The registration for The VIII International City of Ourense-Spain Jazz accordion and modern harmony Master Classes, July 15th - 16th, 2023 is Open.
Victor Prieto holds a Degree in Jazz Accordion Performance from Berklee College of Music (Boston), where he studied with a full schoolarship and a Diploma in Classical Accordion from Ouresnse - Spain Conservatory. He is the only one to date to specialize in jazz accordion studies at Berklee College of Music, which does not offer any classes focusing on accordion. Uninhibited by these circumstances Victor created his own study program, applying the expertise offered by educators at Berklee to the accordion. Among his students are some of the best Jazz and World Music accordionits in the world. Victor Prieto teaches Master Classes at Berklee College of Music.
For the past 20 years, Victor has been developing and improving his curriculum for teaching modern harmony and jazz for the accordion. These classes will help you establish a strong foundation in the understanding of modern harmony or jazz harmony in the accordion.
-My classes will help you establish a strong foundation in the understanding of modern harmony or jazz harmony in the accordion.
One of the greatest obstacle that accordion players face when they start studying modern harmonies, it is that we have no Idea how to even be
ging applying the info to the accordion.
-we are completely stuck and lost.
-This class will help you with all of that.
-Modes, scales, patterns.
-Improvisation and phrasing in different Styles : Bebop, Blues, Jazz, Brazilian, Traditional Tango, New Tango (Astor Piazzola), Latin Jazz, Funk and Counterpoint improvisation using 3 voices or more.
-How to use the registers on both hands of the accordion to create different textures and colors.
-Chords formation, how to build the chords. Open and closed position, Poly Chords, upper structures .
We will also see, My technique “Chord approach on both hands” This is an advanced technique for comping and it requires you to have some knowledge in modern harmony.
-How to comp and different ways of comping depending on the style you are playing.
I will also give you an easy way to comp, you will be be able to do it the same day of the Master Class.
-I will show you the accordion in different musical situations.
-How to play solo, trio (rhythm section), in duo (sax, piano. guitar. voice)
The accordion has to interact in a completely different way depending on the instrument or instruments that is playing with.
This is a vast quantity of material…
-All of this information will change the concept and the way you see music on the accordion, as it had for many accordionists already.
-Finally, I really want to emphasize that..
The MOST IMPORTANT goal of my classes is to help you understand how to apply this info to the accordion, so you can keep studying with different teachers regardless the instrument that they play. (pianist, guitarist).