"BDA is the most informative and valuable workshop that I have ever attended. To say I use the resources from it every week is not an exaggeration."
– Bill Snyder, South Salem High School, Salem, OR

SAVE THE DATE!

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s

11th Annual Band Director Academy

“Teaching Improvisation”

June 25-28, 2010

Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center

New York, NY

Want to teach jazz more effectively? 

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Band Director Academy (BDA) emphasizes hands-on learning and techniques that can be immediately applied in the classroom. This year’s BDA focuses on teaching improvisation.  Using the blues as the entry to improvisation, this curriculum will focus on the transcription process, listening sessions, and choosing repertoire for various levels of players.  There will also be demonstrations on how to teach improvisation in a big band setting.  The four-day session also includes jam sessions, topic discussions and a faculty concert.

Faculty Includes:

Ron Carter, Director of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Terell Stafford, Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Reginald Thomas, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

Rodney Whitaker, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

Additional faculty announced soon.

Tuition:

$350 per person*

* 2009-2010 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program members eligible for a $50 discount.  Scholarships and discounted hotel rates also available. Special discounts for college music education students - check back for details.

Registration begins:  February 2010

For more information:

www.jalc.org/bda

Phone: 212.258.9812

Email: bda@jalc.org