Programs for Adults

New Horizons “Jazz Week” Package

June 25- July 1
Enrich your New Horizons experience by taking three classes for the greatly reduced price of $400, a savings of $125.
Your schedule for the week would look like this:

9 a.m. – 12 p.m	1 – 2:30 p.m.	3 – 4:30 p.m.
Choose between:		Choose between:
Band Camp Orchestra Camp Beginning Strings	Introduction to Jazz History	Jazz Improvisation Steps for Adults Six Advance Jazz Improvisation Workshops

See the course descriptions below for each offering.

The evening is yours in order to take advantage of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Visit: www.rochesterjazz.com for festival schedule and ticket information.
Dorm rooms, including meals, available at $68/night. Note: Dorm rooms are not air conditioned and might be slightly noisy during the Jazz Festival.

New Horizons Band Camp for Adults

June 26 – July 1/Tuesday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – Noon; Dress Rehearsal and Concert, Sunday, 12 – 4 p.m.
Room ESM 120
Priscilla Brown, Alan Woy, directors

Here’s your chance to perform in the new Kodak Hall and enjoy the wonderful Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF). Participants will spend the week rehearsing band literature for a Sunday performance in Kodak Hall. All should possess at least intermediate level instrumental skills, feel comfortable playing in an ensemble and play in the the final concert. After a morning of rehearsing at the Eastman School of Music, there will be opportunities to attend lectures and master classes on jazz. See course offerings below. In the late afternoon and evening, you’ll be able to attend many fine jazz events and listen to world-renowned artists. Housing is available in the Eastman School dorms (no air conditioning) so you will be in the heart of the XRIJF activity. The Rochester Finger Lakes area is also home to many fine museums, parks, hiking trails, boating, and wine country tours.

Concert & Reception: Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.
Tuition:
$175 CRN 12152
10% discount for ECMS students enrolled both semesters
See also “Jazz Week” package above for discounted rates.

New Horizons Orchestra for Adults

June 26 – July 1/Tuesday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – Noon; Dress Rehearsal and Concert, Sunday, 12 – 4 p.m.
Room: OSL 101
Diego Garcia, Karine Stone, directors

In this intensive week of symphonic orchestral study, students will develop ensemble skills and deepen their knowledge of symphonic literature. For intermediate and advanced adult musicians. Limited enrollment filled on a first come, first served basis. For more information, contact the directors at: karineviolin@yahoo.com or (585)314-8716.

Concert & Reception: Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.
Tuition:
$175 CRN 12169
10% discount for ECMS students enrolled both semesters
See also “Jazz Week” package above for discounted rates.

New Horizons Beginning String Camp for Adults

June 26- July 1/Tuesday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – Noon; Dress Rehearsal and Concert, Sunday 12 – 4 p.m.
Room: ESM 209
Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, director

This program is designed for adults who are either new to their instrument (violin, viola, cello and bass) or wish to brush up on their technical, musical, or ensemble skills. Sessions are in a class/lab format and address a variety of topics, including music reading, rhythm, string technique, ensemble playing, and practice following a conductor as well as performing without a conductor. Participants are encouraged to share their questions, as well as their successes and struggles in practicing at each class meeting, as participants have much to learn from each other. Repertoire studied will consist of common tunes, ensemble arrangements, technical exercises, and rhythm-reading exercise. Small group lessons will address individual needs.

Concert & Reception: Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.
Tuition:
$175 CRN 12140
10% discount for ECMS students enrolled both semesters
See also “Jazz Week” package above for discounted rates.

