| Mr.
Miller's Jazz
Improvisation Music Camp |
| Registration Camp Schedules Free Downloads mp3 Examples About Mr. Miller |
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| What:
Learn how to improvise solos in various jazz styles on your instrument. (Instruments accepted are: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Mallet Percussion, Keyboard/Piano, Electric Bass, and Guitar.) Who: NO JAZZ EXPERIENCE NEEDED!! Any 5th Grade through 8th Grade musician that plays one of the instruments listed above. (Students are placed into sessions by grade level or ability level.) Session 1: 5:30pm - 6:30pm 5th Grade Musicians Session 2: 6:45pm - 7:45pm Middle School (Grades 6-8) Musicians What do you get: In addition to learning how to improvise in various jazz styles, each student will receive: > Jamie Abersold Play along jazz CD and book: Volume 54 "Maiden Voyage"  > Hal Leonard Play along jazz CD and book: Volume 35 "Bluesy Jazz"  > CD containing digital recordings of: Live concert from last day and recordings from through out the camp.  > Sheet music of jazz scales, exercises, and "riffs". Where: Chadds Ford Elementary School Band Room. Chadds Ford Elementary School is located at: 3 Baltimore Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317 (Just south of the Chadds Ford post office on Route 1.) When: Fall and spring camps jazz camps are one hour long each evening for 8 Monday evenings. Summer Jazz camp is two hours long each day for one week (5 days) in the summer. Camp Schedules: Due to limited space, all students are enrolled on a "first come, first serve" basis. Fall Jazz Improvisation Camp 2008 Camp Days: Monday, Oct. 20 (Lesson 1) Monday, Oct. 27 (Lesson 2) Monday, Nov. 3 (Lesson 3) Monday, Nov. 10 (Lesson 4) Monday, Nov. 17 (Lesson 5) Monday Nov. 24 (Lesson 6) Monday Dec. 1 (Lesson 7) Monday Dec. 8 (Performance)
Fee: $190 for new students. $160 for returning students that still have their Vol. 54 & Vol. 35 "Bluesy Jazz" books/CDs. Make checks payable to: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Registration: Registration is due by: Thursday, October 9, 2008. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is responsible for camp registrations. Registration instructions. Step 1 Print out the registration form and fill it out completely. Step 2 Mail in you registration form and payment to: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Attn: Barbara Bean 740 Unionville Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Due to limited space, all students are enrolled on a "first come, first serve" basis. Who is Mr. Miller? My name is Kenneth P. Miller and I am the band director at Pocopson Elementary School and Chadds Ford Elementary School in the Unionville Chadds Ford School District. I am a graduate of West Chester University with a B.S. in Music Education. I have been a band director since 1996 and have taught students in grades 4 through 12. In addition to being a band director, I arrange and compose original works of music for concert and marching bands. Questions? If you have any questions about the camp, feel free to e-mail me: kmiller@ucfsd.org Click here to see a Jazz Improvisation Camp commercial promo. The movie is a Quicktime file. mp3 Examples: If the music files do not load and play after you click on them, you can download Quicktime for free to correct the problem. Click Here to download for Windows. Click Here to download for Macintosh. Click on link to listen. Cantaloupe 4-16-07 (clip) Tootsie 3-13-06 (clip) Funky, Funky, Funky Recorded when we were just messing around at the summer camp 2006.) Bb-Jam Blues What session will my child be in? After the camps are filled or the registration deadline has passed I will organize students into sessions based on grade level/experience and e-mail you the session your child is in.. Free Downloads / Links: Click on the links below to download and print concert B-flat, E-flat, and F blues scales for your instruments. Flute (3 Blues Scales) Trumpet & Clarinet (3 Blues Scales) Alto Sax (3 Blues Scales) Tenor Sax (3 Blues Scales) Bass Clef (3 Blues Scales) Mallet/Keyboard (3 Blues Scales) Click on the links below to download and print one measure blues "riffs" to use when soloing in the key of concert B-flat. Flute Jazz Riffs Clarinet Jazz Riffs Alto Sax Jazz Riffs Tenor Sax Jazz Riffs Trumpet Jazz Riffs Bass Clef Jazz Riffs Mallet/Keyboard Jazz Riffs Click on the links below to download and print the music for "Chillin' in Dylan's Cool Pool" (the concert B-flat pentatonic scale is included on the bottom of the song to use as solo notes for improvisation). [A play-along for this song will be coming to this site soon!!] Flute/Mallet/Keyboard "Chillin' in Dylan's Cool Pool" Trumpet & Clarinet "Chillin' in Dylan's Cool Pool" Alto Sax "Chillin' in Dylan's Cool Pool" Tenor Sax "Chillin' in Dylan's Cool Pool" Bass Clef "Chillin' in Dylan's Cool Pool" |
