High School Jazz Intensive

July 22 – 26, 2013

A five-day jazz intensive for advanced high school jazz instrumentalists!

Six to eight advanced high school musicians are selected to work closely with top Bay Area jazz artists for a week of rehearsals, master classes, and private lessons. A departure from the typical one-instructor-to-an-ensemble model, the student group meets daily with a complete ensemble of seasoned professional musicians working to develop improvisation and arrangement/composition skills in an intensive rehearsal format. The program meets daily from 10 am – 4 pm and concludes with a performance at the Jazzschool. Each participant receives a professional-quality recording of the concert!

Openings for all rhythm section instruments and horns.

Artistic director Dr. Michael Zilber is the director of the Jazzschool’s multiple Downbeat award-winning Advanced High School Jazz
Workshop.

Sample Schedule:

Monday

• 10-11am Student orientation, faculty and students play through repertoire together.
• 11am Noon – Private lessons
• 1 – 3pm Faculty group works with student group beginning to choose and shape material for joint concert at week’s end.
• 3 – 4pm Student group rehearses material from afternoon session.

Tuesday

• 10am – Noon Master class on tension and release over common chord changes.
• 1 – 3pm Faculty group works with student group on additional material (including student compositions) for joint concert at week’s end.
• 3 – 4pm Student group rehearses material from afternoon session.

Wednesday

• 10am – Noon Master class on composition, working with student pieces and demonstrating composition/arrangement techniques.
• 1 – 3pm Faculty group works with student group on additional material for joint concert at week’s end.
• 3 – 4pm Student group rehearses material from afternoon session.

Thursday

• 10am – Noon Rhythm section master class. Discussion of the role of the bass and drums in the ensemble and how they interact with chordal instruments and horns.
• 1 – 3pm Faculty group works with student group on material that has been set for joint concert at week’s end. Tightening arrangements and shaping solos.
• 3 – 4pm Student group rehearses material from afternoon session.

Friday

• 10am – Noon Open rehearsal of faculty ensemble. Students sit in and observe rehearsal process.
• 1 – 3pm Dress rehearsal of student segment of joint concert.
• 3 – 4pm Students run through material for concert with final arrangements, based on the dress rehearsal.

Joint concert:

A two-set end of week concert featuring the student and faculty ensembles in the Jazzschool’s Hardymon Hall.

Audition Date: May 12, 2013
Audition Requirements

Tuition:$775

For more information and audition pre-screening, please call 510-845-5373.

Refund Policy: Tuition includes a $100 non-refundable deposit. No refunds are allowed after July 2nd, 2012. All refund requests must be submitted in writing by emailing drop@jazzschool.org.