Education

Melodic Stylizing for Jazz Vocalists and Instrumentalists

Online clinic

Downloadable materials from clinic:

Melodic Stylizing document

This document is the source of the Melodic Stylizing video. It details nine techniques of stylizing and applies them to the first four bars of Summertime.

Melodic Stylizing- Gwinnell.pdf

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Sarah Vaughan September in the Rain Analysis

This PDF of Sarah Vaughan's, "September in the Rain" from Live at Mister Kelly's live recording, is a transcription with melodic stylization analysis placed next to the original lead sheet. It shows the techniques that Sarah uses to personalize the melody.

Sarah Vaughan September in the Rain Anal

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Sarah Vaughan September in the Rain WITHOUT Analysis

This PDF of Sarah Vaughan's, "September in the Rain" from Live at Mister Kelly's live recording, is a transcription placed next to the original lead sheet. It doesn't include melodic stylization analysis.

September in the Rain SV vs Lead.pdf

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Summertime- Melodic Stylization

This is the version of Summertime sung by Ellie Martin in the Melodic Stylization video clinic. The bottom version is analyzed and the top is not.

Melodic Stylization Clinic- Summertime.p

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Education

Based out of Detroit, Scott Gwinnell holds various positions at some of Metro-Detroit's respected jazz institutions as well as creator and director Detroit Jazz Workshop (since 2009). Gwinnell also is a private instructor, teaching lessons in jazz piano, arranging, composition, and computer music notation in his Clinton Township studio. Some of the places Gwinnell currently teaches at:

Oakland University- Scott is a Special Lecturer at OU, conducting vocal ensembles, and is the instructor of jazz piano, arranging, and theory. Scott also plays in the faculty jazz quartet.

Michigan State University Community School- Under the leadership of Rodney Whitaker, Scott is the jazz piano instructor as well as combo coach.

Music Hall Center for Performing Arts- Scott is the Jazz Education Coordinator, creating curriculum, program, and administering the Marygrove School DPS program, working with talented vocalists at Detroit School of the Arts and Renaissance High School.

Piano Studio- Scott teaches a select number of private students in his Clinton Township studio. See page for specific info.

Detroit Jazz Workshop- The DJW, created by Scott in 2008, offers a week-long summer day camp to students of all ages, experience, and instruments.