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With All That Jazz out There, Where Do I Start?
“We Always Swing" Jazz Series Assistant Director Greg Aker knows about jazz education. As someone who has studied the genre and taught it to children, he is used to all sorts of responses - “I don't like jazz" must be high on that list. But that's a major misconception, Aker said. “Jazz is not the snooty ...
The Beauty of Jazz
Great jazz artists fashion a unique manner of playing that expresses their musical personality. Jazz performance requires dynamic creativity, great knowledge of the jazz forms, and an incredible ability to distill life experience into musical expression. Jazz as a type of music was first developed by African Americans around the first decades of the 20th century ...
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Introduction to Chordscale Theory Chordscale theory describes the interdependent relationship of harmony and melody. It states that chords serve specific roles within a key which determine the scales that are associated with those chords which, in turn, represent a palette of available notes that can be used for improvisation. This theory is fundamental to learning how ...
Jazz Player Kirk Whalum Connects with Young Fans
Just as the late Oklahoma jazz guitarist Charlie Christian made a lasting impression on today's artists with his compositions, jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum is connecting with the next generation as an artist-in-residence, and with fans through technology. It is a beautiful, sunny day in Memphis, and Whalum, 50, has been in the studio, compiling tracks for ...
Children Schooled on ABCs of Jazz
When listening to jazz, many forget that the genre is linked to blues. For that reason, Felice Green, a member of the Handy festival board of directors, has been organizing the ABCs of Jazz for the W.C. Handy Music Festival since the festival began. On Tuesday, area children and adults gathered at Mount Moriah Family Life ...
Jazz for Kids: Jazzed up About Music
Through performance, band teaches children value of genre at Knights of Columbus Hall LANCASTER - Larry Cook believes in the educational power of jazz music. With the help of his double-string bass - and four other musicians - he attempted to pass his knowledge of jazz on to a very special audience Monday - children. “Our ...
#1 Blues Harmonica Mastercourse Finally Debuts Online
Jerry Portnoy, one of America's leading blues harp master players for over 30 years, has toured with Muddy Waters and shared the international stage with Eric Clapton. Now he has finally released his acclaimed “Jerry Portnoy's Blues Harmonica Masterclass" to be enjoyed by blues harmonica devotees directly from the web. The 3-CD box set also features ...
Dave Douglas on Ear Training
You can't deny the power of raw talent in music, but it is possible there is an even greater strength in the human capacity for self-transformation, growth, and genius. Some people have enormous natural talent and ability. Some have to work really hard. One way or another we're all striving to find a true expression in ...
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Star Spangled Banner Celebrate Independence Day with this jazz arrangement of our national anthem. Incorporating a wide range of reharmonization and arranging devices- substitutions, upper structures, deceptive cadences and non-functional harmony among them- you will no doubt enjoy hearing this familiar melody juxtaposed with the chromatic sounds of the reharmonized chords. What ...
MENC to Serve Jazz Educators
The National Association for Music Education announced plans to form a Society for Jazz Education to serve the unique professional needs of jazz educators. “According to the MENC Constitution and Bylaws, the National Executive Board may establish 'Societies' to foster communication among and meet the needs of specific segments of MENC's membership, “ said Barbara Geer, ...
