Jeff Antoniuk

Jeff Antoniuk presents two back-to-back jazz theory classes from his inDepth Jazz Clinics, held live at the National Music Center in Washington, DC, offered together for one price. You don't need to know any of this material going in — that's exactly what the classes are for. What's covered Jazz Theory 101: the circle of fourths, II - V - I progressions , and chord scale relationships Jazz Theory 201: minor II - V - I progressions, diminished chords , and advanced chord scale relationships dealing with altered chords A solid grounding in the theory behind jazz harmony for players starting from scratch, with the 201 session pushing into more advanced territory. You can read more about Jeff on the Masters page.

Jeff Antoniuk's inDepth Jazz Clinic on How To Practice tackles a question every musician faces: how to make real progress with whatever time you have — whether that's 20 minutes a day or one hour a week. While a few specific techniques are aimed at sax and flute, the majority of this class offers excellent advice for all musicians, at every level. What's covered How to structure your practice time — and Jeff's core principle: divide it 50% practice, 50% playing Why only playing tunes reinforces your bad habits along with the good — and why only drilling scales and patterns leaves you unable to play actual music Breaking practice into simple categories and checking that your routine hits each one What to practice, how to practice it, and what not to practice Balancing the nuts and bolts (scales, patterns, transcription) with musical context (tunes, blues, playing with a metronome or play-alongs) Avoiding overwhelm when you're told to do everything in all 12 keys on limited practice time Jeff speaks from experience — as a student he could "play the hell out of the saxophone" but didn't know enough tunes to get hired, and his advice comes straight from that lesson. A practical class for beginners, returning players, and gigging musicians alike.

Join Jeff Antoniuk and guitarist Geoff Reecer during his inDepth Jazz Clinic on Style and Song Analysis. Two songs, Little Sunflower and Blue Monk are analyzed with regard to structure, harmony and melody, and used as a guide to apply to other songs. This class applies to all instruments.