Before the Workshops

✔ Download the PDF guide for each session.
✔ Set aside 15–20 minutes to do the pre-workshop listening (a short playlist of tunes we’ll cover).
✔ Write down 1–2 questions or curiosities you have about jazz — we’ll use them in the workshops.

Workshop Week

Day 1 – Friday, Jan 23 @ 9am PST

• Workshop 1: Instruments & Roles
• Focus: How to hear each instrument’s role in a jazz band.
• After the session: Review the PDF and replay, then spend 10 minutes listening to a recording and identifying the instruments.

Day 2 – Saturday, Jan 24 @ 9am PST

• Workshop 2: Form
• Focus: Recognizing structure (AABA, blues, rhythm changes) and following the form in real time.
• After the session: Use the reflection questions in the PDF while listening to one of the examples again.

Day 3 – Sunday, Jan 25 @ 9am PST

• Workshop 3: Improvisation
• Focus: What to listen for in a solo, how players interact, and how storytelling works in jazz improvisation.
• After the session: Try listening to a track and describing the “story arc” of the solo in your own words.

After the Workshops

Over the next few weeks, you’ll have access to:

• 10 follow-up video lessons (20–30 min each):
  • Blues
  • Ballads
  • Bebop
  • Hard Bop
  • Bossa
  • Modal Jazz
  • Free Jazz
  • Fusion
  • Funk Jazz
  • Smooth Jazz
• Each lesson includes a PDF, listening guide, and reflection questions.

How to use them:

• Watch one lesson per week (or at your own pace).
• Do the listening assignments right after the video to lock in the concepts.
• Share reflections or questions in the community (if applicable).

Lifetime Access & Support

Remember — you’ll always have access to:

• Replays of all 3 workshops
• All 10 follow-up lessons + PDFs
• My support and feedback whenever you need it

👉 By the end of the course, you’ll be able to listen to jazz with confidence — following forms, hearing interaction, and recognizing styles and artists with sharper ears.