Instrumental and Vocal Clinics | Lawrence University

Additional clinics by the Lawrence Jazz Faculty

Steve Peplin
“The Contemporary Musician’s Survival Guide”

Saturday, Nov. 3rd
9:00 am-10:00 am
Music Drama Center, Room 259
Steve Peplin hosts this clinic which covers the primary musical elements and their applications through the electric guitar. These include tone, effects, harmonic concepts, rhythm, melodic variation, counterpoint, various genres, practice schedules and more. All instrumentalists welcome.

Matt Turner ’89, Director of IGLU

“Improvisation: Keeping It Safe and Simple”

Saturday, Nov. 3rd
9:00 am-10:00 am
Stansbury Theatre

This session will introduce improvisational techniques with a focus on exploring your instrument to create soundscapes, Arabic taqasim, and riff pieces.

John Daniel and Tim Albright

“Exploring Jazz Style for Trumpet and Trombone”

Saturday, Nov. 3rd
10:00 am-11:00 am
Music Drama Center, Room 259

Develop jazz style, explore jazz improvisation and learn about practical considerations including choice of mouthpieces.

Janet Planet

“What Makes It Jazz?”

Saturday, Nov. 3rd
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Music Drama Center, Room 259

This vocal clinic will demonstrate some of the approaches and stylistic choices that singers make in the jazz genre.
What choices can singers make to embrace the sound of jazz vocalizing? What differentiates the sound of jazz singing from other forms of vocalizing? How words are used and techniques that show singers how to improve tone, rhythm and range. Led by Janet Planet and Lawrence alumnus, John Harmon ’57.