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Introduction to Jazz History

INS 420
Introduction to Jazz History
June 25-30/Monday – Saturday, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Room: Hatch Recital Hall
Paul Hofmann
Offered during the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
Each of the six days will highlight (in chronological/historical order) a particular style/era of jazz, including some of the major personalities and works:

Day One: Early New Orleans Jazz, including the Jazz Age (1920s); Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, et al.
Day Two: The Swing Era (1930s), including Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Art Tatum, et al.
Day Three: Modern Jazz. part one (1940s and early 1950s), including Bebop (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell) and other schools which were offshoots from that (Lennie Tristano, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, et al.)
Day Four: Modern Jazz, part two (mid-1950s through late 1960s), including Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean, Charles Mingus
Day Five: Jazz since 1970, including Chamber Jazz (especially the West German record label ECM), Jazz-Rock(Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Pat Methany Group) and the resurgence of Hard Bop (Winton Marsalis)
Day Six: Week’s wrap up & jazz piano performance

No prior knowledge of jazz needed, just a general love of music. No materials required.
Tuition:
$200/noncredit CRN 15928

Jazz Improvisation Steps for Adults (Beginning to Intermediate Instrumentalists)

June 25 – 30/Monday – Saturday, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: ESM 209
Paul Hofmann, Howard Potter, Bill Tiberio

This one-week class is performance oriented with an emphasis on understanding forms, chords, scales, rhythms, as well as ear training and the development of coherent musical ideas. Blues and standard tunes will be the medium for the class. No prior jazz improvisation experience needed.

Informal Concert: Saturday, June 30 at 3:30 p.m. in Room ESM 209
Tuition:
$150 CRN 12127
10% discount for ECMS students enrolled both semesters
See also “Jazz Week” package above for discounted rates.

Six Advanced Jazz Improvisation Workshops (Advanced Middle, High School and Adult students)

June 25 – 30/Monday – Saturday, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Clay Jenkins, Dariusz Terefenko, instructors

Each afternoon during the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, members of the Eastman Jazz faculty will present an advanced topic in jazz improvisation applicable to all instruments. Each session will include hand-outs, demonstrations and an opportunity for students to perform. Students are encouraged to bring their instruments. The six workshops are:

“Always Play the Blues” – Clay Jenkins
“Modern Harmonic Substitutions” – Dariusz Terefenko
“Expanding Your Musicality in Improvisation” – Clay Jenkins
“Playing In & Out of the Changes” – Dariusz Terefenko
“Working Toward Depth of Groove” – Clay Jenkins
“Exploring Meter in Jazz Standards” – Dariusz Terefenko

Tuition:
$150 CRN TBA

Legacy of the Masters of Jazz

June 25 – 30/Monday – Saturday, 5 – 6 p.m.
Room: ESM 120
Harold Danko, Jeff Campbell, directors
(All ages welcome.)

Daily pre-concert discussions/demonstrations on the lineage of particular instruments, featured at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. For example, one night may be the legacy of jazz trumpet and another the legacy of jazz piano. Particulars to be posted here at a later date.
$10 per session (6 sessions total). No pre-registration. Walk-in basis ONLY (Room ESM 120).

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Eastman Community Music School Harp Workshop

July 16-20/Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Room: MSH One
Nan Gullo Richmond, director

This workshop for beginning and intermediate level harpists (high school to adult) provides individual and ensemble instruction, music theory, and orchestral repertory classes for pedal and lever harpists. Students must bring their own harps. Highlights include concerts and other performance opportunities with Eastman School faculty and guest artists.

Concert: Friday, July 20 at Noon in Kilbourn Hall
Tuition:
$220 (no housing available) CRN 12207
10% discount for ECMS students enrolled both semesters

Introduction to the Shona Mbira

July 9 – 13/Monday – Friday, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: ET 412
Glenn West, director

This workshop will introduce students to the basic playing techniques of the mbira dzavadzimu. The complex and sophisticated melodic and rhythmic nature of this music will be explored through performance of two traditional songs, Kariga Mombe and Nhemamusasa. Essential aspects of the music that will be learned and applied include the interlocking of different parts, traditional singing practices, rhythmic accompaniment, and the social and cultural context of the music. Students will also be guided to understand the music from the traditional Shona point of view as well as integrating it with their own musical understanding. No previous experience with the mbira or any other musical instrument is necessary. Instruments will be provided. Any questions regarding the instrument or the content of the workshop should be directed to Glenn West at: gwest@esm.rochester.edu
Final Presentation/Demonstration: Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminellli Formal Lounge

Tuition:
$1,200/1 credit CRN 16241
$390/noncredit CRN 16235
Individual lessons are available for advanced students through the Eastman Community Music School. For more information, click here or call (585)274-1400.

