9:00-11:45 am

June 8-11   |   July 6-9   |   July 27-30

Students will be in a jazz band/combo, attend jazz history workshops, listen to music of jazz masters, practice ear training, and study jazz improvisation.

Play jazz? This is for you. Never played jazz? This is for you. All concert band wind instruments (including flute, clarinet, Euphonium, etc.) and drum set, piano, bass, and guitar, are accepted. Each week builds on the last – registration for all three weeks is recommended.

Why you’ll love it:

● Take your jazz playing to the next level.
● Learn from the pros in workshops, masterclasses, and jam sessions.
● Hands-on jazz improvisation with similarly skilled players.
● Explore the rich diversity of iconic jazz composers and musicians.
● Sharpen your jazz vocabulary through lessons in jazz history, theory, and improvisation.
● Experience a Big Band and Jazz Combo performance.

Be part of an unforgettable musical journey! Open to students and adults. Courtyard By Merriot, Moorhead, is pretty close to MSUM (don’t wait long to book a room🙂) – phone 218-284-1000.

The Details:

– Who: students and adults – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Adult groups.
– Where: MSUM, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Music Department, Moorhead, MN.
– When: Three exciting 4-day sessions (Mon-Thu, 9:00 – 11:45 am).
– Optional: Big band and jam sessions, noon-1:15 M-T-W.

– Tuition: We encourage registration for all 3 sessions. Early bird registration is due by May 4 is $300. After May 4, the registration cost is $375. Attend one or two sessions for $150 per session.

– Session 1: June 8-11
– Session 2: July 6-9
– Session 3: July 27-30

This will be a fun jazz immersion experience. You’ll study Jazz improvisation, jazz history, jazz theory, and ear-training at your level of understanding. You’ll develop your knowledge and experience performing America’s authentic art form: JAZZ!

No previous jazz experience is required, but you do need to know how to play a band instrument. At least two years of playing experience.

Each session builds on the last, so if your schedule allows, we highly recommend attending all three sessions. Email fmkicksband@gmail.com for more info

Pay online (you pay the transaction fee) at the Pay Now link below or by check to FM Kicks Band, 2609 4th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560.