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Martin Norgaard Comes To Long
Island
Saturday, April 14, 2007
10:00 AM to 3:30PM
Paul D. Schreiber High School
101 Campus Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050
We are delighted to announce
Martin Norgaard, the Wizard of Jazz Violin, in his only workshop in
the Tri-State area in 2007. We are proud sponsors of this event,
organized under the auspices of the New York State chapter of the
American String Teachers Association.
After Martin's recent triumphs at the national ASTA convention, it was
believed to be worth attempting this event on the fly- so please be
understanding of glitches- Events of this nature are usually many
months in the planning!
Several of our suppliers are
co-sponsors and we hope to have complimentary goodies from them.
AND - participants will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a
Yamaha SV-120 Electric Violin for their school. Click
here to learn more about this instrument.
E-mail or call us to reserve
your spot today!
631-427-3569 or music@liviolinshop.com
Event
Description:
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Participation is limited to 50 string teachers - Violin, Viola, Cello,
and Bass (educators or private
studio).
- Student members of ASTA may attend, if they are at least 17 years
old.
- In-Service credit will be awarded by the New York Chapter of ASTA
and we are currently in negotiations with the National Chapter for
their additional credit.
- The registration fee is $100 and must be paid in full in advance by
check to guarantee participation.
- Unless a minimum member of prior registrations are received, the
event will be cancelled. Same-day registrations may be allowed
but with no guarantees.
- In the event of cancellation for lack of participation, 100% refunds
will be forthcoming.
The Day:
Participants will arrive at Schreiber High School for drinks and
snacks at 9:30, with the first session to begin at 10AM sharp!
There will be a 15 minute break after each hour and a lunch break.
All you need is your instrument and a notebook.
Workshop Description:
Martin Norgaard will present four one-hour sessions, full details
below. Participants with no prior knowledge of jazz will be able how
to introduce improvisation into the classroom or private studio. All
sessions are interactive and feature easy exercises (using the open
A-string and the G-major scale in session 1!). Handouts will be
provided for all sessions. Bring your instrument!
Goals of the Workshop
include:
- Introduction to beginning jazz improvisation
- Experiencing success through improvisation
- Dissemination of specific exercises in a successful proven sequence
- Demonstrating jazz improvisation is only appropriate for students at
all ages and levels
- Demonstrating how applicable jazz improvisation is to string players
- Highlighting how improvisation can be used as a vehicle to introduce
divergent thinking into performance
Beginning Jazz
Improvisation in the Classroom Grades 5-8
Participatory presentation based on the Jazz Fiddle Wizard Jr.
series. The session draws analogies between language and improvising
and demonstrates how to introduce improvising into the middle school
classroom.
"How Was My Solo?" -
Methods for Evaluating Improvisation
Beginning improvisers can still incorporate advanced story-telling
devices such as space, speed, register and complexity. The clinician
will demonstrate how these devices, converted to evaluation criteria,
produce successful solos.
Essential solo techniques
for high school students
In high school you can introduce very easy chord theory that will
teach the students how to find the inner melodies and basic scales in
a jazz chart. The session will also cover how to memorize tunes by
singing the melody of the root movement.
Turning your orchestra
into a jazz string big band
Reading session featuring arrangements (ASTA grade 1.5 - 3.5) that
include improvised solo sections. Issues such as conducting jazz,
singing jazz rhythms, correcting bowings and shaping jazz lines are
covered.
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