Jazz Band
TITLE: Quick Rehearsal Tip: Creative Warmups for Jazz Ensembles
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 23, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s The Music Educator Blog – by Dean Sorenson – The jazz ensemble warmup is a great opportunity to teach some scales that are useful in jazz improvisation. Common modes like mixolydian or dorian will help get the players moving around their horns and will also give them some basic improvisational tools.If at all possible, choose scales in…
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TITLE: Tips for Success at All-State Auditions
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: September 3, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s the music educator blog – by Chris Clark – We all want our students to make All-State groups. Earning a place in these prestigious ensembles is a great experience for students. It’s something they can take pride in including on college applications, and a way to impress their peers. Not only does it benefit the student, but…
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TITLE: Top 5 Articles on Music Students Applying for College
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2019
What do you say when a students tell you they want major in music in college? Share this posting with students! Another music education service from Nottelmann Music! How Many Colleges Should Music Students Apply To? – Eastman School of Music What to Consider Before Applying to Music College – thebalancecareers.com The Ultimate Admissions Guide: 75 Steps For Getting Into…
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TITLE: Top 100 Music Education Blogs And Websites To Follow
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 8, 2019
Browse through these popular blogs with an extremely wide-range of musical interests and applications. Find the ones you like and subscribe! 1. Mrs. Miracle’s Music Room About Blog Music educator, blogger, writer, creator of digital resources, mom to two beautiful girls. Frequency about 4 posts per month. Since Dec 2012 Blog mrsmiraclesmusicroom.com Facebook fans 10,229. Twitter followers 1,806. View Latest…
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TITLE: It’s All About Time
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 24, 2019
Curated from Conn-Selmer’s Education Division, CSI Connect – Dr. Tim Lautzenhauser – Conn-Selmer Division of Education – From Dr. Tim, one of the leading clinicians for music educators, comes this article on time-management. The one equalizing factor in this world is time. We all have twenty-four hours in the day; no more, no less. Successful educators are masters at managing time. They…
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TITLE: Beginning Jazz Improv Strategies
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 17, 2019
Curated from SmartMusic’s Music Educator Blog – by Sara Marino – Beginning improvisers need our support. We can give them a blues, mixolydian, or dorian scale, but a scale is not a strategy. Providing students with explicit, straightforward strategies not only helps them develop their skills, but also builds their confidence in their abilities to improvise. This belief that they…
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