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"This Academy is a must for anyone teaching jazz."
– Joe Gill, Paris High School, Paris, IL
The Ninth Annual Jazz at Lincoln Center
Band Director Academy
Teaching Rhythm Section Techniques
July 12-14, 2008 (Sat-Mon)
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center,
New York City, NY
July 17-19, 2008 (Thurs-Sat)
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL
(St. Louis area)
Co-hosted by Jazz St. Louis
Both Band Director Academy (BDA) sessions will focus on core concepts for teaching jazz, particularly rhythm section techniques. Featuring an integration of performance, jazz history, pedagogy and sharing best practices, the three-day professional development workshop emphasizes hands-on learning and concepts and techniques to be applied directly in the classroom. It is led by some of the most foremost jazz educators in the country and also includes jam sessions and faculty performances.
Tuition: $300 per session (2007-08 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program members and undergraduate music education majors eligible for a $50 discount).
Housing: Group rates at local hotels will be available at both locations.
Taught by:-
Alvin Atkinson, Faculty, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music,
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Middle School Jazz Academy, New York, NY -
Ron Carter, BDA Director and Professor of Music at Northern Illinois University
- Rick Haydon, Professor of Music, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Steve Sveum, Director of Music, Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, WI
- Reggie Thomas, Professor of Music, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Rodney Whitaker, Director of Jazz Studies, Michigan State University
For more information or to receive a brochure:
Phone: (212) 258-9812
Email: bda@jalc.org
Web: www.jalc.org/bda
Click here to view the BDA brochure.
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