Jazz Basics Week (Course language: German)

You already have experience in another style (e.g. classical or pop) or sing in a choir.
Now you want to enter the world of jazz singing, learn the basics and get your first experience with your voice in jazz with the necessary know-how.

• Jazz as opposed to classical voice use and how do I do it in a healthy way

•  Voice fit and sound in jazz

• Mic work

• The feeling in the blues (learning simple basic musical forms and phrases, expression and phrasing, own shaping, first  improvisation approaches)

• The character of bossa nova (timing and basic rhythms, voice color and sound, binary versus ternary (even eighths in jazz))

• The characteristics of swing (phrasing and articulation, basic forms such as rhythm changes and II-V-I connections)

• What role does rhythm play in a ballad, how do I tell my story

• We work with lyrics and interpretation, with atmosphere, with different vocal sounds, with variations of the melody and first improvisation approaches (call & response).

What’s the framework:

• 6 class days, 1 afternoon off, approx. 30 hrs. 

• In the morning joint lessons with vocal coach, in the afternoon in smaller groups in the masterclass principle, with musical accompaniment (bass or guitar).

• After dinner, you can take the opportunity to try out newly learned skills in a small session.

• At the end of the week we give a final concert on the beautiful stage in our garden, in a small circle, where each participant has the opportunity to perform a song.