Week 1

Great session yesterday--thanks for having a great attitude and keeping your focus throughout the class.

Assignments for next week:

- Review "One for Daddy-O" and experiment with your own rhythmic and melodic variations of the melody

- Choose three melodies that you know really well and can sing (you can choose simple melodies--"Mary Had a Little Lamb," "Happy Birthday") and teach them to yourself by ear without writing anything down. Be prepared to play your melodies for the class next week. Follow steps 1-3 of the five-step process in the packet.

- Spend time listening deeply and actively to "But Not For Me" by Chet Baker. Your assignment is to learn to sing and play the trumpet intro, vocal melody, and trumpet solo by the end of the summer.

Additional listening questions for discussion next week:

- What is the form of Chet Baker's version of "But Not for Me?"
- What is the highest note of the melody?
- How does Russ Freeman's piano comping differ from the accompaniment from the bass and drums?
- How many "breaks" are there? When do they occur?
- Can you figure out the rhythmic arrangement when Chet's voice enters after the piano solo?


All the horn players new to jazz colony this year will participate in my "improvisation lab" for the second hour of the workshop. We would like to form combos this summer with the rhythm section players and the horns who have participated in jazz colony in the past. Think about who you would like to play with and start assembling ensembles. Be willing to be flexible with your instrumentation; we need to make sure everyone has a group to play with.

See you next Tuesday--arrive early so we can hit at 6:00!

-ST