Monday, July 6
10am - Introduction
Workshop Introduction
Scott Gwinnell, Director
Monday, 10-10:20am
This will be a quick introduction and orientation to the virtual workshop, and a guide to the combo auditions.
Instrument and Vocal Auditions
10:30-12pm
Brass Scott Cowan
Saxophones James Hughes
Woodwinds (other than sax) Russ Miller
Basses Miles Brown
Strings (other than basses) Jordan Schug
Keyboards Scott Gwinnell
Percussion John Hill
Monday 12pm - Lunch
Networking and Lunch Hour
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
If you’d like to meet, network, and discuss jazz or whatever, this is the room to chat. As long as it’s appropriate content, find musicians to jam with, like-minded people to have jazz discussions with, or make business connections.
Monday 1pm - Workshop Introduction
Faculty and Mentor Introductions
Monday, 1-1:50pm
All faculty and mentors will introduce themselves and play for students.
Monday 2pm- Jazz Instrument Class
Jazz Instrument Class
Monday, 2-2:50pm
Students will attend individual instrument classes. These will be concentrated on jazz, instrument technique, with a segment dedicated to student questions.
Brass Scott Cowan
Saxophones Russ Miller
Woodwinds (other than sax) James Hughes
Basses Jordan Schug
Strings (other than basses) Miles Brown
Keyboards Scott Gwinnell
Percussion John Hill
Voice Ellie Martin
*Woodwinds/Saxes and Basses/Strings may decide to combine classes
Monday 4pm - Combo
Jazz Combo (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4-5pm
Students will be placed in groups with similar experienced participants based on a famous artist/composer. Students will play music of that artist, improvise, listen to select recordings, and discuss the artist/composer in question. You will be given a playing assignment to contribute to a play-along recording or two to make a virtual recording. This recording will be played at a collage concert after the workshop.
Tuesday, July 7
Tuesday 10am - Theory
Theory I
Delaine Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 1
This theory class is the first of four days examining beginning, pre-jazz building blocks of rhythm, melody, and harmony. Reading notes on the staff, rhythmic note values, and building basic chords are subjects covered. If reading music is not your specialty, this is a great class to start with.
Jazz Theory II
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 2
This theory class applies beginning theory to jazz. Diatonic and chromatic intervals, modes of the major scale, seventh chords, and basic jazz chord progressions are taught.
Jazz Theory III
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 3
Theory 3 class expands on the role of chords and chord progressions in jazz. The role of chord extensions is taught as well as functional “inside" reharmonization”. Voice leading is also a subject of discussion.
Jazz Theory IV
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 4
Theory 4 is the top theory class. Instructor Hughes will work with you to answer some of the advanced questions you might have about jazz theory. This is the equivalent to a college level jazz-studies theory class.
Tuesday 11am - Elective
Jazz Composition/Arranging
Scott Gwinnell, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
This 4 day clinic takes you through different techniques necessary to arrange and compose music for a small combo including melodic paraphrasing, two-part harmonization, counterpoint, and harmonizing melodies.
Jazz Ear Training
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
The jazz ear-training elective will teach you how to listen for important elements of jazz songs to have a faster understanding of what you’re listening to. The class will be geared towards the needs of the students, but elements of intervals, jazz chords and chord progressions as well as form will be discussed.
Jazz History Seminar
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowledge of Jazz history genres, musicians, and styles is crucial for understanding how to listen and interact with jazz. This four day seminar will track jazz through its genres and musicians, informing you how to stylistically listen to and play the unique different kinds of jazz.
Jazz Keyboard and Harmony
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowing harmony is being able to understand Jazz. The chords of most jazz songs have logical movement, and we will learn how to play these chords on the piano to navigate songs. We’ll start with the basics of jazz chords, and move forward according to the abilities of the participants.
Tuesday 12pm - Lunch
Networking and Lunch Hour
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
If you’d like to meet, network, and discuss jazz or whatever, this is the room to chat. As long as it’s appropriate content, find musicians to jam with, like-minded people to have jazz discussions with, or make business connections.
Tuesday 1pm- Improvisation
“F Blues Got You Down?”
