National Association for Music Education Quick Reference Guide Band Directors Who Teach Jazz

This book helps classically trained band directors and music educators design, develop, and teach jazz in schools. It provides practical steps, sample lesson plans, suggested literature, and tackles topics such as budget development, recruiting, retaining, classroom management, and other basic information for developing a successful jazz program. This book helps band directors teach and develop successful jazz programs in middle schools and high schools. Ronald E. Kearns provides a step-by-step approach to starting a jazz program, teaching jazz performance, and maintaining the program once it has been established. He addresses a variety of topics, including:the first steps that need to be takenintroductory jazz pedagogical skillssample lesson planssuggested literaturebudget developmentrecruitingretainingclassroom managementOftentimes, band directors—especially those who are classically trained—find themselves woefully unprepared to teach jazz since many colleges and universities only provide a cursory look at teaching or developing a jazz program. This book provides the practical tools to that will help directors overcome these challenges.