8th, 15th and 22nd February 2021 | 8:00 to 10:00 PM IST
Online Masterclasses
For: Intermediate to advanced level pianists that are keen to explore Jazz Improvisation
Participation fees: Early Bird (till January 31st) INR 1500/-. After 31/01/2021: INR 2000/-. WMEA members' discount: 50%.
This series of 3 progressive Masterclasses (6 hours of interactive sessions) is for anyone who wants to understand where to start with jazz improvisation. Uziel, alumni of Berklee College of Music, Borton (USA), will explain everything from harmony, scales, building chops, standards, practice routines, repertoire, etc. to help you explore the wonderful world of jazz improvisation.
Watch Uziel’s presentation on Latin Jazz from our 6th Annual Conference on YouTube
The skill of improvisation is fundamental in music creation and its innate in all of us - it’s freedom! The purpose of this 3-part masterclass is to explore basic musical techniques and exercises in order to develop harmonic knowledge, finger dexterity and freedom of ideas when improvising. Some of the topics discussed will be:
- How to properly read and analyze chord changes in order to navigate them better when improvising.
- How to extract melodic, rhythmic and harmonic ideas from songs
- Understand how scales, arpeggios and other patterns are used in your soloing.
- Learn about the 2-5-1 progression and its importance in the jazz idiom.
- What is song-form
- Music feel and articulations
Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, participation is limited to 30. Book your seat now!