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, 1-1:50pm
Level 1
Let’s improve your soloing on blues in the key of F. We’ll reveal two “tricks” that will get you sounding like a veteran
“How Modes Help you Improvise”
Miles Brown, instructor
Tuesday, 1-1:50pm
Level 2
Learn how the dorian and mixolydian modes of the major scale help your improvising. If you know your C, F, and Bb major scales, you can do this. Everybody will leave this clinic with something to add to their improvisation ability.”
“Thirds and Sevenths”
Jordan Schug, instructor
Tuesday, 1-1:50pm
Level 3
The backbone of jazz harmony can be found in the 3rds and 7ths of the chords. In this clinic, we will learn how to string them together to create improvised melodies.
“Triad Pairs in Improvisation”
Scott Cowan, instructor
Tuesday, 1-1:50pm
Level 4
We will take an advanced look at what triad pairs are and how to use them to provide contemporary improvisational material to your sound. Strategies as how to use this technique naturally will be the goal.
Tuesday 2pm - Improvisation
“Chords R Us”
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, 2-2:50pm
Level 1
This clinic helps you understand basic chord construction and their application in chord progressions. This would include Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7, Augmented and Diminished chords and how they are typically used in jazz songs.
“How to Speak Jazz Terminology”
Jordan Schug, instructor
Tuesday, 2-2:50pm
Level 2
Jazz musicians use distinct terminology and music theory language to quickly communicate things needed for a performance. This clinic takes you through the common terms that arise in a jazz rehearsal or performance.
“House Modes”
Miles Brown, instructor
Tuesday, 2-2:50pm
Level 3
In this clinic, participants will explore chord/scale relationships, the modes of the major and melodic minor scales, and what makes each mode unique. Players will improvise using these modes to create recognizable harmonic landscapes and melodies. Using Zoom breakout rooms, participants will attempt to create these landscapes together, and practice improvising for each other to create spontaneous virtual compositions.
“Modes of the Melodic Minor”
Chuck Newsome, instructor
Tuesday, 2-2:50pm
Level 4
This clinic explores the next step after utilizing major key modes. Melodic minor modes unlock the door to new chords and new approaches to harmony.
Tuesday 3pm
Instrumental Master-class (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 3-3:50pm
All instrumentalists will be treated to a guest master-clinician, all five days of the workshop. Each instrumentalist will bring a different perspective to the workshop, giving you a window into their experience and way of looking at or playing jazz. Vocalists will go to the Vocal Jazz Workshop. (See Vocal Jazz schedule)
Tuesday 4pm - Combo
Jazz Combo (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4-5pm
Students will be placed in groups with similar experienced participants based on a famous artist/composer. Students will play music of that artist, improvise, listen to select recordings, and discuss the artist/composer in question. You will be given a playing assignment to contribute to a play-along recording or two to make a virtual recording. This recording will be played at a collage concert after the workshop.
Wednesday, July 8
Wednesday 10am - Theory
Theory I
Delaine Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 1
This theory class is the first of four days examining beginning, pre-jazz building blocks of rhythm, melody, and harmony. Reading notes on the staff, rhythmic note values, and building basic chords are subjects covered. If reading music is not your specialty, this is a great class to start with.
Jazz Theory II
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 2
This theory class applies beginning theory to jazz. Diatonic and chromatic intervals, modes of the major scale, seventh chords, and basic jazz chord progressions are taught.
Jazz Theory III
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 3
Theory 3 class expands on the role of chords and chord progressions in jazz. The role of chord extensions is taught as well as functional “inside" reharmonization”. Voice leading is also a subject of discussion.
Jazz Theory IV
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 4
Theory 4 is the top theory class. Instructor Hughes will work with you to answer some of the advanced questions you might have about jazz theory. This is the equivalent to a college level jazz-studies theory class.
Wednesday 11am - Elective
Jazz Composition/Arranging
Scott Gwinnell, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
This 4 day clinic takes you through different techniques necessary to arrange and compose music for a small combo including melodic paraphrasing, two-part harmonization, counterpoint, and harmonizing melodies.
Jazz Ear Training
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
The jazz ear-training elective will teach you how to listen for important elements of jazz songs to have a faster understanding of what you’re listening to. The class will be geared towards the needs of the students, but elements of intervals, jazz chords and chord progressions as well as form will be discussed.
Jazz History Seminar
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowledge of Jazz history genres, musicians, and styles is crucial for understanding how to listen and interact with jazz. This four day seminar will track jazz through its genres and musicians, informing you how to stylistically listen to and play the unique different kinds of jazz.
