Improvising in jazz has often been likened to working without a net. There’s always an element of danger lurking close by. For many musicians, j ...
moreKids who have no problem acting out a movie scene in the cafeteria or doing a monologue for friends on the school bus often freeze up when called upon ...
moreJazz can be demanding mistress, but she can also be a useful tool for teaching kids with special needs. Access to Jazz for Children with Physical Disa ...
moreWhether music educators are headed back to school right away or still have a few weeks to prepare, the August 2008 issue of Teaching Music offers new ...
more“Kids love Route 66. It’s a blues. It’s a geography lesson. It swings and they dig it…”
-cookie, MENC Forums
Most beginning music student ...
more“How do we get more performance area teachers on board with us?” asks Jim Frisque, a general music teacher. Better relations are a two-way street. ...
moreWhat does a brand-new conductor need to know?
MENC member Sandra Dackow is president of the Conductors Guild and the music director of the Hershey Sym ...
moreAnyone who’s ever heard Louis Armstrong’s sublime West End Blues, or marveled at Charlie Parker’s breathtaking virtuosity on A Night in Tunisia, ...
moreA new society is coming to MENC. The National Executive Board has announced plans to form a Society for Jazz Education to serve the unique profession ...
moreNew Survey Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support Teaching National Anthem in Schools and Agree Music Education Impacts Success in Other SubjectsOn Ju ...
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