About Jazz School UK

The Venue
The Shoefactory is an Arts Space
created by two musicians and teachers

Nick Weldon and Andra Sparks

Once the home of a million army boots,

this beautiful Victorian building now
throbs with grand pianos...

The Teaching
Nothing but the best- This is your chance to play and learn with the
most experienced players and teachers around. Many of the
techniques of jazz are very simple when explained in the right way by
the right people. Save yourself hours of solo frustration. Small groups
and expert tuition guarantee swift results.

Pricing
Each session (morning 10.30am-1pm and/or afternoon 2-4.30pm)
costs £30. Reductions for members of the Shoefactory at Rushden
Register your interest and join our mailing list at www.jazzschool.co.uk

Limited places available, so enquire now

CONTACT NICK WELDON LOCATION

• tel: 01933 313 969 The Shoefactory
• mobile: 07971 409 596 23b Fitzwilliam Street
• www.jazzschool.co.uk
Rushden
Northants
• nick@nickweldon.com
NN10 9YW
Introducing Jazz introducing jazz TUNE LIST
Exactly Like You Autumn Leaves
Improve your playing, meet other musicians, learn how to improvise!
Blue Bossa

In this ensemble we will learn: Lady Be Good/Hackensack

‣ a set of simple jazz tunes and standards Just Friends Killer Joe
‣ the technique of swing at medium tempo
Little Sunflower Perdido
‣ the basics of Brazilian and Cuban time feels
Song For My Father
‣ dominant-tonic harmony
Take The A Train
‣ chord construction and chord-scale relationships
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
‣ the meaning and use of modes

‣ how to lock in with the drums Fly me to the moon

‣ a first approach to melodic playing What Is This thing Called Love

‣ how to play and practise safely Spacemen

‣ how to transcribe Blue Monk Blue Seven
‣ and much more! Nutty Sonora

Satin Doll Undecided

Doxy St Thomas
DATES
So What
2010 October 3 November 7 December 5

2011 January 2 February 6 March 6 April 3 May 1 June 5 July 3 Blues In the Closet
Improvers Jazz improvers jazz TUNE LIST
There Is No Greater Love
Now things are starting to get interesting!
There Will Never Be Another You
In this ensemble we will learn: Black Orpheus I Thought About You
‣ a set of more challenging jazz tunes and standards
Tune Up In a Sentimental Mood I Love You
‣ the technique of swing at different tempos
In A Mellow Tone In Walked Bud
‣ how to create different time feels
It Could Happen to You LadyBird
‣ the basics of altered harmony

‣ how to use melodic minor scales Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

‣ how to create and shape longer solos Night and Day

‣ how to describe harmony while improvising What Am I Here For? Beautiful Love
‣ how to feel three and two at the same time, and really start to
Green Dolphin St All of Me
swing!
Billie’s Bounce Blues For Wood The Message
‣ how to create flow in the quaver line

‣ and much more! After You've Gone Dindi

Unit Seven Misty

Cantaloupe Island Moanin’

DATES
I Can’t Get Started
2010 October 10 November 14 December 11 (sat)
Body and Soul
2011 January 9 February 13 March 13 April 10 May 8 June 12 July 10
Intermediate Jazz intermediate jazz TUNE LIST
Anthropology Take Five
Stretching out!
How Insensitive If I Should Lose You
In this intermediate ensemble we will delve further into specific Love For Sale Milestones
areas of jazz improvisation as well as extending our existing
knowledge through a wider range of key and tempo. We will Rhythm a Ning Solar
learn:
‣ a set of jazz tunes and standards Someday My Prince Will Come Soul Eyes
‣ how to reharmonise jazz tunes and standards
Stella By Starlight Up Jumped Spring
‣ how to create dialogue within the band
‣ how to use diminished and whole tone scales Yardbird Suite Yesterdays
‣ performance technique
‣ extended use of three over two You Took Advantage of Me Woody ‘n You
‣ wider range of feels
‣ use of different time signatures Here’s That Rainy Day Have You Met Miss Jones?
‣ recognition of harmonic patterns
‣ and much more! I Mean You I Remember April

Mr PC All the Things You Are

The course is aimed at players with very good instrumental
ability, who also have enough playing and improvising Recordame What’s New?
experience to cope with the demands of a small ensemble gig.
You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To

These Foolish Things Scrapple From the Apple

Nostalgia in Times Square Peace

DATES

2010 October 17 November 21 December 19 Midnight Waltz Bitter Suite

2011 January 23 February 27 March 27 April 17 Silver’s Serenade Ceora
May 15 June 26 July 24
Intermediate Plus intermediate plus TUNE LIST
What Is Thing Called Love?/Hot House
Now we need to put it all together!
I Should Care Bluesette
In this more advanced ensemble we will be aiming for the same Take The A Train Sail Away
standards as those currently achieved by entrants to Music
Conservatoires. The range of skills will not be substantially Alice in Wonderland/Black Alice
different from those of Intermediate Jazz (although we will be
Black Narcissus Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
looking in some detail at a wider range of styles and
composers), but we will be aiming to nail the skills, and to learn Caravan
to apply them consistently across the whole range of feel, key
and tempo. Goodbye Porkpie Hat Invitation

This course will be suitable for: Body and Soul

Recordame Witch Hunt

players with a high level of instrumental ability who believe
they can take their playing to a good professional and creative Round Midnight Tenderly
standard
students aiming for a performance degree (undergraduate or It Could Happen to You
postgraduate Cherokee Yes and No Wave
jazz teachers preparing such students
ambitious gigging players who want to raise their playing The Touch of Your Lips
level
Moment's Notice Take Five

Bitter Suite Bolivia Seven Minds

DATES Infra Rae Oblivion Unit Seven

2010 October 30 November 27 Ramblin’ Nica's Dream
2011 January 1 February 5 March 5 April 2
April 30 June 4 July 2
 Jazz Singing jazz singing TUNE LIST
Caravan
Meet other singers in this friendly group, and learn the basic styles and repertoire of jazz!
Autumn Leaves
In this year of workshops we will explore: Sway
‣ how to swing
Good Morning Heartache
‣ basic bossa nova and latin feels
Girl from Ipanema
‣ microphone technique
Green Dolphin Street
‣ song interpretation
On the Sunny Side of the Street
‣ how to improvise
‣ how to create narrative in performance Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

‣ vocal technique and breathing control Fly Me to the Moon

‣ the meaning of the blues In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
‣ jazz repertoire Work Song
‣ harmony singing Ain’t Misbehavin’
‣ and much more!
Blue Monk

Music reading not essential - just a desire to find the freedom of jazz in your voice! God Bless the Child

St Thomas
DATES

2010 October 3 17 31 November 14 28 December 5 19 …and many more!

2011 Fortnightly (starting date to be confirmed)