40th edition International Higher Masterclasses
july 24th - august 7th, 2010
The new edition of the International Summer Workshop represents a historical landmark for The Fondazione Siena Jazz. The new seminars are side-by-side with those of the most recent InJaM – a two-year high end Master Program, activated in 2008 for the first time, successufully ended this year.
The new Summer Workshops, like the In,Ja.M, see the participation of world renowned musicians, half of which are from Italy and half from other Countries. The new courses format aims at experienced young jazz musicians (of second and third level in the old Seminar format).
The workshop will accept a maximum number of 120 students, with a previous performance experience in jazz ensembles. The course curriculum focuses on performance practice, in tune with the high level of the In.Ja.M Master program. The teaching philosophy is based mainly on instrument and ensemble performances. Jazz History and Musical Forms Analysis will be the only theoretical subjects. The choice of such a curriculum will be an extremely valuable asset in light of the Italian Higher Education and the excellence pursued by the Fondazione Siena Jazz in all these years.
The Workshop’s duration is two weeks. Students will attend two instrumental and two jazz combo classes every day, six days per week, together with Jazz History course (first week) and Musical Forms Analysis (second week), for a total of six hours of lessons per day. This way, each student will have the chance of studying with eight instructors: four for the instrument and four for the jazz ensemble classes.
