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Summer Jazz Workshops at UNT

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Jazz Vocal Workshop
June 25-30, 2002

For information, contact: Paris Rutherford (940) 565-4648 email:mailto:pruth@music.cmm.unt.edu The North Texas Vocal Jazz Workshop is among the foremost summer workshops of its kind. For one intense week, students, professionals and non-professionals encounter virtually every aspect of vocal jazz and the vocal jazz ensemble, including vocal jazz arranging. (Separate track!) In addition to classes and solo coaching sessions, two daily rehearsals work toward a public performance of four vocal jazz ensembles at the end of the week. Workshop faculty includes:  Paris Rutherford , director of UNT Jazz Singers, clinician and published vocal jazz arranger.  Michele Weir (University of California, noted clinician and arranger) Rosana Calderon (UNT vocal jazz, professional recording artist)  David Joyner (UNT jazz history-repertoire, active singer/arranger)  Catherine Jensen-Hole (Univ of Mass. at Amherst, vocal jazz)  Sue Cruse (Texas A&M Kingsville, IAJE-Texas vocal jazz resource)  Gary Eckert (active composer/singer, Dallas commercial scene)  Bruce Wermuth (composer/singer/arranger, Dallas jingles/shows) Schedule - Vocal Jazz Workshop 2002 Sunday 6/25 3:00p  Registration: Room 263  4:00p  First session rm 282  4:30p  Mini concert 282  5:30p  Dinner (Room 263)  7:00p  First general rehearsal  8:30p  Dismissed  Monday thru Thursday (6/26 - 6/29) A typical day is scheduled this way: 9:00 am Theory and Arranging (three levels) 10:00 am Rehearsals (smaller groups) 11:00 am Special Presentations (Soloing, Voice Building,Writing Lead Sheets, Song Writing)  12:00 pm Lunch  1:00 pm Vocal Improvisation or Vocal Arranging 2:00 pm Specials (History, MIDI Accompaniments, Pedagogy, Professional Singing, How to Practice)  3:00 pm Solo Coaching and "down time" 5:00 pm Dinner (Bruce Hall Cafeteria)  7:00 pm Rehearsal (Large Ensemble)  8:15 pm Solo Performances (all participants) 9:30 pm Dismissed  Friday (6/30) 9:00a  Theory and Arranging (conclusion)  10am  Workshop arrangements sung (till 1:00); others have free time to prepare for evening performances.  12:0p  Lunch  1:00p  Rhythm rehearsal with soloists.  2:00p  Dress Rehearsal: Group A  2:30p  Dress Rehearsal: Group B  3:00p  Dress Rehearsal: Full Group  3:30p  Last Rehearsals: Soloists  5:00p  Dinner Break  6:30p  Performance Call (All checkins must be complete)  7:00p  Final Performance (Kenton Hall, no charge for admission)  8:15p  Workshop is over.  9:00p  Kenton Hall is clear.