Jazz Vocal Foundation Course 2012

Do you feel tongue-tied when working with musicians?
Would you like to be in control when working with a band?
Would you like to be able to count the band in at YOUR chosen tempo?
Would you like to learn about improvisation?
Would you like to understand different styles and their feel?
Would you like to understand chord sequences and changes?
Would you like to understand lead sheets/charts and transpose them into a key that suits YOUR voice?

This residential weekend course held at the 4 Star Hythe Imperial Hotel in Kent offers complete jazz immersion and will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to work with bands in different settings.

The course is ideally suited for jazz beginners to intermediates, open mic singers, jazz instrumentalists wishing to sing and anyone coming from a different genre wishing to add jazz to their repertoire. At night students have the opportunity to perform publicly with a professional trio.

Prior to the weekend we are happy to discuss your needs in detail and assist you with lead sheets/charts in preparation for the course.

Tutors
Lee Gibson – Vocals
Ursula Malewski – Theory

Accompanists
Rick Simpson - Piano
Andee Price - Bass
Colin Codd - Drums

Course Fee: £385.00  includes tuition, accommodation in en-suite rooms, breakfast, 3 course a la carte dinner and use of hotel facilities.

Partners may accompany students and enjoy the hotel facilities throughout their stay. The rate is £150.00 for two nights including dinner and breakfast and must be booked through MEhr Clef.

Places are limited and will be allocated in order of application.

For course brochure click here
For application form click here
For venue link click here

Availability update 31 October  2011
4 places

Professional Development Course, Hythe, Kent

The Easter Jazz week is an advanced performance and professional development course aimed at semi-professional and professional vocalists and instrumentalists, undergraduate/postgraduate jazz students and those with extensive performance experience. The course is led by some of the most respected and accomplished tutors in the UK.

This is a highly challenging course and the only one of its kind in the UK. Teaching is at postgraduate level, very intensive, in small groups and places are limited. It is expected that each student has knowledge of theory, a solid repertoire and extensive performance experience.

In the evenings course participants perform publicly as part of the Hythe Imperial Jazz Week.

The aim of the course is to offer total Jazz immersion, further musical improvisation, arrangement skills, performance techniques and accompanying skills (instrumentalists), to build an understanding between musicians and work towards achieving individual potential.

Tutors
Pete Churchill - Vocals
Tina May – Vocals
Ursula Malewski - Vocals
Malcolm Edmonstone - Piano
Mark Hodgson - Bass
Paul Clarvis - Drums
Stan Sulzmann – Horns

Applicants should contact MEhr Clef by telephone or e-mail in the first instance to discuss their suitability for the course.

Course Fee: £850.00 includes tuition, accommodation single en-suite room, breakfast, 3 course a la carte dinner and use of hotel facilities.

For course brochure click here
For venue link click here

Partners may accompany students and enjoy the hotel facilities throughout their stay. For rates contact info@mehrclef.com

Availability update 31 October 2011
Vocals - 4 places
Piano - 2 places
Bass - 2 places
Drums - 1 place
Horns - 4 places


Please e-mail info@mehrclef or telephone us if you have problems downloading forms and would like a hard copy by post.

Past Courses

2011
Aug - Summer Jazz Course, London SW15
Apr - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe
Jan - Jazz Vocal Foundation Course, Hythe , Kent

2010
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 1, Age 23+, London SW15
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 2, Age U23, London SW15
Mar - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe
Jan - Jazz Vocal Foundation Course, Hythe, Kent

2009
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 1, Age 23+, London SW15
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 2, Age U23,  London SW15
Apr - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe
Jan - Jazz Vocal Foundation Course, Hythe, Kent

2008
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 1, Age 18+, London SW15
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 2, Age U21,  London SW15
Mar - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe

2007
Nov - Jazz Vocal Foundation Course, Hythe, Kent
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 1, Age 18+, Guildford
Aug - Summer Jazz Course Week 2, Age 14-19, Guildford
Apr - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe

November 2006
Nov - Jazz Vocal Foundation Course, Hythe, Kent.
Aug - Summer Jazz Course, Guildford
Apr - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe

2005
Nov - Jazz Vocal Foundation Course, Hythe, Kent
Mar - Advanced Performance and Professional Development Course, Hythe