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The Lesson Vault
Theory and Musicianship Workshops

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This vault contains all of the past Zoom Jazz Workshops featuring deeper dives into harmony, theory, jazz improvisation techniques and general musicianship. It also features our guest tutors, who are some of the most highly respected and qualified jazz educators in the UK. Each lesson includes a link to download all of the handouts for that class. 

Practical Reharmonisation

with

Chris Allard

Time is of the Essence

with

Tommaso Starace

Using Modes To Add Colour

with

Julian Nicholas

A More Musical Approach To Practising

with

Simon Allen

Simple Techniques to Develop Jazz Language

with

Mark Armstrong

Exploring Wayne Shorter's use of Motivic Development

with

Tori Freestone

Common Chord Substitutions

with

Buster Birch

Using the BeBop Scale to Develop Jazz Language

with

Steve Waterman

The Cycle of Fourths

with

Buster Birch

Introducing the music of Kenny Wheeler

with

Prof Nick Smart

Arranging for Horns

with

Michael Horner

How To Improvise with Modes and Slash Chords

with

Buster Birch

How To Get The Most From Your Practice Time

with

Simon Purcell

Connecting Your Ear With Your Instrument

with

Malcolm Earle Smith

How To Improvise with Voice Leadings

with

Buster Birch

The Magic of Voicings

with

Michael Horner

Approach Notes & Enclosures

with

Buster Birch

Diminished Scale Harmony

with

Buster Birch

Exploring the Minor ii-V-I sequence

with

Buster Birch

Exploring the Major ii-V-I sequence

with

Buster Birch

Jazz Blues Harmony

with

Buster Birch

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