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2005 Daily Schedule
Third Annual OSPAC Jazz and World Music Workshop



 

 

 

VOCALISTS

9:00 – 10:30 Vocal Technique Room 156
8:45 – 9:00 Meeting in Vocal Room – Day One only Room 156
10:30-11:30 Percussion Room 135
11:30 – 12:30 Repertoire/Improvisation Room 142
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH  
1:30 – 2:45 World Choir Room 156
2:45 – 3:45 Sight Singing/Harmony Room 156
2:45 – 3:45 Individual Singing with Rhythm Section Room 148


Vocal Technique: 
  • Find and Develop your own personal sound
  • Increase Range and Power
  • Eliminate hoarseness
  • Learn relaxation techniques and breath control

Repertoire/Improvisation

  •  Learn jazz standards and find appropriate key
  •  Learn bebop heads and tools for improvisation
  •  Style: including blues, bossa nova, ballad, swing, waltz, samba

Percussion:

  • Develop rhythm learn to play percussion instruments
  • Learn syncopated rhythms
  • Call and response

World Choir:

  • Accapella choir
  • Learn to blend your voice and sing in a group
  • Learn to sing harmony 
  • Learn independence with voice and rhythm

Sight Singing/Harmony:

  • Develop musicianship, understanding form and chord changes – "Hearing the changes"
  • Sing bass lines and chord changes
  • Improve sight singing.
  • II V I Patterns and others

Sing with Rhythm Section:

  • Give guidelines for arranging songs and communicating with the band
  • Choose a repertoire individual to the singer, including correct keys
  • Work on phrasing and lyrics - "telling the story"
  • Preparation for performance - putting together an effective program
  • Preparation for performance - putting together an effective program
  • Work on style, vocal and microphone technique and enhance sound textures
  • Learn count off tune, different intro’s and endings, including vamps and tag endings

 

 

 

 

 


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