Boot Camp Day 2

Ah, jazz. Improvisation. Playing by ear - I love it!

Today we refined our ABBA (see yesterday's post if you need the link to work on your part). And, we played around a little with the chop (a bow stroke/rhythmic technique) and some light improvisation over 2 keys.

Our performance treat for the day was Whitney Moulton's jazz ensemble. She and her compatriots did a great job showing us the elements of jazz.

At 11, Whitney and Alex Vickery played in with us to play a fun contemporary piece called "Basses Loaded". We just might play that on a concert this year - fun!

And, Chamber read Borodin's Nocturne from his 2nd string quartet - a favorite of mine. Here's a Stokowski arrangement of it done for string orchestra:



Tomorrow, Day 3, promises more music, more improv, more technique, and more great music! Stay tuned.
~Ms S