Dive into Teaching Improvisation
- Jan 23, 2024
The warm-up is often regarded as a critical part of the concert band rehearsal. It is a time for students to focus on the basics of breathing, sound production, intonation, and instrumental technique. If individual students have good control over these elements, the large ensemble will of course have more success. Warming up in the jazz ensemble, however, is not regarded quite as reverently in spite of the obvious benefits. This column will offer some suggestions for making this part of the jazz ensemble rehearsal efficient and productive.
The trees are turning and the days are getting shorter, so it must be time to get back up on the podium for the start of another school year. For many, it seems as though it was just yesterday that we said goodbye to last year's graduating class. No doubt this school year will bring with it questions, dreams, and hopes. Keep in mind and put into practice these helpful tips regarding People and Perspective to make this school year THE BEST EVER!
The new year—whether a new calendar year or the start of a new school year—is always a great opportunity to think about doing things differently. Doing things better! Students, families, administrators, colleagues. No one thinks twice about committing to new routines, new strategies, or new resources in a new year. This is our annual chance to start fresh!
It is April 2020 and we are living with the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. Schools across the United States have been closed for about a month and we are teaching from home in the middle of a new experience called distance learning. Some days my colleagues and I feel like we’re drinking from a fire hose.
It is April 2020 and we are living with the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. Schools across the United States have been closed for about a month and we are teaching from home in the middle of a new experience called distance learning. Some days my colleagues and I feel like we’re drinking from a fire hose.
Many of you are beginning to teach online piano lessons as we all come together in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). If you are using Bastien New Traditions: All in One Piano Course, you already have everything you need.
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