Chris Allen bassist and pianist Winston Hall swinging it at Chianti in Shreveport
Shreveport Summer Music Festival is introducing a week long Jazz Camp for students this year to run July 15-July 20 at the LA. State Exhibit Building on Greenwood Road
Local Professional Bassist Chris Allen will head this new workshop for SSMF joined by several other professional musicians and educators, flutist/saxophonist George Hancock, keyboardist Winston Hall, percussionist Anthony Robinson
For info. contact the LA State Exhibit building @ 318.632.2020.
Application sheet below
Student Concert by the "Summer Jazz Cats" - Friday July 19, @ 3:00 PM
Faculty Concert on Saturday July 20, @ 6:00 PM
Tuition for the week long camp is 150.00. Some partial scholarships available.
Rhythmic Technique
Reading chord charts
Improvisational styles, music theory, ear training, harmony and phrasing.
Information below may be photo copied and printed for your convenience
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Summer
2013 Louisiana Jazz Camp
At
The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
The
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum will host a 2013 Summer Jazz Camp in
Shreveport, Louisiana. The Jazz Camp is designed for Middle and High
School Age Students who wish to further their skills and knowledge of
jazz and who live in the greater Shreveport-Bossier-East Texas
Metroplex Area.
The
Louisiana Jazz Camp will be a one week learning lab for talented
Middle and High School age music students, with musical backgrounds,
that range from intermediate to advanced playing experience on their
instruments. The Jazz Camp will focus on small to medium jazz
combos/groups, exposing participants to many of the elements and
composition styles used in jazz and jazz improvisation. Students
will have the opportunity to study and learn jazz from professional
musicians/educators, and will also be exposed to some historical
videos of outstanding jazz performances. In addition, attendees will
be able to meet, interact, learn
and
collaborate with other jazz students.
All
Students will be involved in comprehensive day-long immersions into
all aspects of Jazz.
Included
in the Program of Study will be one-on-one training on individual
instruments, music theory, harmony and phrasing, rhythm technique,
listening and ear training, reading a chord chart, and various levels
and styles of improvisation. Each student will be assigned an
ensemble to rehearse in twice daily. Students will participate in
the 2013 Summer Jazz Cat’s Concert
(3:00 PM, Friday, July 19) and attend the faculty concert (6:00 PM,
Saturday, July 20).
Student
Requirements:
Knowledge
of their Instrument of choice
- Must have their own instrument
- Must have completed at least one year of study on the instrument
- Must know one/ two octave scales (major and minor) on the instrument
- Must supply their own music stand
TUITION:
$150.00 (Some partial need-based financial scholarships will be
available) Students wishing to attend the summer 2013 Jazz Camp must
complete the Registration Form, and submit total payment to complete
the registration process. Please note:
Registration will not be considered complete until payment has been
received. Please make check payable to Shreveport Summer Music
Festival. Please send check and completed application to:
Shreveport
Summer Music Festival P.O. Box 4125, Shreveport LA 71134
If
you have any questions you can call the Louisiana State Exhibit
Museum – (318) 632-2020
Dates
& Schedule
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE: July 012, 2013
DATES:
July 15 - 20, 2013.
A detailed daily schedule will be provided on the first day of Jazz
Camp.
Camp
Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday – 3:00 PM
concert Friday and 6:00 PM Concert Saturday.
Jazz
Campers will spend their mornings and afternoons in studio class and
jazz combo rehearsals. Lunch will be provided for all campers.
Following lunch, campers will be treated to guest performances and
musical discussions with camp faculty and invited guests.
All
Jazz Camp members will participate in a student concert the evening
of Friday, July 19. The Jazz Camp will conclude with an outstanding
jazz concert to be performed on the evening of Saturday, July 20 by
The Louisiana Summer Jazz Camp Faculty.
Both
concerts will be followed by a RECEPTION
for Jazz Camp attendees, their parents, friends, jazz camp faculty,
and the general public as special guests of the
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum and
Friends of the Museum
About
The Louisiana Jazz Camp:
The
Louisiana Jazz Camp is a component of the Louisiana
State Exhibit Museum’s Performing
and Visual Arts Educational Program, and
seeks to enrich the musical life of the ARKLATEX.
It is
the desire of the Museum to offer various opportunities for persons
of all ages who are interested in study or teaching in the various
disciplines of the Performing Arts.
The
2013 Louisiana Jazz Camp
is a collaboration of The Louisiana State
Exhibit Museum, the
Shreveport Summer Music Festival and
Project String Power, Inc.
The Louisiana Jazz Camp
is committed to supporting the next generation of Jazz lovers and
enthusiasts, and to fostering and preserving Louisiana’s musical
culture and heritage. It is envisioned that the Louisiana
Jazz Camp will serve as a vehicle for
enhancing the area music educational programs through strengthening
and augmenting the overall music curriculum.
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SUMMER
JAZZ CAMP 2013 APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in
the 2013 Summer Jazz
Camp. Camp tuition is
$150 (includes t-shirt and daily lunch). To complete your
registration, simply fill out this form completely and mail it with
your payment to: Shreveport
Summer Music Festival, P.O. Box 4125, Shreveport, LA 71134
Please
bring a prepared piece and two scales to play when you arrive at
camp.
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FIRST
NAME LAST NAME
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STREET
ADDRESS APT. #
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CITY STATE
ZIP CODE
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STUDENT
HOME PHONE STUDENT CELL PHONE
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PARENT
EMAIL STUDENT EMAIL
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PARENT
NAME PARENT HOME PHONE
PARENT CELL PHONE
DO
YOU HAVE ANY MEDICATIONS OR MEDICAL NEEDS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
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EMERGENCY
CONTACT INFORMATION:
IN
CASE OF EMERGENCY, NOTIFY
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NAME
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ADDRESS PHONE CELL
PHONE
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SCHOOL
ATTENDED THIS YEAR GRADE LEVEL 2012-2013
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_____YES _____NO
YOUR
INSTRUMENT DO YOU OWN YOUR INSTRUMENT?
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ARE
YOU IN YOUR SCHOOL JAZZ BAND? HOW MANY YEARS?
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PLEASE
LIST ALL OTHER JAZZ PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE, IF ANY
ADULT
SHIRT SIZE _____SMALL _____MEDIUM _____LARGE _____EXTRA
LARGE
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