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Masterclass Videos by Instrument

Bass

Overall:  Walking bass lines, communicating with your instrument, and solo techniques
Topics:
•  Walking bass lines: 00:00-15:00
•  Solo techniques: 17:00 - 53:00
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Artist: Darell Campbell
Partner Organization: Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Overall:  Reading and analyzing written music, introducing and understanding your part in the music, how to practice your part
Topics:
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Reading and analyzing written music:  00:00 - 19:20
•  Understanding your part in the music:  19:20 - 38:15
•  How to practice:  38:15 - 40:36
•  Marion Hayden Trio:  40:36-1:01:13
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Artist: Marion Hayden
Partner Organization: MSU Community Music School-Detroit

Overall:  Join Darell “Red” Campbell Jr. in this masterclass as he takes you through the essential techniques to become a great bassist. 
Topics:  Theory, Technique, Style
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Artist: Darell “Red” Campbell Jr. 
Partner Organization: Detroit Symphony Orchestra 

Overall:  Detroit bassist and educator Marion Hayden shares tips on walking the bass line on multiple bars. 
Topics:  Theory, Technique, Style
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Artist: Marion Hayden
Partner Organization: MSU Community Music School-Detroit


Piano

Overall:  Melodic stylizing for vocalists and instrumentalists
Topics:
•  History of melodic styling and song analysis: 00:00 - 07:45
•  Techniques of melodic styling:  7:45 - 28:29
•  Techniques in demonstration:  28:29 - 59:24 
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Artist: Scott Gwinnell
Partner Organization: Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Overall:  The II-V-I progression, its use in jazz, and variations on its voicing. 
Topics: Theory, Technique, Style
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Artist: Scott Gwinnell
Partner Organization: Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Worksheet: II-V-I Voicings


Saxophone

Overall: Six steps on how to learn and internalize a tune
Topics:
•  Performances:  00:00 - 35:48
•  Technique:  35:48 - 52:15
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Artist: Marcus Elliot
Partner Organization: Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Overall:  Basics of jazz from long tone practice to major scales and chords
Topics:
•  Scales and technique:  00:00 - 21:50
•  Play along: 21:50 - 29:00
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Artist: Duane Parham
Partner Organization: The Carr Center

Overall:  The foundations of Bebop.
Topics: Theory and Style
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Artist: Stephen Grady Jr
Partner Organization: The Carr Center

Overall: Join Marcus Elliot as he teaches you about using triad pairs over dominant chords and the blues. 
Topics:
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Theory
• Style
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Artist:
Marcus Elliot
Partner Organization:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra


Trumpet

Overall:  Focuses on Detroit Jazz Master Thad Jones’ legacy and contributions to jazz music; demonstrates the importance of picking apart a song and searching for small digestible fragments to help better understand how to perform the piece.
Topics:  JazzHistory
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Artist: Timothy Blackmon Jr.
Partner Organization: MSU Community Music School-Detroit

Overall:  Focuses on effective ways to practice triads. 
Topics:  Jazz
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Artist: Timothy Blackmon Jr.
Partner Organization: MSU Community Music School-Detroit

Overall:  Join Kris Johnson in this masterclass about adding style to your playing to make your music come alive.
Topics:  Jazz
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Artist: Kris Johnson
Partner Organization: 


Trombone

Overall:  The 5 different aspects of the Blues: The Feeling, The       Aesthetic The Style, The Form, and The Scale
Topics:
•  Blues Basics:  4:16 - 13:37
•  History:  13:37-14:34
•  Techniques:  14:34 - 24:01
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Artist:  Chris Glassman
Partner Organization: MSU Community Music School-Detroit

Overall:  Join Vincent Chandler in this masterclass as he takes you through the essential techniques to become a great jazz trombonist. 
Topics: Style, Technique
Artist: Vincent Chandler 
Partner Organization: Detroit Symphony Orchestra


Voice

Overall: Essential tips on how to become the singer you want to be!

Topics: Style and Technique

Artist: Athena Johnson

Artist Organization: MSU Community Music School

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