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Welcome to Essentially Ellington membership for 2008-09. You can either join online below, or download a membership form.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
*Required Field

Band Director:

*First Name

*Last Name

*Program/
High School Name

*Ensemble Name

*School Address:
(No P.O. Boxes)

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*City

*State/Province

*Postal Code

Country

*School Phone

School Fax

Home Phone

*E-mail Address

Essentially Ellington membership is now free!

In an effort to reach as many high school jazz programs as possible, Jazz at Lincoln Center has subsidized the 2008-09 Essentially Ellington membership, making it free for all schools. Your responses to the survey included here are essential to support the continuation of this initiative by helping us gather information about the schools and students that we serve. Thank you for your help!

REQUIRED SURVEY

In order to receive the free membership, please take time to fill out the survey completely.

About your school 1. Your program would be best described as:
	Public
	Private
	Magnet
	Community
	Conglomerate
	If other, describe:
2a. School size
	Less than 500
	500-999
	1,000-1,499
	1,500-1,999
	More than 2,000
2b. Music program size
	Less than 100
	100-199
	200-299
	300-399
	More than 400
2c. Jazz program size
	Less than 25
	25-50
	50-75
	75-100
	More than 100
3.	What is the annual budget for your music department?
	What percentage of that budget is allocated for jazz education?
	How much do you rely on outside (non-school funding to support your jazz programs?
	Not at all
	Minimally
	Moderately
	Extensively
	Completely
4.	Do your students receive school credit for their particpation in jazz ensemble?
	Yes
	No
5.	Has your institution been a member of Essentially Ellington in the past?
	Yes
	No
About Your Students
6.	What percentage of your jazz ensemble students are: Male Female
7.	With which racial or ethnic group(s) do your jazz ensemble students most identify? Please enter numbers only to indicate percentages (note: categories are defined by the Federal government).
	% African-American (Non-Hispanic)
	% Latino or Hispanic
	% Asian/Pacifc Islanders
	% Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)
	% Native American, Aleut or Aboriginal Peoples
	% Other
8.	Do all of the students in your jazz ensemble attend the same high school? Yes No
About You
9.	How long have you been teaching?
	First year
	1-4 years
	5-10 years
	11-15 years
	More than 15 years
	How long have you been teaching jazz?
	First year
	1-4 years
	5-10 years
	11-15 years
	More than 15 years
10.	What type of jazz pedagogy have you experienced? (Check all that apply.)
	Personal study on own time
	Personal study on sabbatical
	Included in Methods class
	Conferences: IAJE, MENC, Jazz Improv, other
	Dedicated jazz pedagogy course during undergraduate or graduate training
	Summer jazz professional development seminar: IAJE's ITT, JALC's BDA, other
	Other - please describe:
11.	To which racial or ethnic group(s) do you most identify? (Mark more than one if applicable.)
	African-American (non-Hispanic)
	Latino or Hispanic
	Asian/Pacific Islanders
	Caucasian (non-Hispanic)
	Other:
	Prefer not to answer

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