As a professor of jazz studies at NYU I am also making myself available for teaching private students via Skype or Zoom.
Lessons can be any combination of the following:
1. Jazz improvisation on any instrument, but mainly piano, with an emphasis on jazz time and note to note improvisation as revolutionized by Bud Powell and Charlie Parker.
2. Jazz harmony and its related scales; how to build chords and apply appropriate voice leading.
3. A study of standard songs, including jazz standards and their structures; composing in the style, so as to develop one’s own compositional voice.
4. Big band orchestration and composition.
5. Arranging for singers; small group, big band and orchestra.
6. Symphonic orchestration.
7. Informal study and discussion of the 10 symphonies of Gustav Mahler, their composition and orchestration.
If you are interested, please write a message using the contact form and I’ll let you know how we can proceed.
Alan