by David Friesen | Jan 6, 2021
Live Session Begins: Sunday, February 28th at 2:00pm PST Type of Class: 1+ hour LIVE Zoom meeting with comments and discussion. Target audience: Open to all jazz musicians. Any skill level. Course description: The Master Class is designed so students can progress at...
by David Friesen | Dec 24, 2020
Start this session anytime! Learn at your own pace Review Videos and Materials Ask Questions #1. Learning To Follow The Music In A Small Ensemble Context When playing music together with other musicians we must listen closely, trusting not only in the abilities of the...
by David Friesen | Dec 23, 2020
Start this session anytime! Learn at your own pace Review Videos and Materials Ask Questions #2. Listening And Communication Music is a listening art form, the construction of which is embraced and designed audibly by the musician(s) playing alone or together. What we...
by David Friesen | Dec 22, 2020
Start this session anytime! Learn at your own pace Review Videos and Materials Ask Questions #3. Time Where did the sound go? In actuality, it’s in the past. We are moving through time…we have clocks that measure time for us in seconds; minutes and hours…this creates...
by David Friesen | Dec 19, 2020
Start this session anytime! Learn at your own pace Review Videos and Materials Ask Questions #4. Patience Patience is a very important part of the jazz musician’s character as a performing artist. It is an act of calm endurance. It is that part of the artist’s...
