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22 April 2025 - 1 July 2025 ( 19.5 hours, 11 weeks )
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Waterloo Centre
As Rhythm Section players we spend 80% of our time on the gig, comping and accompanying others, where as spend 80% of our time practising soloing! This course concentrates on rhythm section playing, each players role in the band, how to comp behind soloists, bass solos, how to play as a rhythm section, how the greats do it!Designed for Pianists, Guitarists, Bass players and Drummers who are keen to develop their rhythm section skills. Drummer Flavio Li Vigni Designed for Pianists, Guitarists, Bass players and Drummers who are keen to develop their rhythm section skills. Drummer Flavio Li Vigni will lead 3 sessions.
The classes will be a mix of listening and playing. To reinforce and advance the work we have been doing over the last 2 terms, I am aiming to introduce 3 new standard tunes in a mix of styles. We will listen/ discuss and try to use the comping rhythms of some jazz greats to improve our playing. In addition, we will consider what makes a 'good' rhythm section and how to make arrangements on the spot!
Piano Players and guitarists : 2 different voicings, able to read through and play a lead sheet, Bass players: able to confidently walk through a lead sheet, Drummers knowledge of/ keen interest in the jazz idiom.
If you are unsure whether this is the right course for you, please contact the tutor at the email address below.
Bass and Guitar: BYO instrument and lead. Amps, Pianos, Drums all provided
