spartan youth jazz orchestra - michigan state university

The Spartan Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO) is a large ensemble for middle school-age students with 1+ years experience on an instrument:

Saxophone • Trumpet • Trombone • Electric Bass Double Bass • Drums • Guitar • Piano

Other non-traditional jazz instruments welcome!

Led by jazz artist and educator, Sean Dobbins, SYJO focuses on learning about the history of jazz and and how to play it, through fun and unique methods such as:• Scale Games • Technique• Improvisation • Performances at Aretha’s Jazz Café, Cliff Bell’s, and CMS-Detroit

Spartan Youth Jazz OrchestraOctober 2019 - May 2020

Call: (313) 578-9716Email: cmsd@msu.edu

Website: www.cms.msu.edu/detroitFind us on Facebook!

MSU Detroit CenterMSU Community Music School-Detroit

3408 Woodward AvenueDetroit, MI 48201

Required Audition Videos: Two major scales & two minor scales

A tune or piece of your choiceEmail audition recordings/videos to:

cms.detroit.msu@gmail.com

Mondays 5:30-7:00 PM Tuition: $150 yr / $75 semester

TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Sean Dobbins