MORE ABOUT SHONA MBIRA
Native to the Shona culture of Zimbabwe, the mbira dzavadzimu (literally, “the mbira of the ancestral spirits”) is a diatonic instrument with 22 to 28 metal keys (lamellae) fixed to a wooden soundboard, which is then wedged to a gourd resonator, used to amplify its resonance. Rattling pieces of metal, bottle caps or shells are attached to the instrument, which in turn produce buzzing sounds when the keys are plucked. The interaction of two or more players, singers, hosho (gourd rattles), and sometimes drummers and rhythmic hand clapping creates a complex and sophisticated musical fabric that requires a shift in musical perspective of the listener and performer. Inextricably tied to traditional Shona spiritual beliefs and cultural practices, the mbira and its repertory predate the arrival of European explorers in the 16th-century. Some of the traditional songs are said to date back over 1,000 years. The sophistication of the instrument and the music, however, has also led to their adoption and adaptation by contemporary musicians in Africa, Asia and the West.

South Indian Percussion
Beginner Level/Introduction Course

July 9 – 13/Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Room: Gamelan Room, ET 12
Rohan Krishnamurthy, director

An exciting, weeklong course in South Indian percussion for teachers, collegiate and high school students, and community members. The institute will provide an overview of Carnatic music, an ancient form of classical music from South India, and will explore techniques and approaches of the Carnatic percussive tradition, considered one of the world’s most complex. Participants will get hands-on experience playing several traditional instruments, including the pitched mridangam, the primary drum of South India, as well as other secondary hand drums including the khanjira frame drum, ghatam clay pot, and konakkol, a unique system of vocal percussion. The program will culminate in a group performance. This institute is not only an opportunity to learn about the music of India, but also an avenue to engage music as a means of understanding and appreciating various aspects of Indian culture at large. It will employ a variety of learning tools and approaches, and will not require any prior musical background.
Final Presentation/Demonstration: Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminelli Formal Lounge

Tuition:
$1,200/1 credit CRN 16084
$390/noncredit CRN 16073
Individual lessons are available for advanced students through the Eastman Community Music School. See www.esm.rochester.edu/community for information and registration form.

South Indian Percussion
Intermediate Level

July 9 – 13/Monday – Friday, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: Gamelan Room , ET 12
Rohan Krishnamurthy, director

The second course in the South Indian Percussion institute sequence, students will delve deeper into the practical and theoretical nuances of Carnatic music, an ancient form of classical music from South India. Intricate techniques and approaches of the Carnatic percussive traditions will be considered by way of hands-on training on several traditional instruments, including the pitched mridangam, the primary drum of South India, as well as other secondary hand drums including the khanjira frame drum, ghatam clay pot, and konakkol, a unique system of vocal percussion. Students will also explore the complex relationship between raga (melody) and tala (rhythm) in a performance context. This institute is not only an opportunity to learn about music of India, but also an avenue to engage music as a means of understanding and appreciating various aspects of Indian culture at large. It will employ a variety of learning tools and approaches. Prerequisites for this institute are the South Indian Percussion Introduction course or demonstration of moderate proficiency in South Indian percussion as evaluated by the instructor.
Final Presentation/Demonstration: Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Ciminelli Formal Lounge

Tuition:
$1,200/1 credit CRN 16102
$390/noncredit CRN 16096
Individual lessons are available for advanced students through the Eastman Community Music School. See www.esm.rochester.edu/community for information and registration form.

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