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Classical music is a sophisticated art form where talking during performances (much less to the
musicians) is frowned upon. Yet in jazz, it is very common for the audience to speak to musicians
during performances as a way of complimenting their improvisational skills.

Elements of jazz can be found in gospel, country, pop, R&B, movie soundtracks, and other musical
forms. However, when the average person uses the word "jazz," they may not understand the culture
or the language.

Many people associate improvisation with jazz and vice-versa. However, improvisation has been an
integral part of classical music history, stemming back to the medieval period in Gregorian chants.
These chants used additional melodies above the Cantus Firmus (fixed melody in Latin), which were
improvised by Medieval musicians to glorify God. In the later periods, improvisation was used in
performances outside of churches. J.S. Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Liszt all excelled in
improvisation, which was then referred to as extemporization. Bartok's "Mikrokosmos" were
originally improvised as were Beethoven's famous sketch books (which he later used in formal
works).

Near the beginning of the 20th Century, improvisation disappeared in the Romantic Period as
performers began mastering composers' works note for note; the art of improvisation was eventually
lost. Schubert's impromptus, contrary to their title, were not improvised but written out methodically.
Playing classical music well is a skill requiring great discipline and talent, but the same can be said
for jazz. Both disciplines use the same musical alphabet, yet have somehow managed to create
different nomenclatures for each respectively.

Historically, jazz music has not been associated with higher education. However, the great Scott
Joplin, an African-American jazz composer of the late 19th to early 20th century, took formal lessons
with a classical German-born piano teacher and the Creole performers of New Orleans were often
Conservatory-trained in Paris.

Both classical and jazz music are disciplines requiring creativity. The classical musician, after

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mastering the techniques must interpret the score and bring the written notes to life in a performance.
The challenge of a jazz musician is to use, simultaneously, both improvisational talent and the
technique required to perform unplanned music for a live audience. To draw an analogy, a classical
musician is like an actor with a full script – having to memorize and master it, then bringing the
character to life. A jazz musician is like an actor with no script, only a few guidelines to follow, yet
charged with creating dialogue and instantly performing in character. In its purest essence,
technicality must be mastered. One would argue that the task of learning and memorizing a sonata
(15-60 pages) or concerto (often exceeding 100 pages) is a phenomenal task! The best classical and
jazz musicians must both be proficient in technique, but the more challenging task is for them to able
to augment their technical skills in a performance to move their audience emotionally. All musicians
need to play from their hearts to truly affect their audience in a meaningful way.

Recently, Conservatory Canada has implemented a new examination category implementing jazz
idioms, nomenclature and styles. The Royal Conservatory has for several years used a popular
syllabus for their studies selection. In addition to the previously mentioned Jazz Studies program
offered at Juilliard, Ivy League schools have also shown their support; Harvard, Yale, Princeton,
Stanford, and Berkley currently offer or are implementing jazz programs. These institutions have
embraced an original approach in combining classical and jazz instruction.

We cannot claim that one art form is more or less sophisticated than another. Classical musicians may
not fully comprehend jazz culture, just as jazz musicians may not fully interpret classical culture.
However, because music is a universal language, the understanding of its different forms and dialects
are beneficial. These new "bilingual" musicians are able to better communicate with their audience in
various ways. Following the same "early education" concept used for spoken languages, we need to
educate children in both classical and jazz music. Children who study classical and jazz at the same
time will be able to understand both cultures and fully realize their musical potential.

About the Author:

Jeannie Lee is the proprietor of Oakridge Music Studios (OMusicStudios) based in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Ms. Jeannie Lee emphasizes the importance of learning jazz and classical for any young
musician who wish to excel their music learning and development. Ms. Lee is in the process of
publishing books, CDs and DVDs to help facilitate music education in jazz improvisation and
classical music to toddlers, children, high school and college students.
Jeannie Lee established OMusicStudios to help other musicians learn music using creative and unique
teaching methodologies in a relaxed and fun environment for children. Her methodologies of teaching
classical improvisation and jazz - simultaneously - to young children using innovative and
imaginative, step-by-step processes in a conducive playful environment to encourage an active
engagement of ingenuity and originality for the young musician's development and skills. These
unique music principles and disciplines are liberally taught, encouraged and instilled in the music
educators of Oakridge Music Studios.
Please call us or visit our website if you are seeking music lessons in the Vancouver, BC area.
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Vancouver Music & Piano Lessons
497 West 40th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Y 2R5
tel: +1.604.321.1551 fax: +1.604.321.1555

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