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ALL EARS at ARA
January 22, 2018 @ 9:00 am – January 26, 2018 @ 6:00 pm
$135Ara Music Arts are excited to be partnering with the ‘All Ears’ team to bring this unique week of workshops to New Zealand in January 2018.
This week long program is a great opportunity for musicians of any age and ability. It provides participants a format to explore jazz and improvised music in a fun, safe and nurturing environment, while focusing on developing improvisation skills in the time honored tradition of the jazz greats: learning by ear.
All Ears will run from Monday January 22 to Friday 26 January. A public concert performance featuring All Ears performers and Ara Music Arts faculty members will take place on the Friday afternoon.
Fees are $175 per person, or $135 per person if two or more family members are participating in the workshops.
Register are at https: www.ara.ac.nz/news-and-events/upcoming-events/all-ears/All-EARS-Registration-Form or email
“All Ears is a jazz and improvised music program designed by veteran US educators Dr. Arthur Falbush and Keith Pray. With 14 years of collaborating on many educational programs and with over 50 years of combined teaching experience, All by Ear is an evolution of the original method of learning jazz (by ear).
Jazz musicians since the earliest days of the music learned to play by imitating other musicians.
All Ears takes this concept into an educational environment and provides participants the opportunity to learn how to improve their jazz playing while being supervised by experience jazz musicians and veteran teachers.”
Ara Music Arts are excited to be partnering with the ‘All Ears’ team to bring this unique week of workshops to New Zealand in January 2018.
This week long program is a great opportunity for musicians of any age and ability. It provides participants a format to explore jazz and improvised music in a fun, safe and nurturing environment, while focusing on developing improvisation skills in the time honored tradition of the jazz greats: learning by ear.
“All Ears is a jazz and improvised music program designed by veteran US educators Dr. Arthur Falbush and Keith Pray. With 14 years of collaborating on many educational programs and with over 50 years of combined teaching experience, All by Ear is an evolution of the original method of learning jazz (by ear).
Jazz musicians since the earliest days of the music learned to play by imitating other musicians.
All Ears takes this concept into an educational environment and provides participants the opportunity to learn how to improve their jazz playing while being supervised by experience jazz musicians and veteran teachers.”
Register today for All EARS
Important information
All Ears will run from Monday January 22 to Friday 26 January. A public concert performance featuring All Ears performers and Ara Music Arts faculty members will take place on the Friday afternoon.
Daily schedule:
| 9:00am – 12:00pm | Session 1 |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Session 2 |
Rehearsals begin promptly at 9:00 am. There are two sessions separated by lunch (morning and afternoon).
Sessions are broken down into smaller groups as needed to facilitate learning and other activities such as discussions and listening to music are used to deepen their understanding of jazz.
Each session focuses on learning repertoire and improvisation a leading to the final concert. The concert features performances of pieces that have been worked on during the week and all pieces are played from memory.
The week will be led by All Ears co-founder Arthur Falbush with support from Ara Music Arts faculty.
Fees
- $175 per person
- $135 per person if two or more family members are attending
All enquiries can be submitted to cameron.pearce@ara.ac.nz and be sure to join our Facebook group – www.facebook.com/groups/AllEarsatAra