Jazz In June
Write your first tune! Produce! Get your repertoire together! Each workshop session is designed to give students a jump in their musicianship on and off the bandstand. Classes open to students ages 10 to 18 from across the region and around the globe.
4 WEEK ONLINE SESSION: JUNE 1 – JUNE 25, 2020
- All online classes are held from 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM ET
- AGES 10 – 18, All Levels
GET THE GiG!
EMERGING MUSICIANS WORKSHOP
Mondays • June 1-25
Learn to play and memorize essential tunes and repertoire, getting you ready for the gig! This session provides the foundation for a student to start playing social and professional engagements, in person or virtually!
Advanced | Instructor: Mike Lee | Monday
GET READY TO JAM!
JAM Session Workshop
Mondays • June 1-25
This fun and engaging workshop takes players through the stages of getting their repertoire and gig etiquette together. All instrumentalists are welcome!
Intermediate | Instructor: Kelly Green | Monday
THE PiANO SHED!
“Louis Armstrong” Piano Intensive
Tuesdays • June 1-25
For jazz pianists and improvisers, this core session will help you expand your piano technique, ensemble and solo playing by exploring fundamental concepts of chord voicings, hand independence, improvisational approaches and a vast variety of pianistic tools for your shed!
Beginner | Instructor: Markus Gottschlich | Tuesday
WRITE YOUR TUNES!
YOUNG COMPOSERS WORKSHOP
Wednesdays • June 3-24
Learn to unlock your true artistic voice through composition. Get started on your own creative path now! This session will end with a recording of your new music! All levels welcome, two sessions offered.
Advanced | Instructor: Oscar Perez | Wednesday
Beginner-Intermediate | Instructor: Helen Sung | Wednesday
SiNG OUT LOUD!
The Essential Singer Sessions
Thursdays • June 3-24
Get your vocal chops in shape with this new sing-a-long jazz session. Gain the essential tools to take your singing to the next level, front your own band, and one day lead your own gigs.
All Levels | Instructor: Dylan Pramuk | Thursday
NEW! PRODUCTiON + RECORDiNG
Produce + Record Your Music!*
Thursdays • June 3-24
In this class you will explore the essential recording and production techniques necessary to create your own songs. In an ever increasing ‘do-it-yourself’ environment, musicians who are able to produce their own material certainly have a leg up!
All levels | Instructor: Lee Hogans | Thursday
*Required basic materials:
- Laptop
- Midi Keyboard (ie: Akai LPK25 $50)
- Free DAW Software (Protools First, Garage Band)
*Optional materials
- Audio Interface (ie: Focusrite Scarlett Solo $110)
- Microphone (ie: Audio Technica AT2020 $100)
- Microphone Cable
- Headphones (ie: Sennheiser HD280PRO $100)
TUITION:
- REGISTRATION FEE…..$25 PER STUDENT
- ONE CLASS……………..$160
- TWO CLASSES…………$300
- IMPORTANT DATES:
- MAY 22 – Registration Deadline
Rolling admissions dependent on instrumentation and class size after May 22nd. For more information, email Daniela at dgonzalez@jazzhousekids.org
STUDENT PLACEMENT:
Current JAZZ HOUSE students do not need to submit a video. New students should prepare and submit a video audition according to the Audition Process guidelines.
*Note all students must submit an audition video for JAZZ IN JULY.
2020 JAZZ IN JUNE FLYER
View and print the 2020 Jazz in June flyer by clicking the image, to download the Jazz in June flyer click the button below.
WE THANK YOU!
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of
- The ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Fund
- Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
- Gia Maione Prima Jazz House Scholarship Fund
- J.T. Magen & Company, Inc.
- Louis Armstrong Fund
- ShopRite of Newark
- TD Charitable Foundation
We would also like to thank our many generous individual donors.