Building Blocks of Jazz: InstrumentsVidoes highlight how a specific instrument is used in jazz music.
Building Blocks of Jazz – BassPhil Dunlap and his guest Nick Jost discuss the basics of the bass. They’ll demonstrate the acoustic and the electric bass and clue you in as to who was the pioneer of pizzicato.
Login to ViewThe Piano in Jazz MusicPhil Dunlap introduces viewers to various styles of jazz piano and discusses how they developed over time. Phil demonstrates Ragtime, Stride, Boogie Woogie and modern-day influences.
Login to ViewHave You Ever Wondered How Do Musical Instruments Work?New May 2022! Musicologist Katelyn Galenski describes how shape, material, and other factors affect the sound created by a musical instrument.
Login to ViewBuilding Blocks of Jazz – SaxophonePhil Dunlap and his guest Andy Ament discuss the history and variety of saxophone and how it works.
Login to ViewBuilding Blocks of Jazz – Rhythm Guitar 1Phil Dunlap and Rick Haydon, Professor of Music at SIU-Edwardsville, discuss the guitar as a percussive instrument as well as the relationship of rhythm guitar to Big Band Music.
Login to ViewBuilding Blocks of Jazz – Rhythm Guitar IIPhil Dunlap and Rick Haydon, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Professor of Music, discuss the famous jazz guitarist Freddy Green and the percussive sound of the rhythm guitar.
Login to ViewBuilding Blocks of Jazz – TrombonePhil Dunlap and guest Dave Dickey examine the evolution of the trombone style, from New Orleans to BeBop.
