little update

We had a fantastic class, and all the students are making great
progress. Today we worked on a new tune of Craig including a 3:4
arrangment for the whole ensemble. It it working out great. And we
focused on quintuplets grouped in the following sequence:
23232323-222-3223-3223-22-32-32. This sequence is part of the tune
Rain, and we played the whole composition for the first time
including the triplets and sixteenth variations. Man, this is very
exciting. The students are stepping it up.

tunes

Today we worked mostly on originals. Two tunes of Clement, one in 5/4 and one with a cycle of 3/4 4/4 3/4 5/4 plus a metric modulation. We also checked out T-leaf by Chris, a great melody. Next week back to the groupings in triplets and newly written material based on 4:3 and 3:4. I love this class and learn a lot from the students.

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Video of mixed meter class at Smalls

Here is the video of the mixed meter class performance at smalls

Stepping it up!

All originals, with polyrhythms, mixed meter, modulations and....lets not forget the 4/4 tune. It takes serious concentration and dedication. I am proud of them and I can't wait to hear them perform the complete set of music at Smalls on Sunday the 29th of February.

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In a higher gear.

We sank our teeth in the challenging set of music that we are preparing for the gig. Its not there yet but we made great progress. More work to do, everybody is ready to move in second gear. Looking forward to the next workshop and hopefully we will be able to throw The piece 'rain' in the mix.

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Great to get back at it.

Another great workshop. The two hours literally flew bye. We worked on Rain, a tune writen by Miles Okazaki, and specifically looked at 23232323/222/32233223/22/2323 in triplets, sixteenth and quintuplets. We also checked out a new tune written by Olivia and worked on the rhythm section playing through Asap, a tune written by me. Getting back in the groove of things.

Just so you know, NYJW is organizing a masterclass with Miles Okazaki on the 31st of Jan. It is open for the public. Let us know if you would like to be there.
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