Ages 12 – Adult, 
beginner – advanced
Four weeks: June 18 – July 13, 2012

Specific dates and times will be posted soon.

Evening Summer Classes offer musicians ages 12 and above a chance to develop their skills in a four-week series of classes held Monday and Tuesday evenings on the Stanford campus. Classes are taught by some of the Bay Area’s top jazz artists and educators, and include beginning and intermediate Jazz Piano, Jazz Theory, and the popular Jazz Camp Warm-up classes.

For Evening Summer Classes, Stanford Jazz Workshop welcomes musicians who have little or no experience playing jazz or playing in a small combo, provided they have studied their instrument for at least 18 months.

Beginning Jazz Piano

A hands-on introduction to the basics of jazz piano playing, taught in a group piano classroom. Open to pianists who already have basic proficiency, typically with 3 to 5 years of classical experience, this class offers a supportive and encouraging environment to those who want to learn how to direct their skills to jazz.

Intermediate Jazz Piano

This hands-on group piano class is for students with a year or two of jazz piano experience who want to take the next steps in learning chord voicings and approaches to improvisation. The class will begin with a review of ii-V-I in major and progress into minor, altered chords, etc.

Beginning Jazz Skills

A hands-on introduction to the skills needed for jazz improvisation. Open to all instruments. Prerequisite: basic proficiency on your instrument.

Beginning Theory

Provides an introduction to jazz music theory and ear training.

Jazz Camp Warm-Up

These classes are designed for players coming to SJW’s Jazz Camp or Residency. The classes combine elements of ear training and music theory with improvisational techniques to get your skills honed. Musicians will get ideas for directed practicing in order to improve their jazz playing and begin to take their playing to the next level. These classes are not designed as “combo” sessions and are not available to drummers. Players not attending Jazz Camp or Residency are also welcome to enroll.

• Jazz Camp Warm-Up Section 1. Have you been playing in a stage band or jazz combo at school for at least a year? Have you learned to improvise over blues changes in just one or two keys? Can you play all of the major scales in at least one octave on your instrument? This is the section for you.
• Jazz Camp Warm-Up Section 2. Have you been playing in your school’s stage band or jazz combo for three years or more? Can you improvise confidently over blues changes in three or more keys? Have you improvised over ii-V-I changes in at least one key? If so, this is the section for you.

Questions?

Please email registrar@stanfordjazz.org or call 650-736-0324 x303.