Learning Jazz Improvisation begins with an overview of key historical events in jazz and the people who influenced the cultural development of the jazz flute and the most important people who contributed to the innovations of the music. Subsequent lessons include jazz-specific ear training (including intervals, chords, chord progressions, melodies, and major and minor scales), applicable and functional harmony and a three-tier system of conscious, subconscious, and superconscious learning methodology. This clear and concise approach enables the student to connect and apply previously learned music and techniques to the process of improvisation. Additionally, students learn strategies for transcribing and performing solos within the basic rhythm section which includes piano, bass, and drum, as well as the applicable and functional theory of improvisation.

About Andrea Brachfeld: Andrea Brachfeld is an accomplished flutist, music composer and arranger, and an educator in multiple subjects. She also produces her own music and is a successful business owner. In addition to her 49 years of professional experience, Andrea has degrees from New York's High School of Music and Art and the Manhattan School of Music. She has studied, performed, and recorded with many well-known jazz greats, including Jimmy Heath and George Coleman, which has influenced her unique improvisational style. The winner of numerous awards for performance and recordings, Andrea currently tours on her own and with other popular groups. Her latest album, “If Not Now, When?” was released in May 2018. You can read more about her in the "About Teacher" section provided below.