Jazz Performance

About this event

Gain confidence in your ability to improvise and perform in a jazz Group and learn tunes from the jazz repertoire. This 9-week course will introduce you to playing in a jazz band Or provide opportunity for you to improve your knowledge and skills. We will work on a number of tunes over the 10-week course modelling a real playing experience. We play together as a group, learning tunes and improvising. As far as possible we will function as a jazz band would Depending on the mix of instruments participating. Within this context we will consider orthodox performance conventions, and allow you to try improvising (or improve this skill) in a supportive environment. This is a practical course focussed on playing, but theory and improvisation techniques relevant to the tunes being played will feature. This course is for those who play an instrument with reasonable Proficiency - we will contact you after booking to ask which instrument(s) you Will be playing. To engage fully with the course you will also need to read music Or chord symbols, but those who play well by ear are also welcome. Please note: Our grand piano will not be Available for use during this course so we May have to limit

Event details

Date

Monday, 11 January 2027

Start time

19:00

Venue

Attenborough Arts Centre

University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA

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