Jazz Keyboard and Harmony
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowing harmony is being able to understand Jazz. The chords of most jazz songs have logical movement, and we will learn how to play these chords on the piano to navigate songs. We’ll start with the basics of jazz chords, and move forward according to the abilities of the participants.
Wednesday 12pm - Lunch
Networking and Lunch Hour
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
If you’d like to meet, network, and discuss jazz or whatever, this is the room to chat. As long as it’s appropriate content, find musicians to jam with, like-minded people to have jazz discussions with, or make business connections.
Wednesday 1pm - Improvisation
“How to Be Part of the Jazz Community”
Jordan Schug, instructor
Wednesday, 1-1:50pm
All levels
Community has been an important part of jazz throughout its entire history. Here we will discuss ways to be active in the jazz community in today’s world, and how to improve it.
“Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan”
James Hughes, instructor
Wednesday, 1-1:50pm
All levels
Let’s develop a practice routine based off your inspiration and goals. So much time is wasted in the practice room. Practice strategies and time management ideas will help you make the most out of your practicing.
“Zoom for Music 101”
Chuck Newsome, instructor
Wednesday, 1-1:50pm
All levels
In this clinic, we will cover Zoom’s, “music mode”- as well as many of its features that we can utilize to communicate. We’ll include in-depth examples of uses of screen sharing and how to utilize a basic home studio to enhance the remote music experience.
“I Have a Good Memory But It’s Short”
Russ Miller, instructor
Level 3-4
This clinic teaches techniques to assist in memorization of songs including melody, chords and forms or, how to connect melodic content with harmonic content and formal structures in order to categorize information and assist in understanding and memorization.
Wednesday 2pm - Improvisation
“Hip-Hop: New Dialects in the Language of Jazz”
Chuck Newsome, instructor
Level 1
Hip-Hop has always featured jazz rhythms and harmonies as a musical template, often through sampling. In the early 1990s, various groups took this to a new level of complexity through new forms in this genre. This clinic will examine how hip-hop has affected jazz and vice versa, examining Detroit’s own role.
“Beginning Motivic Soloing”
Scott Cowan, instructor
Level 2
Motifs and motive development are a bread and butter staple for jazz improvisers. We will look at beginning level strategies to implement these into your improvising language.
“Intermediate Motivic Soloing”
James Hughes, instructor
Level 3
Capture the attention of the listener’s ear and sound like you play with intention! This clinic will explain how more modern players use motifs to play through chord changes and play “outside”. Feeling somewhat comfortable with playing on rhythm changes in a prerequisite.
“Advanced Motivic Soloing”
Jason Didia, instructor
Level 4
This clinic, through a compositional perspective, explores how to gain more from melodic material, whether transcribed or original, to challenge your mind and ears while developing a personal sound.
Wedneday 3pm
Instrumental Master-class (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 3-3:50pm
All instrumentalists will be treated to a guest master-clinician, all five days of the workshop. Each instrumentalist will bring a different perspective to the workshop, giving you a window into their experience and way of looking at or playing jazz. Vocalists will go to the Vocal Jazz Workshop. (See Vocal Jazz schedule)
Wednesday 4pm - Combo
Jazz Combo (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4-5pm
Students will be placed in groups with similar experienced participants based on a famous artist/composer. Students will play music of that artist, improvise, listen to select recordings, and discuss the artist/composer in question. You will be given a playing assignment to contribute to a play-along recording or two to make a virtual recording. This recording will be played at a collage concert after the workshop.
Thursday, July 9
Thursday 10am - Theory
Theory I
Delaine Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 1
This theory class is the first of four days examining beginning, pre-jazz building blocks of rhythm, melody, and harmony. Reading notes on the staff, rhythmic note values, and building basic chords are subjects covered. If reading music is not your specialty, this is a great class to start with.
Jazz Theory II
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 2
This theory class applies beginning theory to jazz. Diatonic and chromatic intervals, modes of the major scale, seventh chords, and basic jazz chord progressions are taught.
Jazz Theory III
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 3
Theory 3 class expands on the role of chords and chord progressions in jazz. The role of chord extensions is taught as well as functional “inside" reharmonization”. Voice leading is also a subject of discussion.
