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Practicing Better with Anton Schwartz at California Jazz Conservatory
Courtesy of Omree Gal-Oz | Posted on January 17, 2019
Where
California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510-845-5373
When
Sat, February 2, 2019
3:15 pm
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Musicians
Anton Schwartz
saxophone, tenorAbout
Musical mastery requires a lot of time. So letÕs not waste any more time practicing the wrong way. In recent years, psychological experiments on skill acquisition have given a lot of new results about how to most efficiently develop memories and skills that last. Some of the results are quite powerful and counterintuitive. In this workshop we explore a number of findings and their concrete application to how we should practice. JazzÕs greatest improvisers create music that packs an emotional punch. ItÕs a lesson that tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz learned well. SchwartzÕs Quintet is Winner of 2016 Northwest Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year...