Jazz Improvisation - Developing A Solo

The session will include material for discussion, analysis and practical materi-al to explore as a group. The morning session will be involve more practice and analysis while the afternoon session will offer more opportunity to play within the ensemble as the repertoire is explored and developed with appro-priately challenging activities to allow for differing levels of experience.

Various themes will be explored throughout the course such as:

• playing melodically and with articulation
• rhythmic fragments and developing rhythmic ideas
• developing simple phrases and melodic form
• resolving phrases to a tonic
• practical approaches to harmony and theory
• introducing and resolving tension within phrases
• playing, listening and interacting with other musicians

You will also be given ideas and materials for ‘follow on’ activities each week and practical material to further develop the pieces and your playing after the course.

There may be performance opportunities at college events and activities.

You may wish to progress to further practical courses at Richmond Jazz School such as ‘C01473 - Jazz Improvisation - Bebop and Creating Lines’. See the full range of courses at Richmond Jazz School on the RACC website - http://www.racc.ac.uk/richmondjazzschool