Special Programs & Workshops
Join the Band is about more than rocking out. We offer our Band Members the opportunity to learn about and play a wide range of styles for their musical growth. In addition to sometimes mixing it up with a jazz or classic blues number in our rock program, JTB offers a variety of programs to push your musical boundaries.
- Digital Recording workshop: Hands on class with these popular formats. Pro tools, Logic and Garage Band.
- JTB Professional Singers Performance Workshop: Pick your own songs and rehearse for a concert performance with a professional level band.
- JTB Singer Workshop: Work with a group of JTB singers to prepare for your concert! We often hold these classes with young singers to prepare them for the band classes.
- JTB Rock: All styles of rock from the Classics to Modern Day.
- JTB Blues School: Learn from master Blues guitarist John Marx.
- JTB Jazz School: Swing, Bebop, Fusion. From the basic forms of Jazz to the challenge of a burning Bebop tune, you can really hone in your chops in the JTB Jazz Bands. Great class for kids to prepare for their school jazz band programs.
- JTB Funk and R&B School: Make it funky now!
- JTB Tribute Bands: Dedicate a JTB class to your favorite band. Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Robin Trower, Heart, Allman Brothers, Weezer and more have been featured
- Song Writer Ensemble: Bring in your own tunes and prepare them for a live show.
- Chart Writing Class: Great musicians read music. Your rehearsals and sessions will run faster with a well-written chart.
- Music Theory Class: Learn the fundamentals of music theory.
- Improvisation Class: Get beyond licks. Learn how to create melodies in your solos.
- JTB Guitar Chord Workshop: Get to know the names and how to use different chord forms.
- Recording Workshop: Go home with your own CD. Call for details.
- Other Specialty Classes: Sessions for other, specific musical styles are scheduled based on student demand.