A workshop for exploring music, creativity and improvisation. The workshop will start by exploring free improvisation and developing the skills needed to create musical improvisations as a group. This is primarily an opportunity to explore, have fun and experiment. In the dawn of the AI world, it's never been more important to gather people together for any purpose.

Bring a music stand if you can please. (Current repertoire, In C - Terry Riley, Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham, Litha - Chick Corea, various graphic scores)

Recently we also looked at one of my compositions called Solstice and you can find the recording of it here. And if you purchase the album, you can access PDFs of C and Bb parts for Solstice, Changes and Bare Minimum. https://gnarl0.bandcamp.com/album/emergence

This workshop is designed for adults, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult (21+) in possession of a separate ticket because of limited capacity in the room.

24th August, 10.00am, Chipper Room, St Anne's House

£4 in advance
£5 on the door

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Free improvisation:
Skills we'll be developing in the workshop
Listening
Awareness
Use of space
Use of contrast
Tempo and beat but also free tempo
Getting comfortable with the unfamiliar
Dissonance and less familiar harmonies
Non musical inputs
Musical games and music as play

Jazz techniques we'll also explore:
Chord progressions
Modes/scales
Grooves
Melody embellishments
Transcription/language

Composition: (at a later stage, not in the first series of workshops)
Melody, harmony and rhythm
Intervals
Working with the familiar and unfamiliar in composing melodies
Different harmonic approaches/musical periods
20th century techniques
Graphic scores

If you would like to book a space but aren't able to buy a ticket through headfirst, please email me at [email protected] or message me on Instagram or my facebook page.

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