William Doran
William Doran Musican/Composer and Educator I have worked in th music industry for 15 years working in various settings as a session player ,sideman,frontman and educator.I started Learning Piano at the age of 6 and from 11 years started the trumpet ever since then i have progressed to playing 9 instruments all of which i teach. These are various non western and western instruments .The Trumpet Is my Principel instrument which i teach to diploma level and extended techniques including pedagogy.
As a composer i work in the context of Jazz composition and Modern Composition in which i offer my service writing pieces for mulitple ensembles and soloists.This can be for a vairety of ensembles from chamber ensembles to various combinations of instruments. They are scored and orchestrated by me in whichever type of ntation is needed. My approach involves initutive interperation of the performer and other mutations of form. As well as the amalgamation of western and eastern instruments.
As an educator i teach Brass and various other instruments upon request from the ABRSM syallbus in which i also cover music Theory up to grade 5 and beyond. I also cover extended brass techniques for advanced Brass players and Improvisation.i also cover both classical theory and composition with Jazz theory and composition thus allowing an expansion of composition for those who desire to do so.
Performance i use a variety of instruments dependent on the scenario this means access to my rotary instruments and the various mutes i have to create a rich timbre . Pedals and outboard fx units are also part of that as this can allow very interesting timbres and utilization of electronic paradigms.
Performance installation this i have incorprated into the extended compostional techniques which is part of new exploration to push the paradigms.
Improvisation systems
I teach Jazz improvisation and Free Improvisation the 2 in which are very different as a Jazz Musican i teach all aspects of this includign history to conextualize the improvisation to move from blues to post bop .i feel it important to then use the foundation of Jazz to move to Free Improvisation which can transistion to Free Jazz and Avant garde also into various forms of modern compostional technique.
This apporoach is part of system is use to teach and improvise in which i incoprate rhytmn and intitution along side theory this creates a very holistic approach.
Allowing the freedom to play all forms of Jazz from trad ,bop,modal,atonal,bebop,hardbop ,post bop , etc on any given instrument as then you can expand from the fundamentals and advanced areas of approach.
