The Cinnamon
Club, The Firs, Bowdon (let us know if you need directions).
TIMETABLE
10.00 - 1.00: morning workshops (with break)
1.00 - 2.00: lunch
2.00 - 5.00: ensembles (with break)
*7.30 onwards (Mon - Thurs): jam sessions
7.30 onwards (Fri): Final performance (including staff performance)
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Mike Walker's guitar class - Summer 2006 |
Instruments
will not be provided. Pianists should bring a keyboard
and stand, guitarists/bassists etc should also bring
amps and cables. All students should bring a music
stand. If anyone needs to borrow any equipment, please
call to arrange in advance – we will help where
we can.
*Attendance
of the evening jam session is not compulsory.
COURSE TUTORS
Mike
Walker – guitar
Teaching
fellow at LIPA, Professor Emeritus at Franz
Listz University, Weimar, Germany .
Played/Recorded
with: George Russell Living Time Orchestra,
Kenny Wheeler, Steve Swallow, Peter Erskine,
John Taylor, Bob Moses, Mike Gibbs Big
Band, Dave Holland, Bill Frisell, Mica
Paris.
http://www.mike-walker.co.uk |
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Iain
Dixon – saxophone
Consultant to ABRSM jazz syllabus
for saxophone and clarinet.
Member
of BBC Big Band for 8 years.
Played
and recorded with Michael Brecker Quindectet
(‘Wide Angles’ album).
Toured
with Bryan Ferry band (‘Frantic tour’ and ‘Platinum
tour’).
Recorded
with Joni Mitchel, Sting, George Shearing,
Mel Torme.
http://www.myspace.com/iaindixon |
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Andy
Schofield – saxophone
Manchester
based saxophonist/composer/arranger. Former
lecturer at Salford University .
Played/recorded
with: Peter Erskine, Bill Frisell, John Taylor,
Kenny Wheeler.
Leader
of the Andy Schofield Band and the Richard
Iles/Andy Schofield Jazz Orchestra.
http://www.myspace.com/andyschofieldmusic |
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Other teaching staff
Steve Watts - bass
Tutor at Trinity College, London. |
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Les Chisnall - piano
Teaches piano at Chethams School of Music and Leeds College of Music.
Played with: Kenny Wheeler, Julian Arguelles, Steve Berry
http://www.leschisnall.com/ |
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Caroline Boaden - drums
Leeds based drummer, has played with: Pete King, Eberhard Weber, Jim Mullen, Pat McCarthy, Alan Barnes. |
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BOOKING
INFORMATION
Fees for the course are £290 (incl. vat) which is due in full by the end of June 2009. Please
contact the school for a booking form and return the it with a £50
deposit to secure your place. Please make cheques payable
to The Music Place. If you are not able to access the
online form please contact Lucy providing
your name and address and we will send you a form in
the post.
Concessions - The following will receive a 10% discount:
- Music Place students
- Two children from one family
- University/college students
ADVANCED GUITAR LESSONS AND IMPROVISATION
We are very proud to announce that guitarist Mike Walker is also now teaching on a regular basis here at The Music Place.
Mike is a Salford born guitar player who has played and recorded with the legendary George Russell, peter Erskine, Steve Swallow, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor and performed with Dave Holland, Tal Farlow, Vince Mendoza, Anthony Braxton, Bill frisell and many others. Mike plays regularly in the UK, Europe and around the world as well as teaching at the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts and is a co-director of our many jazz workshops.
Lessons with Mike cost £40 per hour (£20 per half hour) and take place on a Monday evening. Please contact the school for availability.
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