The BMS Jazz Department is thrilled to announce the 2020 BMS Online Jazz Workshop II!

Program Details

Dates: August 17-21, 2020
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm with an hour lunch break at 12:00pm
Cost: $400/week

Description: This week-long online intensive class for intermediate and above musicians, aged 11 and up, focuses on honing skills for improvisation and small group playing. Participants will explore the world of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing as they develop their abilities to hear jazz, learn basic scales and chords, build a jazz vocabulary for improvisation, and become familiar with harmonic devices to give them the keys to a new world of musical self-expression.

Led by veteran jazz musician and BMS Jazz Department Head, Jeff Newell, and the BMS Jazz Faculty, the course will consist of listening to, watching video of, and discussing classic jazz performances - in addition to hours of enjoyment in the playing of jazz. The week will culminate in the creation of a video of the students performing a jazz classic, giving valuable performance and recording experience.

Parent testimonials from The BMS 2020 Online Summer Jazz Week Workshop week 1:

 “This was SO GREAT! What a high quality program. Please let us know if there will be another chance.”

 “[My son] LOVED this week... any chance we could do another?”