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Description
Mondays @ 7:00 pm • January 5th - March 23rd
(no class January 19th or February 16th)
Tuition: $229 *$99 discounted tuition
*You must be enrolled in a Jazz Combo class to receive the discounted $99 tuition for Jazz Theory. When registering online, please register for your Combo class first for the discount to apply.
For returning students. These theory classes are devoted to the study of specific jazz tunes, focusing on: 1) Roman numeral analysis; 2) chord tones; 3) guide tones; 4) chord-scale pairs; and 5) building melodic etudes to improve jazz soloing skills. General topics are also addressed, including: scales and modes; chord construction; interpreting chord symbols; intervals; jazz composition; jazz rhythms; building a melodic vocabulary, solo transcription, solo composition, lead-sheet composing and arrangement; "inside" versus "outside" playing; and using theory to build & strengthen your improvisation practice regimen.
Theory questions and improvising strategies are discussed in Theory and applied in Combo performance.
New student enrollment is subject to instructor approval; contact David Shere to inquire.
Required skill rudiments are as follows:
- Must be able to reasonably sight-read a lead sheet
- Must be able to play major scales in all (12) keys
- Must be able to play the chromatic scale
*no other discounts may be applied
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Location
901 N 96th St., Seattle, WA 98103
Faculty
David Matthew Shere
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Music Center of the Northwest
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901 North 96th Street
Seattle, WA
98103
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