Jazz Theory IV
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 4
Theory 4 is the top theory class. Instructor Hughes will work with you to answer some of the advanced questions you might have about jazz theory. This is the equivalent to a college level jazz-studies theory class.
Thursday 11am - Elective
Jazz Composition/Arranging
Scott Gwinnell, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
This 4 day clinic takes you through different techniques necessary to arrange and compose music for a small combo including melodic paraphrasing, two-part harmonization, counterpoint, and harmonizing melodies.
Jazz Ear Training
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
The jazz ear-training elective will teach you how to listen for important elements of jazz songs to have a faster understanding of what you’re listening to. The class will be geared towards the needs of the students, but elements of intervals, jazz chords and chord progressions as well as form will be discussed.
Jazz History Seminar
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowledge of Jazz history genres, musicians, and styles is crucial for understanding how to listen and interact with jazz. This four day seminar will track jazz through its genres and musicians, informing you how to stylistically listen to and play the unique different kinds of jazz.
Jazz Keyboard and Harmony
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowing harmony is being able to understand Jazz. The chords of most jazz songs have logical movement, and we will learn how to play these chords on the piano to navigate songs. We’ll start with the basics of jazz chords, and move forward according to the abilities of the participants.
Thursday 12pm - Lunch
Networking and Lunch Hour
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
If you’d like to meet, network, and discuss jazz or whatever, this is the room to chat. As long as it’s appropriate content, find musicians to jam with, like-minded people to have jazz discussions with, or make business connections.
Thursday 1pm - Improvisation
“Online Conduction”
Miles Brown, instructor
Level 1
Inspired by the work of Butch Morris, this clinic will explore the way hand signals and other non-verbal cues can be used to create a spontaneous composition. Participants will be asked to create a set of gestures that express musical meaning, and relate these to the class to use in the realization of an improvised musical composition. Knowledge of basic music theory concepts is recommended.
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Russ Miller, instructor
Level 2-3
This clinic will instruct you how to use neighbor tones - tones that are above and below chord tones, and passing tones - tones that are between chord tones - to generate melodic lines in jazz improvisation.
“Interesting Uses for the Altered Dominant Scale”
Scott Cowan, instructor
Level 3-4
This clinic will explore the altered dominant scale and how to manipulate all or parts of it in an artistic delivery. Excerpts of this scale from jazz artists will be demonstrated.
“Everything You Wanted to Know About Giant Steps”
Chuck Newsome, instructor
Level 4
A deep-dive into this Coltrane classic, beginning with how Giant Steps was constructed and how he approached it, and leading into various harmonic approaches. We will show alternative arrangements and how he used these changes in other contexts.
Thursday 2pm - Improvisation
“Fun with Fundamentals”
Russ Miller, instructor
Level 1-2
This clinic explores creative ways to practice basic fundamentals that are essential to music performance. This includes how to practice scales and broken chords (arpeggios) and how to connect them in interesting ways.
“How to Make a Musician Out of a Mole Hill”
James Hughes, instructor
Level 2-3
Is transcribing a solo intimidating? Fret no more! In this clinic we’ll transcribe one awesome measure. We’ll take away the fear of transcription and show you to transform one small musical idea into something usable in your improvisation.
“Superimposed Pentatonic Scales”
Chuck Newsome, instructor
Level 3
This clinic will explore alternative uses of the basic pentatonic scale while used over chord changes- including major, minor, and altered dominant 7 chords.
“Structured Free Improvisation”
Miles Brown, instructor
Level 4
In this advanced class, we will discuss ways to conceptualize a large-scale approach to improvising using pre-existing formal parameters. Topics will include complex form construction drawn from classical and jazz music theory, non-Western formal concepts, and mnemonic devices for enhanced memory aid. Knowledge of basic jazz theory terminology is recommended.
Thursday 3pm
Instrumental Master-class (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 3-3:50pm
All instrumentalists will be treated to a guest master-clinician, all five days of the workshop. Each instrumentalist will bring a different perspective to the workshop, giving you a window into their experience and way of looking at or playing jazz. Vocalists will go to the Vocal Jazz Workshop. (See Vocal Jazz schedule)
Thursday 4pm - Combo
Jazz Combo (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4-5pm
Students will be placed in groups with similar experienced participants based on a famous artist/composer. Students will play music of that artist, improvise, listen to select recordings, and discuss the artist/composer in question. You will be given a playing assignment to contribute to a play-along recording or two to make a virtual recording. This recording will be played at a collage concert after the workshop.
