Language Skills For Jazz Improvisation (with school and career guidance)

Q: How much time should a student enrolling for this course practice everyday?

This course will require practice time outside of lessons. Time spent practicing may vary from 15 minutes per day to an hour, depending on a student’s level of interest. Students who wish to become professional musicians will need more hours of practice per day using a different set of exercises and materials than students who are seeking to learn music as a hobby. Detailed structure of practice for each student will be discussed and explained during class.

Q: What if a student is unable to attend an upcoming class?

The student is required to inform the teacher about his absence from a particular session, two days prior to the class. In such a case, the teacher will reschedule the class and conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student. In case the student misses to give two days prior notice about his absence to the teacher, then the decision to conduct another class for that student is completely based on teacher’s discretion.

Q: How long will the teacher take to revert to a query raised after class hours?

Students should get a response within 24 hours if the teacher is not preoccupied or travelling.

Q: What if the teacher wishes to reschedule a class?

In case the teacher is unavailable for the scheduled class, he/she will inform the students two days prior to the class. The teacher will conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student.

Professional

by Mark Sherman

42 Years Experience

A Jazz Ambassador for the United States Department of State and Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2010.

US $180 per class |

for 1-on-1, 75 mins class

Recommended: 1 class per week | 12-16 weeks to level up

Pay as you go, 2 classes at a time

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Course Summary

Through the tutelage of Mark Sherman, students will study vibraphone/keyboard harmony, improvisation skills as well as all of the necessary scales, chord outlines, harmonic language skills and mallet techniques that are necessary to improvise, negotiate chord changes, and apply general functions for the performance of the various song forms used in jazz performance. The course covers jazz theory and improvisation skills from the ground up, going through the 2-5-1's in all keys using 6 different voicings and onward. Mark has a very specific methodology for learning this material which will be accompanied by many drills to cover all the chord qualities and how to layout your voice on chord changes.

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Mark Sherman

Experience: 42 Years

From: United States

Education
Graduate from The High-School of Music and Art New York City
Graduate from The Juilliard School Of Music
Work Details
Professor of Vibraphone and doubles for Drummers.. - The Juilliard School Professor of Vibraphone and doubles for Drummers..

About the Course

The ultimate goal is for the student to round out their individual musicianship by learning to function as a harmonic musician, and not just as a drummer. By learning tunes, form, and the language tools necessary to improvise on vibraphone and piano. Ultimately, this can assist each student in their future musical career. Each session will present a different set of drills, tools, scales, chord outlines, and tunes that will be assigned to the student, gauged by their individual level. Additionally, Mark will try to satisfy the goals of each individual student's mission statement, further helping them to reach their goal. Full attendance at all sessions is required, and student attendance will be considered in the final grade. Grades will be computed by attendance (responsibility reporting non-attendance), progress, and a disciplined approach to mastering the assignments. The outcome of the student's work will be the barometer.

About the Teacher: Mark Sherman is a global lead performer for 25 years, touring through Europe, Russia, Korea, China, Australia, Philippines, the United States as well as Canada. He has been a professor for over 13 years at The Juilliard School, CCNY on the jazz faculty and 10 years at both The New York Jazz Workshop and New Jersey City University. He was selected to be the Jazz Ambassador for the United States State Department, and Jazz At Lincoln Center, later touring through Russia and Asia, completing more than 30 concerts, performances and workshops all within 5 weeks. Sherman has also featured on more than 170 recordings as the sideman, on 20 major movie scores, and has recorded 18 CDs.