- Jazz Combos
A, B, C, & D - GRADES 5-12: Limit: 10 per group • A placement session on Tuesday, January 12 at 4 pm is required for
new students only, to determine section assignments. Age, experience, and skill level are all taken into
account. Call 802-652-4537 to arrange a placement session time slot.
FLYNN COMBO A: Tuesday • 3:45-5:15 pm • George Voland • $210/12 wks. (includes ticket — new students add $15 for music book)
FLYNN COMBO B: Tuesday • 5:20-6:50 pm • Shane Hardiman • $210/12 wks. (includes ticket)
FLYNN COMBO C: Tuesday • 7-8:30 pm • Tom Cleary • $210/12 wks. (includes ticket)
ISLAND COMBO D: North Hero Community Hall • Tony Pietricola • Call for more info - Detailed semester & registration information
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What not to miss this semester!
Tuesday nights are alive at the Flynn! Performance workshops on the art of jazz improvisation encourage students
to develop individual styles while learning an essential repertoire (blues, standard tunes, and jazz classics). Combos
consist of bass, percussion, piano, guitar, and horns. Rehearsals culminate in a public performance in FlynnSpace in
April, and some combos also perform at the Discover Jazz Festival in June. Flynn Combos’ tuition includes a ticket to
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the Flynn on Friday, January 29 at 8 pm.
TONY PIETRICOLA taught music at Charlotte Central School for many years, and was voted the 2003 VT Music Educator of the Year. He has worked as a consultant to the VT Department of Education, plays with the VT Jazz Ensemble, and leads the beginner branch of the Flynn’s Summertime Jazz Program.
GEORGE VOLAND, a jazz musician, adjudicator, and educator, earned a B.A. from Middlebury College and a M.Ed. from UVM. He plays with the Vermont Jazz Ensemble and Pine Street Jazz, and has coached jazz students at South Burlington High School, Gailer School, Interplay Jazz Camp, and IAJE Middle School Jazz Festival.
SHANE HARDIMAN is a talented pianist who received his B.A. in jazz studies from Johnson State College. A passionate improviser and educator, he performs regularly with many of the area’s finest musicians and bands.
TOM CLEARY was a finalist in the competitive Kennedy Center Jazz Ambassadors program and has studied jazz at Hampshire College, UMass, and UVM before becoming an accomplished educator and jazz pianist. He has taught students of all ages in schools and music programs in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont.
The FlynnArts music program offers a variety of vocal and instrumental classes, and serves our widest range of ages, beginning with the young infants in Music Makers. Early music classes enhance children’s natural creative impulses and help develop concentration, coordination, and cooperation. Classes for older children through adults combine individual attention with ensemble work, broaden students’ musical knowledge and performance skills, and introduce like-minded friends who often play and sing together for years to come. Masterclasses with visiting artists and discounts on world-class Flynn Center presentations further enhance the program.
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