Yesterday I dropped by Broad Ripple HS. Some of the MYO students are a part of the Philharmonic of Indianapolis' education program called Strings and Jazzy Things camp and I wanted to check in on our kids!
I came at a good time... about 45 minutes before lunch! No, but seriously, I sat in a strings workshop with Monika Herzig and her band as she taught the kids the basics of improv. She began with blues scale, blues patterns and basslines and followed up with two pieces - Harry "Sweets" Edison's Centerpiece and a little Duke Ellington C-Jam Blues. Keiryn and Aren from MYO both had that Edison melody stuck in their heads for the rest of the day! Here's a pic (below) as they're plucking out the melody.
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