Intimidating Improvisation Simplified
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…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Improvising
The Beginner’s Guide to Improvising A Three-Step Process for your Beginner Jazz Students By NAfME Member Richard Grennor This article originally appeared on “Dr. Grennor’s Music Academy” blog. There…
Building Better Improvisers
Building Better Improvisers Dedicating Class Time to Improvisation? By NAfME Member Dr. Russell Ballenger I know, I know—“But our concert is in a couple weeks, and we need every…
Call and Response: Teaching Jazz Improvisation
Call and Response Teaching Jazz Improvisation By NAfME Members Bob Habersat and Paul Levy Teaching improvisation in a school setting is often the biggest challenge for a jazz band…
What’s So Special About Jazz?
What’s So Special About Jazz? Unique Attributes of America’s Music that Need to be Taken Into Consideration when Constructing Student Learning Objectives Specific to Jazz Education. By NAfME member Glen…
Teaching the Blues: Your First Ten Jazz Lessons
Teaching the Blues: Your First Ten Jazz Lessons By NAfME Member Chad O’Brien A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a masterclass in which Dave Liebman…
The Next Generation of Music Education
The Next Generation of Music Education in Chaska, Minnesota By NAfME member Eric Songer The Next Generation of Music Education is an incredible revolutionary project that involves transforming music…
Improvisation Is Not a Bad Word
Improvisation Is Not a Bad Word A Method for Teaching Improvisation to Beginning Instrumentalists By NAfME Member Tina Krawcyk A well-rounded musician can play both with music and by…
World-Renowned Saxophonist, Tim Price: How to Teach Authentic Jazz Language
World-Renowned Saxophonist, Tim Price: How to Teach Authentic Jazz Language By Donna Schwartz Article Originally Posted on Donna Schwartz Music Struggling with jazz improvisation? I recently had the honor…
Using Circle Singing to Enliven Choral Creativity
Using Circle Singing to Enliven Choral Creativity By Stuart Chapman Hill and Joshua Palkki Let’s play a quick game of word association: when you hear (or read) the word…
