Jazz Education
Intimidating Improvisation Simplified Focus on the Blues By NAfME Member Sarin Williams Like many music educators today, my background was strictly in classical music—until I sought out an independent study…
An Important Voice in Music Education In Memoriam Chris Vadala By NAfME Member Peter J. Perry This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Teaching Music magazine. On…
“Jazz Is the Aspirational Sound of Our Democracy” An Interview with All-National Honor Jazz Ensemble Conductor Todd Stoll and 2019 Guest Soloist Camille Thurman Todd Stoll was once again the…
Bassoonists Can’t Play Jazz and Other Lies, Part 2 By Jeffrey Stepien with Anne Wagener Including nontraditional instruments in the jazz ensemble can attract more students to your group and…
Bassoonists Can’t Play Jazz and Other Lies By Jeffrey Stepien with Anne Wagener If you’re wondering whether your jazz ensemble will work without trumpets or with some clarinets, bassoons, or…