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BWJO
CLINIC FORMAT
The BWJO is committed to enriching the community of Indianapolis
in many different aspects of Jazz education. The BWJO includes
historical viewpoints, performing practices, listening techniques,
practice procedures, and the commitment it takes to be a
performing artist, into all of their clinics. The clinics are
open to anyone.
We are currently offering the following clinics.
What is Jazz?
45 to 50 minutes - k1 - k8
Promo material sent out ahead of time- includes musical
terms, Historical info, Biographical info, Recommended
CD and book lists, CD of us demonstrating
our
instruments and a cut from the BWJO recording "Happenstance" to
show how all the instruments fit together.
Objectives
1. To aurally and visually identify instruments used in jazz.
2. To learn the function and role of each instrument.
3. Define the word jazz and what it means to different people
4. To learn about improvisation through performance demonstration.
What is melody? Harmony?
5. To learn about the origins of jazz through demonstration and discussion. (student
volunteers participate in a percussion jam)
6. To learn about Indiana composers through listening selections,demonstration
and discussion.
(J.J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Cole Porter, Hoagie Carmichael,
Claude Thornhill)
7. Question and answer session
Exploration: Origins of Jazz - Jazz History of Indiana
Multi Media: Powerpoint slide show and performance
45 to 50 minutes - k1 - k8
Topics Covered
1. Origin of Jazz
2. What is Jazz?
3. Music of Africa
4. Slave trade in America and Indiana - Jim Crow - Segregation
5. Improvisation - call and response , syncopation
6. Great Migration of the late teens and early 20's
7. Instruments of jazz
8. Ragtime music
9. New Orleans - Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis
10. To learn about Indiana composers through listening selections, demonstration
and discussion.
(J.J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Cole Porter, Hoagie Carmichael,
Claude Thornhill)
7. Question and answer session
BWJO
Swing Orchestra
How America Learned to Swing
50 - 60 minutes - k4 - k12
Program Description
Musicians from the Buselli-Wallarab Swing Orchestra will introduce the audience
to Swing from the 1930's and 40's via musical and dance performance, demonstration,
audience participation, and discussion. Through this presentation, the students
will receive insight about America's love of the Swing era, jazz improvisation,
and Swing dancing. American history as well as music and dance history will be
explored. The most requested of any of our educational clinics!
A Working Life
Speakers: Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab
Topic: The working life of a jazz musician. Indiana artists will be portrayed.
This clinic will focus on many different avenues the jazz musician can take
to make a living. From working different types of gigs, studio playing, teaching,
writing, arranging to leading a group of musicians. Some Indiana artists portrayed
will include Claude Thornhill and J.J. Johnson.
50 minutes
The Blues as a compositional vehicle
Speakers: Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab
Topic: How different Jazz masters have used the form of
the blues to craft masterpieces. Artists looked at will
be Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie
Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. In depth analysis, handouts and
listening will be stressed.
60 minutes
All Day High School clinic (Saturday)
All day clinic with the BWJO sextet
Registration 8:15 AM
Concert by the BWJO sextet 9 to 10 AM
Masterclass - 10 AM to 11 AM
Evaluations - 11 AM to noon
LUNCH (provided) - noon to 1 PM
Combo rehearsal - 1 to 2 :45
Concert (parents invited) 3 to 4 PM
Topic
This clinic will focus on the music of Louis Armstrong,
Duke Ellington, and Benny Carter. Students will rehearse
the music of these artists in
3 different combos with a 1 hr. performance in front of their peers and
parents as the
closer. A very exciting day!
BWJO All Star High School Jazz Ensemble
We are sorry but the BWJO HS all star band has been cancelled for this upcoming year
Please
email Mark Buselli or call 317-251-2963
for additional
information.
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