Sun. 11/15, 11 am–1:30 pm PT
| Age | Adult |
| Event Type | Workshop |
| Department | Piano and Keys |
| Day | Sun |
| Instructor | Jennifer Jolly |
| Status | online event |
This latest offering in Jennifer Jolly’s workshop series celebrates the delightful pop piano of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie. Christine’s chord-based and accessible keyboard parts anchored many of her compositions, including “Don’t Stop,” “Say You Love Me,” “You Make Loving Fun,” and “Over My Head.”
In this workshop, you’ll learn how Christine got her characteristic sounds, how to play some of her quintessential songs, and how to incorporate her style into your own playing. We’ll also watch some archival live footage of Christine in action. Handouts include transcriptions, a style guide, and a listening guide.
Prerequisites
Intermediate piano proficiency and music-reading ability; familiarity with seventh chords.
Recommended
Strong internet connection, laptop by your piano/keyboard, and wired headphones.
Materials
Provided by instructor.
About Jennifer Jolly
Jennifer Jolly is a San Francisco Bay Area multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, and educator specializing in roots music styles. At the Jazzschool, she teaches keyboard classes and ensembles focused on New Orleans music, Caribbean and African styles, blues/R&B, and improvisation.
Jolly has performed extensively throughout California and the Western U.S., as well as at festivals in the U.S. and abroad. She is especially known for her keyboard work in New Orleans R&B, blues and boogie-woogie, rock, funk, and R&B.
She performs on keyboards, melodica, guitar, and vocals with a wide range of Bay Area groups, including Jennifer Jolly & Friends, JAZZphoria, The Party Monsters, and The Rhinestone Reinhardts, and has also worked with Pamela Rose’s Blues Is a Woman, Barbara Dane, Kotoja, Zulu Spear, and others.