Lori Mechem Music
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- Private lesson 1 hour IN PERSON - $125
- A private 1 hour lesson in my home.
- Private Lesson 1 hour and 30 minutes IN PERSON - $175
- A private one hour and 30 minute lesson IN PERSON
- Private Lesson 2 hours - $250
- Private Lesson 1 hour ONLINE - $125
- A one hour private lesson online
- Private Lesson 1 hour and 30 minutes ONLINE - $175
- An Online 1 hour and 30 minutes private lesson ONLINE
- Private 2 hour lesson ONLINE - $250
- Private 2 hour lesson.
- Gift Certificate - $125
- 1 hour lesson or towards a master class.
- The Music of Billy Strayhorn (2 Day Intensive) - $350
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The Music of Billy Strayhorn - (Weekend Intensive)SOLD OUT
May 17 and 18- 10am to 3:00pm
Cost $350
At the “House of Jazz” of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
6 spots available
Learn the most exquisite songs from the Billy Strayhorn songbook. This class will not only concentrate on his compositions, but the background of his compositions such as his song structures, harmonic and melodic concepts and lyric content. Songs will include: Lush Life, A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, Passion Flower, Maybe, Daydream, Lotus Blossom and many more. This will be a 2 day weekend intensive.
Here is the schedule for the 2 days.
9:30- Arrival and Coffee
10am - Comparison listening
10:30 to 12:30 - Literature study and analysis of songs.
12:30 to 1:15 Lunch (Bring your own or walk to a local restaurant)
1:15 to 3:00 - Singing with Trio
- The Music of Cy Coleman (2 Day Intensive) - $350
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The Music of Cy Coleman- (Weekend Intensive)
June 21, 22- 10am to 3:00pm
Cost $350
At the “House of Jazz” of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
6 spots available
Cy Coleman was a celebrated American composer, pianist, and jazz musician whose versatile talents shaped Broadway for decades. His distinctive jazz-influenced style produced Broadway classics including "Sweet Charity", "City of Angels", and "The Will Rogers Follies," earning him multiple Tony Awards. He collaborated with lyricists, Dorothy Fields, Carolyn Leigh and Alan and Marilyn Bergman
This class will not only concentrate on his compositions, but the background of his compositions such as song structures, harmonic and melodic concepts, lyric content and how the song was used in the show it was from. Songs will include: The Best is Yet to Come, Witchcraft, It Amazes Me, With Every Breath I Take, You Fascinate Me So and many more. This will be a 2 day weekend intensive.
Here is the schedule for the 2 days.
9:30- Arrival and Coffee
10am - Comparison listening
10:30 to 12:30 - Literature study and analysis of songs.
12:30 to 1:15 Lunch (Bring your own or walk to a local restaurant)
1:15 to 3:00 - Singing with Trio
- "Songs You Should Know" (2 Day Intensive) - $350
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Songs You Should Know- (Weekend Intensive)
July 26 and 27- 10am to 3:00pm
Cost $350
At the “House of Jazz” of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
6 spots available
In this intensive, we will study and sing a group of tunes that sometimes get overlooked, or just not quite as popular! However, they are great songs and should be considered to be part of the Great American Songbook. We will study several songs by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Deitz ("You and the Night and the Music", By Myself" "Alone Together", "Haunted Heart", "I See Your Face Before Me"), and others such as "Here's to Life", "I Hear a Rhapsody", "For All We Know", "Time after Time" just to name a few. Here is the schedule for the 2 days:
Saturday
9:45am arrival
10am to 10:30am - Listening
10:30am to 12:30pm - Sing thru songs with trio
12:30pm to 1:15pm - Lunch provided by Lori and Roger
1:15pm to 3:00pm - Stylistic ideas for arrangements
Sunday
9:45am arrival
10am to 10:30am - Listening
10:30am to 12:30pm - Sing thru songs with trio
12:30pm to 1:15pm - Lunch provided by Lori and Roger
1:15pm to 3:00pm - You bring a song that you think is a GEM! Maybe one you never hear anyone sing!! FUN!
- The Music of Ivan Lins (2 Day intensive) - $350
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The Music of Ivan Lins (2 day intensive)
August 16 and 17- 10am to 3:00pm
Cost $350
At the “House of Jazz” of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
6 spots available
Ivan Lins is a Grammy winning Brazilian musician and composer who is known for numerous recordings of his work worldwide. He has a beautiful sense of harmony, melody and lyric. His songs have been recorded by artists such as Sarah Vaughn, Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, George Benson, Take 6 and Sting...just to name a few! He also has worked with other songwriters such as Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Paul William who wrote gorgeous English lyrics to a few of his songs.
Here are a few of his songs: "You Moved Me to This", "The Island", "Love Dance", and "Nightmood".
Here is the schedule for the 2 days.
9:30- Arrival and Coffee
10am - Comparison listening/Portuguese to English versions
10:30 to 12:30 - Literature study and analysis of songs.
12:30 to 1:15 Lunch provided by Lori and Roger
1:15 to 3:00 - Singing with Trio
