MAC Jazz After Class: Composition and performance Vol. 2

no writing or notation experience required

With Professor Jacob Kelberman & guest teachers Joao Bueno and James Diaz

Spring Session 2024 -10 weeks

8th through 12th grades

Wednesdays Feb 7- April 10
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Final Performance TBA

Location: Media Arts Council 11 E State Street

$450 for 10-Week Class. Scholarships Available. MAC members save $50 on tuition

Students Will Learn:

•How to compose an original song

•Critical listening skills and transcription

•How to improvise on an original song

•How chords and scales work together

Dive into music composition for small jazz ensemble, no music notation experience required!  While experimenting with various approaches to writing music, students will focus on writing original music for the Spring 2024 session of Jazz After Class. Each week will begin with playing, studying and listening to well-known jazz compositions as well as reviewing music theory and practicing chords and scales; giving students the tools to create their own music.

[This class] gave me more confidence to play in front of an audience - Jazz After Class Spring 2023 Student

[After taking this class] my son put together a student-run jazz band at his school. - Jazz After Class Spring 2023 Parent

My child] feels as though he has learned a great deal and is eager to apply his knowledge in his own band concerts. He feels as though the instructors have a vested interest in him as a student, musician, and as a person. - Jazz After Class Spring 2023 Parent

“Because of this class, I won a solo award in a jazz concert.” - Jazz After Class Spring 2023 Student

About the instructors:

Jake Kelberman is a Philadelphia-based guitarist and much sought after performer and private instructor. He is also professor of jazz guitar and small ensemble director at Temple’s Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia

João Bueno is a pianist, composer and arranger from Campinas, Brazil currently residing in Philadelphia.

James Diaz is a Columbian-born composer currently living and working in Philadelphia

This program is made possible by support from the Foundation for Delaware County and the Delaware County Interactive Gaming Revenue Authority.