Tim Richards - Advanced level courses

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Jazz Piano 4 Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT (Lambeth North or Waterloo tube) Tel: 020-7450 1889 (enrolment) or 020-7450 1838 (advice) www.morleycollege.ac.uk Wednesdays 8.00-9.30. First class 3 October 2012. Course Nos and costs: 1st term - MJP070A - £95 (£75 concessions) 10 classes Details 2nd term - MJP071A - £95 (£75 concessions) 10 classes Details 3rd term - MJP072A - £95 (£75 concessions) 10 classes, including foyer performance in June 2013 Details NB: This is a year-long course - it doesn't start again every term. A tutor's signature is required to enrol on this course - attend the Enrolment/advice day at Morley on Mon 3 September 2012, 5 - 8 pm, where you can talk to Tim and other tutors to find out the best course for you... This class is for jazz pianists who have already completed several years of study, and focuses on advanced jazz harmony and improvisation to professional level. For the first time this year students are able to spend the whole year (3 terms) on the material covered in Tim's book Exploring Jazz Piano Vol 2. Topics include quartal harmony, modes, altered and diminished chords/scales, pentatonics, rootless voicings, polychords, block chords, accompaniment, bebop and modal jazz, improvisation techniques, ear training, etc. There is also the added bonus of the end of year Foyer Performance (see photo), at which students get the opportunity to perform a tune with a professional bassist and drummer - in many ways the highlight of the course. Attending JAZZ PIANO 4 for a year is recommended before enrolling on the CITY LIT Jazz Piano Transcribing course - see below. Jazz Piano Transcribing The City Lit, Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 4BA (Charing Cross, Holborn or Covent Garden tube) Tel: 020-7831 7831 (enrolment) or 020-7492 2630 (advice) www.citylit.ac.uk Six Sundays 2.30-5.30 - £162 for all 6 classes. Term 1: 28 Oct and 2 Dec 2012 Term 2: 13 Jan and 17 Feb 2013 Term 3: 21 April and 12 May 2032 Course No. ME628. Tutor: Tim Richards. This course is suitable for pianists who have already attended an intermediate/advanced level class, or completed several years of jazz piano study. It is aimed at those with performing or gigging experience, who already have some jazz repertoire and improvisational ability. Reasonable music-reading skills and a working knowlege of chord symbols are essential. Not so much a class, more of an informal study group for performing pianists, meeting six times a year to study and transcribe the playing of important jazz pianists of the last 70 years. The tutor will provide specific recordings to work with, but suggestions are welcomed. Most jazz musicians agree that transcribing solos from records is the BEST way of improving your jazz playing. During the 4-6 weeks between meetings, you will need to spend time listening to tracks and attempting the transcribing process. Help will be given with transcription techniques. Participants will be able to compare notes and perform to each other in the informal setting of a small group. Pianists chosen for study in the past have included Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Kelly, Gene Harris, McCoy Tyner, Michel Petrucciani, Oscar Peterson, Phineas Newborn Jr, Horace Silver, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Dr John, Ray Bryant, and many others. There are also opportunities for you to suggest and pursue study topics of your own choice, which might include more traditional styles such as stride, boogie or New Orleans piano. • In-depth listening to jazz piano recordings in a variety of styles • Transcription and analysis of recorded solos • Application of stylistic and technical features from recordings to your own solos By the end of the course you should be able to: • Transcribe solos with increased facility • Apply techniques learnt from recordings to your own playing • Display improved aural skills • Play more interesting solos Testimonial from 2011/12 student: "A really thorough course which helps develop a method of transcribing jazz solos for a better understanding of techniques and styles. Not a performance course in itself but one that helped me develop my technique of improvisation. Highly interactive and good for expanding the knowledge of the jazz piano repertoire." Jazz Piano Trio - Studio Workshop Morley College Summer School 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT (Lambeth North or Waterloo tube) Tel: 020-7450 1889 (enrolment) or 020-7450 1838 (advice) www.morleycollege.ac.uk Two Sundays 10.00-5.00 14 and 21 July 2013. Course No SMU067A - £95 (£76 concessions) Details A unique opportunity to work with a professional bassist and drummer and make a trio recording in the Morley College recording studio. The course is aimed at those who have completed several years of jazz piano study, or those with some previous performing experience. The first day will be spent discussing repertoire, arrangements, chord voicings, improvisation techniques and how to adapt one's style for playing with a rhythm section. On the second day each pianist will record a tune of their choice with bass and drums. You will be given a demo copy of this to take away on CD.

Advanced Level Jazz Piano Classes