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…
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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…
Creativity and Improvisation for Beginning Strings: A Step-by-Step Approach
Creativity and Improvisation for Beginning Strings: A Step-by-Step Approach By NAfME Member Michael E. Martin,School District of Haverford Township, PA, retired Why Create and Improvise? There are many reasons to…
Video Game Music: The Great Teaching Experiment
Video Game Music: The Great Teaching Experiment By NAfME Member Mark Laughlin From the first beeps and bleeps of Pong in 1972 to the world’s most-subscribed massively-multiplayer online role-playing…
How to Successfully Implement Non-Performance Standards in Your Music Ensemble
Taking the Extra Step with your Music Ensemble By: Lorie Enloe Finding the Time to Implement For those who work with secondary instrumental ensembles, adopting…
Swingin’ From the Start: Teaching the Basics of Jazz and Improvisation
Swingin’ From the Start: Teaching the Basics of Jazz and Improvisation in a Concert Band Setting By Jennifer S. McDonel and Richard Victor Have you ever wondered how jazz “swings”?…
