Classes Archives - Scott Healy

2/1/2020 – Quantum Harmony, Early Jazz – Special Guest Joshua Moshier

January 24, 2020 by Scott Healy No Comment

Quantum Harmony? I mean, you gotta call the class something, right? I do have an explanation, I guess you’ll have to show up at the 2/1 installment of the Ellington Study Group! Plus the real attraction is the brilliant young composer and jazz musician Joshua Moshier. I’m excited to hear what he has to say about his music and his exploding career. February 1st will be jam-packed with a detailed of some of the basic harmony of jazz music. I’ll start with a deep dive into early jazz harmony, focusing on how improvising players manipulated and exploited the “classical” chromaticism…

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Ellington Study Group with Scott Healy 9/21 – Jeff Beal Special Guest

September 15, 2019 by Scott Healy No Comment

On Saturday, Sept. 21st the Academy of Scoring Arts will host the latest installment of my Ellington Study Group. I am excited to have as a guest speaker Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Blackfish, The Queen of Versailles). This jazz-oriented discussion will continue our exploration about scoring techniques in film noir. Jeff is an exceptionally creative and prolific composer and has a wealth of wisdom to share. Don’t miss this unforgettable meeting with a modern legend in film and television scoring. I’ll start by give a talk about harmony: linear, chromatic, and non-functional harmony are all parts of the jazz…

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Ellington Study Group LA with Scott Healy 3/23/2019

March 11, 2019 by Scott Healy No Comment

The Dark Side: The Music of Late 1950’s Film Noir, with Special Guest Marcelo Zarvos (HBO’s “Ray Donovan”) Saturday, March 23rd 2019 Vitello’s E-Spot Lounge – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Visit the dark side with an in-depth look at the jazz and film noir harmonic and orchestration techniques of Duke Ellington, Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini, and of our special guest Marcelo Zarvos. Expanded Format Includes Continental Breakfast and Buffet Lunch Cover charge: $25 Advance tickets are available on Eventbright and at the door. Vitello’s E-Spot Lounge – 4349 Tujunga Ave Studio City, CA 91604 Get your tickets now on…

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“Writing outside the Box” – ASMAC Master Class with Scott Healy – Sept 23rd 2017 – 11am-2pm

May 9, 2017 by Scott Healy No Comment

Join ASMAC for an exciting Master Class with Grammy nominated composer SCOTT HEALY! “Writing Outside the Box Techniques for Expanding Jazz Composition” Saturday, September 23rd 2017 – 11am – 2pm The Evergreen Stage – 4403 West Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 $25 Members & Students / $40 Non-Members The master class on September 23rd will explore some of the ways a composer can extend the harmonic, rhythmic, orchestrational and emotional language of large ensemble jazz writing. Topics will include linear harmony, plastic meter, “off the grid” writing, controlled and notated improvisation, spatial and box notation, layered counterpoint, and techniques borrowed…

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