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Javier Folch Segarra, Visiting Professor from Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Navarra (Higher Conservatory of Music of Navarra) (Pamplona, ​​Spain) – presents a double workshop dedicated to bass: preparatory exercises for Walking-Bass and study aimed at learning more about a transcription.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023
h 05:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Saint Louis via Urbana, 49/a

Free entrance by booking writing to rossella@slmc.it

Credits for academic courses: 1 CFA

Preparatory exercises for the Walking-Bass
Practical workshop on automating chord changes. Progressive approach, in major and minor keys and in the twelve tonalities.

Study aimed at learning more about a transcription
Memorization of a transcription (e.g., of the first chorus of Red Garland's solo in Bye Bye Black Bird, from Miles Davis' work) by playing it on the record. Work will be done on adapting it for electric bass, choosing fragments and using them in other themes, as well as using metrical motifs with other notes, phrases in other keys, modifying phrases for using them in other harmonies.

Individual jazz bass lessons

Javier Folch Segarra will also be available for individual jazz bass lessons Thursday, February 2nd

Interested students can book a free one-hour lesson by writing to marzia@slmc.it and specifying in the email the time of preference among the following available:

from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm
from 05:00 pm to 06:00
from 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
from 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

Made possible thanks to the support of Erasmus+

Javier Folch Segarra
Teacher of Electric Jazz Bass at CSMN, Conservatorio Superior de Música of Navarra.
Teacher of Electric Bass at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música "Pablo Sarasate" in Pamplona.

Educational Path
Professional Diploma in Electric Bass Guitar at Conservatori de Velluters (València)
Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Performance at ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya)
Pedagogical Accessibility Course (Official University Master's Degree in Teacher Education) at the Universitat de València.
Masters Degree in Psychopedagogy at UNIR (Universidad Internacional de la Rioja).

Books
"Slap y Tapping para bajo eléctrico" (Slap and Tapping for electric bass). Edited by the Carish publishing house.
"Quiero tocar el bajo" (I want to play the bass). Edited by the publisher Rivera.
"Bajo para todos" (Bass for everyone). Edited by the publishing house Carish.

Professional experience
He has worked with: Skip Hadden, Mario Abbagliati, Dave Mitchel, Matthew Simon, Joey Tartell, Aldo Caviglia, Elisabet Raspall, Ramón Cardo, Carlos Gonsalves, Ximo Tebar, Felipe Cucciardi, Ricardo Belda, Joan Soler, Pau Viguer, Fernando Marco and many others. Also in contemporary music, flamenco, traditional música, Latin...
He has also recorded numerous CDs.