CJC
Jon Arkin Online Class: Funk Grooves & Exercises for Drum Set
Wednesdays 7:45–9:15pm (7/8–8/12)
Jon Arkin Online Workshop: The Art of Brush Playing
Brushes are among the most effective and essential tools available for drummers when playing in an acoustic jazz context. This workshop provides an overview of brush techniques and concepts, including basic time patterns, variations, accents, textural possibilities, articulation and finger control. Additional areas of discussion include the ways that brushes can open one’s playing up …
Jon Arkin Online Workshop: (Re)Learning How To Practice
The vast majority of music students of every level of experience a sense of frustration with their progress—whether feeling their improvement plateau, or feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work needed to advance, or feeling guilty for not having more time/motivation to devote to practice. While some students find ways to channel this frustration to …
Jon Arkin Online Workshop: Patterns for Learning Your Way Around the Drums
Great drummers are said to “know their way around the kit”, meaning their playing has fluidity & control even when playing fills or solo ideas. An effective way of developing this fluidity is the practice of hand/foot patterns, which are short loops of notes that can be applied in any rhythmic context, and can be …
Jon Arkin Online Workshop: Metric Modulation
Metric modulation is the process of shifting from (or implying a shift from) one tempo or meter to another through the use of various subdivisions and polyrhythms. It has become a fairly standard technique in contemporary jazz performance and composition over the past few decades. This workshop serves as an introduction to various practical applications …
Jon Arkin Online Class: Jazz Drumming Lineage
Thursdays 7:45 – 9:15pm (9/24 – 12/3, no class 11/26)
Jon Arkin Online Class: Jazz Drum Style Deep Dive — Roy Haynes and Tony Williams
Thursdays 7–8:30pm (4/8–6/3)
Jon Arkin Online Workshop: (Re)Learning How to Practice
The vast majority of music students of every level experience a sense of frustration with their progress, whether feeling their improvement plateau; feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work needed to advance; or feeling guilty for not having more time/motivation to devote to practice. While some students find ways to channel this frustration to fuel …
Jon Arkin Online Workshop: Electro-Acoustic Concepts for the Improvising Musician
In the modern musical environment, software-based music is no longer confined by the bounds of pop, dance, and experimental genres—it is increasingly becoming a standard tool for all kinds of musicians who want to expand their sonic palette, and enhance (rather than replace) the possibilities of their acoustic instruments. In this workshop, Jon Arkin demonstrates …
Jon Arkin Online Class: Jazz Drum Style Deep Dive — Max Roach and Art Blakey
Tuesdays 7–8:30pm (7/6–8/10)
Jon Arkin Online Class: Jazz Drum Style Deep Dive — Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette
Thursdays 7:45–9:15pm (9/23–12/2)
Jon Arkin Online Class: Jazz Drum Style Deep Dive — Jeff “Tain” Watts and Bill Stewart
Thursdays 7:45–9:15pm (1/13–3/17)
Jon Arkin Online Class: Jazz Drum Style Deep Dive — Jimmy Cobb and Philly Joe Jones
Wednesdays 7:45–9:15pm (4/6–6/1)
Jon Arkin Online Class: Rudiments & Stick Technique
10% enrollment discount for students who register before 9/18
Jon Arkin Online Class: (Re)Learning How To Practice
10% enrollment discount for students who register before 9/18