Learn the fundamentals of Vocal Jazz Ensemble singing and Music!
Participants will learn how to match vowels, blend, keep time in a group setting and to sing jazz harmonies with accuracy! Experiment with vocal improvisation and scat singing, while honing the skills required for group singing. No sight reading skills are required.
Recommended for singers with at least one year of singing experience. Students will be expected to practice their parts using sheet music and/or practice tracks between classes.
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Vocalist and composer Tammy Scheffer has been a creative force in NYC’s vibrant music scene for more than a decade. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “innovative, provocative and alluring.” Scheffer lends her voice to ensembles that range from jazz to progressive rock, from improvised music to modern classical music. Most recently she appeared on albums with Stefan Bauer’s Voyage West, Amanda Monaco’s Pirkei Avot, and Joe Phillips’ opera The Grey Land. As a bandleader, Tammy released an album with her sextet on the label ...
Vocalist and composer Tammy Scheffer has been a creative force in NYC’s vibrant music scene for more than a decade. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “innovative, provocative and alluring.” Scheffer lends her voice to ensembles that range from jazz to progressive rock, from improvised music to modern classical music. Most recently she appeared on albums with Stefan Bauer’s Voyage West, Amanda Monaco’s Pirkei Avot, and Joe Phillips’ opera The Grey Land. As a bandleader, Tammy released an album with her sextet on the label Inner Circle Music. Tammy performed at Carnegie Hall and Birdland in NYC, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Revoice Festival in London, MISA Festival in China, San Sebastian Jazz Festival in Spain, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington DC, Chicago Cultural Center, and many other premier stages.
As an educator, Tammy works with a wide variety of students in her studio and in class settings. She has coached small jazz ensembles, taught music theory classes, and led vocal jazz repertoire and vocal improvisation workshops. In her voice studio, she works with students to improve their vocal technique and build musicianship skills.
Tammy holds an M.M. in Jazz Composition from Queens College, a B.M. in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory, and a Certificate in Vocology from the University of Utah. She is a PAVA-Recognized Vocologist, and a member of the Pan American Vocology Association and of the Recording Academy.
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