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"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
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Tenth Aniversary
Band Director Academy
"The Essentials of Teaching Jazz"
June 26-28, 2009
Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
In celebration of the 10th Aniversary of Band Director Academy (BDA), Jazz at Lincoln Center presents a three-day professional development workshop on the essentials of teaaching jazz - including improvisation, rhythm section and big band rehearsal techniques. Featuring an integration of performance, jazz pedogy and demonstration of best practices, BDA emphasizes hands-on learning and techniques to be applied directly in the classroom. It is led by some of the foremost jazz educators in the country and also includes jam sessions, lunchtime topic discussions and a faculty concert.
Faculty Includes:
Ron Carter, Band Director Academy Director and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Alvin Atkinson, Faculty, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, New York, NY
Wycliffe Gordon, Faculty, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
Stephen Massey, Director of Music, Foxborough Public Schools, Foxborough, MA
Reggie Thomas, Professor of Music, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
Rodney Whitaker, Director of Jazz Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Additional Faculty to be Announced!
Tuition:
$350 per person. (2008-09
Essentially Ellington
High School Jazz Band Program members and muic education students eligible for a $50 discount.) Scholarships and discounted hotel rates also available.
Registration begins: February 2009
For more information:
Web: www.jalc.org/bda
Phone: (212) 258-9812
Email: bda@jalc.org
Click here to view the BDA flyer.
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