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HOW TO IMPROVISE A SOLO?
with Luka Cojhter

Melodic soloing through the changes.

This workshop will focus on melodic soloing in the context of
minor blues progression and major 2-5-1s.

We will explore harmonic possibilities and learn to view the chords differently, rather than playing them literally.

The goal is to make our solos sound more hamonicaly „in“ and melodic in the same time.

Datum: 15.4.  20:00
Length of the lesson: 90 minutes
Price: 350,- 

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Takové to domácí nahrávání s Jankem

A series of workshops loosely based on Janek's Sound Rescuers will introduce the concepts of home recording in four sessions. The complete crash course will include theoretical preparation as well as live recording of a performance by one of the Kohútek's bands (in a school classroom space), as well as subsequent post-production and export of the final demo recording. The course grad will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to create simple promos for their own or a friend's band.

Terms: 27.3., 31.3., 7.4., 14.4. always at 20:00

HOW TO IMPROVISE A SOLO?
with Petr Smékal

Everything you need to know about the Blues! Part one... out of many 🙂

We will focus on:

  • most common variants of the blues form
  • Blues melodics and the usage of the blues scale. 
  • Explanation of principles such as call & response, tension & release and application of these concepts to instrumental soloing. 


Datum: 25.3. or 1.4. 20:00


With a higher number of registrants, we'll try come up with 2 terms

HOW TO IMPROVISE A SOLO?
with Josef Hanulík

How to work with a motive (either the motive of the melody itself, or any other that comes to mind during the solo).

We'll break down a simpler standard together and demonstrate the use of a motif when composing a melody, as well as try our own motivic improvisation. 

Date: 4.3. 20:00

HOW TO IMPROVISE A SOLO?
with Vít Beneš

Chords played melodically aka arpeggios are the very foundation of the jazz language. We'll look at how to practice them and show some ways to enrich our improvisation with them. 

The chords will help you find those "right notes" and create melodies that progress with the harmony in harmony.

As well as knowing the main melody (theme), knowing the chords is very useful for other creative methods of jazz improvisation.

The description's pretty boring, I admit. 

Date: 18.2. 20:00

HOW TO IMPROVISE A SOLO?
with Petr Svoboda

This is a preparatory workshop that will be followed by a series of other workshops under the title "How to improvise a solo?" focusing on jazz improvisation. 

With Mr. Svoboda we will look at how to learn new compositions in order to get the most out of them in the following improvisation. He'll be coming all the way from far away Prague to tell you all about it, so don't miss it. The lesson will be followed by an hour jam. 

Date: 4.2. 17:30