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Sunday, October 27, 2024
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
UIUC School of Music
1114 W. Nevada St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Faculty
Eligibility
- Bass Day is open to all bass players from high school through college.
- All bassists are welcome. Including those interested in jazz bass or classical bass.
- Electric bass players are welcome.
Offerings
Sessions will cover topics of interest to all bass players. Topics will include practice techniques, career advice, improvisation, and more. Master classes are offered in both classical and jazz. Be sure to indicate your interest on the registration form. Sessions will include:
- Orchestra excerpts class
- Audition preparation
- Solo bass masterclass, classical and jazz
- Jazz foundations pizzicato techniques sound production relation to recordings
- Walking bass developing knowledge of tunes and relating walking styles to recorded history
- Solo conceptions for the jazz bassist
- Electric bass techniques and approaches
Schedule
9:30-10:00 AM – Arrival and Check-in | School of Music Auditorium
10:00-10:45 Opening session with Larry and Kris
10:45-11:45 First classical or jazz session
11:45-1:00 Lunch on your own
1:15-2:15 PM Second Sessions
2:30-3:30 Third Sessions
3:45-4:45 Closing Session (all together)
Directions and Parking
- Sessions will take place in the School of Music Auditorium
- Parking meters around the School of Music and parking inside the Krannert decks is free and open to the public on Sundays.
- From any parking area, make your way to the South Entrance of the School of Music.
- Check-in will be just outside the School of Music Auditorium.
