With this volume, the celebrated Teaching Music through Performance series is available for the first time for leaders of beginning jazz ensembles. This edition pairs practical perspectives from world-class jazz educators and performers— whospecialize in working with beginning ensembles—together with Teacher Resource Guides for more than 60 of the best jazz charts published for beginning ensembles. Part II: Conductor as Teacher focuses on the best jazz repertoire published today forbeginning ensembles and provides a Teacher Resource Guide for each work. Each Teacher Resource Guide includes background information on both the composer and the history of each chart, technical and stylistic considerations, a discussion of musicalelements of the work, and measure-by- measure rehearsal tips for the best jazz repertoire tailored for beginning ensembles. The repertoire covers Grade 1 through Grade 3.5. This book is a truly significant resource for both beginning jazz educatorsand their students, and an invaluable contribution to the field.
| Genres | Jazz |
| Publisher | GIA Publications |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781622771769 |