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All students who are involved in Jazz Ensemble, regardless of group placement, should register for this course. If you are in 2 groups you should also register for [Jazz Ensemble (additional group)]; students in 3 groups should also register for [Jazz Ensemble (second additional group)].
Jazz ensembles may include any instrument and/or voice at all levels. There are approximately 25 Jazz ensembles each year. It is required for all ensemble members to take private Jazz improvisation lessons (but the teacher does not have to be NEC Prep Jazz Faculty) in order to be in a Jazz Ensemble. Studying with a jazz teacher at NEC is recommended, because the ensemble coaches are in constant contact with the private teachers, and they often help guide each other for benefit of their common students. The ensembles are small and all the players in the ensemble will be featured as soloists, so the students will require outside help from a private jazz teacher in order to make the most progress. These are small ensembles usually with drums, piano, and bass, and then a few other instruments added to each group. The coach of the group plays an instrument with the students. The jazz ensembles perform each semester at Saturday recitals (usually at the same time as rehearsal). The material in these groups is always very wide-ranging in style in order to expose the students to many types of jazz. Student arrangements and compositions are also often included as material for ensembles.
Course Sub-Category
Chamber Music
Instructor
David Zoffer
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