Tune Class - Intro to Jazz Improvisation w/ Abbie Steiling
Expand your tune repertoire and improvisation skills in the world of jazz. Intro to jazz improvisation will focus on building improvisation skills over the 12-bar blues using 4 jazz blues heads: C-jam blues, Blue Monk, Tenor Madness, Billie's Bounce. Goals include learning the melodies and improvisation techniques to build solos over the 12 bar blues form with specific focus on song form, sequencing dominant 7th chords, and minor pentatonic and blues scales in the keys of C, F, and B-flat. Familiarity with 1-2 octave scales in the keys of C, F, and B-flat is helpful though not required. Beginners are welcome to join for the improvisation aspect though some melodies may be challenging.
Dates: April 19th, April 26th, and May 3rd from noon - 1:00 pm
Location: St. Louis String Collective; 3530 Greenwood Blvd
Registration closes Friday, April 11th
We will be filming each class and the videos will be made available to participants at the end of the session.
Expand your tune repertoire and improvisation skills in the world of jazz. Intro to jazz improvisation will focus on building improvisation skills over the 12-bar blues using 4 jazz blues heads: C-jam blues, Blue Monk, Tenor Madness, Billie's Bounce. Goals include learning the melodies and improvisation techniques to build solos over the 12 bar blues form with specific focus on song form, sequencing dominant 7th chords, and minor pentatonic and blues scales in the keys of C, F, and B-flat. Familiarity with 1-2 octave scales in the keys of C, F, and B-flat is helpful though not required. Beginners are welcome to join for the improvisation aspect though some melodies may be challenging.
Dates: April 19th, April 26th, and May 3rd from noon - 1:00 pm
Location: St. Louis String Collective; 3530 Greenwood Blvd
Registration closes Friday, April 11th
We will be filming each class and the videos will be made available to participants at the end of the session.
Expand your tune repertoire and improvisation skills in the world of jazz. Intro to jazz improvisation will focus on building improvisation skills over the 12-bar blues using 4 jazz blues heads: C-jam blues, Blue Monk, Tenor Madness, Billie's Bounce. Goals include learning the melodies and improvisation techniques to build solos over the 12 bar blues form with specific focus on song form, sequencing dominant 7th chords, and minor pentatonic and blues scales in the keys of C, F, and B-flat. Familiarity with 1-2 octave scales in the keys of C, F, and B-flat is helpful though not required. Beginners are welcome to join for the improvisation aspect though some melodies may be challenging.
Dates: April 19th, April 26th, and May 3rd from noon - 1:00 pm
Location: St. Louis String Collective; 3530 Greenwood Blvd
Registration closes Friday, April 11th
We will be filming each class and the videos will be made available to participants at the end of the session.
Violinist, Abbie Steiling, is a performer, composer, and teacher from St Louis. She performs domestically as well as abroad in an array of musical genres, and foremost as a member of the ‘70s prog-rock band, Pavlov’s Dog. With the group, she acts as music director and director of touring and is featured on 5 of their most recent albums and is currently working on a new release with the band. She recently received an RIAA certified platinum record for playing on “Line Without a Hook” by Ricky Montgomery and Warner Records, and additionally has performed with legendary artists including The Who, The Eagles, JD Blackfoot, Sister Hazel. Other closely associated groups include involvement with Circus Flora, STAGES St Louis, Steiling Strings event music, The Big Rigs, Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra, and Kinetic Tapestry Physical Theatre.