Wind Player's Technique and Improvisation Instrument Workshop Series

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Test your ombisure and brush up your scales with this series of free workshops focusing on the techniques specific to playing wind instruments. Willow Neilson will guide you through developing these with an eye toward jazz improvisation. Open to all wind instrumentalists with two years experience. RSVP in advance.


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Willow Neilson will be presenting a series of free workshops focusing on the development of technique specific to wind instrument players and its development related to jazz improvisation. Open to all wind instrumentalists with 2 years experience.

Sundays:12 to 1.30pm on January 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th

Session 1 Looks at warm-ups that strengthen jazz playing, such as articulation and finger exercises and the shaping of tone and sound.

Session 2 Looks at scale patterns and exercises that increase technique as well as the range of melodic textures available for improvisation.

Session 3 Focuses on the blues and building solos from arpeggios and dominant seventh chords demonstrating voice leading with guide tones and riff patterns.

Session 4 Revises all the material in the first three sessions and applying them to an easy jazz standard.

Free admission but please RSVP!

This Workshop is supported by the Australia China Council and Asialink

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