Friday, July 10
Friday 10am - Theory
Theory I
Delaine Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 1
This theory class is the first of four days examining beginning, pre-jazz building blocks of rhythm, melody, and harmony. Reading notes on the staff, rhythmic note values, and building basic chords are subjects covered. If reading music is not your specialty, this is a great class to start with.
Jazz Theory II
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 2
This theory class applies beginning theory to jazz. Diatonic and chromatic intervals, modes of the major scale, seventh chords, and basic jazz chord progressions are taught.
Jazz Theory III
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 3
Theory 3 class expands on the role of chords and chord progressions in jazz. The role of chord extensions is taught as well as functional “inside" reharmonization”. Voice leading is also a subject of discussion.
Jazz Theory IV
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-10:50am
Level 4
Theory 4 is the top theory class. Instructor Hughes will work with you to answer some of the advanced questions you might have about jazz theory. This is the equivalent to a college level jazz-studies theory class.
Friday 11am - Elective
Jazz Composition/Arranging
Scott Gwinnell, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
This 4 day clinic takes you through different techniques necessary to arrange and compose music for a small combo including melodic paraphrasing, two-part harmonization, counterpoint, and harmonizing melodies.
Jazz Ear Training
Russ Miller, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
The jazz ear-training elective will teach you how to listen for important elements of jazz songs to have a faster understanding of what you’re listening to. The class will be geared towards the needs of the students, but elements of intervals, jazz chords and chord progressions as well as form will be discussed.
Jazz History Seminar
James Hughes, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowledge of Jazz history genres, musicians, and styles is crucial for understanding how to listen and interact with jazz. This four day seminar will track jazz through its genres and musicians, informing you how to stylistically listen to and play the unique different kinds of jazz.
Jazz Keyboard and Harmony
John Hill, instructor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
Knowing harmony is being able to understand Jazz. The chords of most jazz songs have logical movement, and we will learn how to play these chords on the piano to navigate songs. We’ll start with the basics of jazz chords, and move forward according to the abilities of the participants.
Friday 12pm - Lunch
Networking and Lunch Hour
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11-12pm
If you’d like to meet, network, and discuss jazz or whatever, this is the room to chat. As long as it’s appropriate content, find musicians to jam with, like-minded people to have jazz discussions with, or make business connections.
1pm - Jazz Listening Room
Jazz Listening Room
Friday, 1-1:50pm
You will have your choice of visiting a jazz listening room according to different genres in jazz. Your guide will be a faculty member who will introduce you to great well-known and little-known music from that genre. You will get to introduce music you like if you wish, and ask any questions arising from the music heard.
Room Moderator
Early Jazz and Swing Russ Miller
Bebop Chuck Newsome
Hard Bop and Cool Jazz Scott Cowan
1960s Jazz James Hughes
Fusion Jordan Schug
Modern Jazz Miles Brown
Vocal Jazz Ellie Martin
2pm - Pro Q&A Session
Pro Q&A Session
Friday, 2-2:50pm
You get to choose another Q&A room according to where you fit in Jazz. Each room will be moderated by a pro jazz musician who has exceptional information and will be able to answer your questions.
Room Moderator
Going pro or being a better pro James Hughes
Getting the most of being an amateur jazz musician Miles Brown
How to be a better high school musician Chuck Newsome
What are my options with jazz after high school Russ Miller
What to do with jazz after college Scott Cowan
How to work with a vocalist (For instrumentalists) Ellie Martin
Friday 3pm - Workshop Conclusion
Workshop Conclusion
Friday 3-3:50 (Vocalists excused early for Vocal Jazz Workshop)
This is where we sum up the workshop, answer questions, talk about the upcoming virtual concert, thank you for your participation and look back on a fun week.
Friday 4pm - Combo
Jazz Combo (or Vocal Jazz Workshop)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4-5pm
Students will be placed in groups with similar experienced participants based on a famous artist/composer. Students will play music of that artist, improvise, listen to select recordings, and discuss the artist/composer in question. You will be given a playing assignment to contribute to a play-along recording or two to make a virtual recording. This recording will be played at a collage concert after the workshop.