Wingspan (SBJ 3092) 2010
Possible topics for classes, workshops, ensemble rehearsals, and individual instruction.
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For more than thirty-five years, the Mike Tracy Jazz Ensemble has been actively involved in offering diverse musical experiences for students of all ages. While based in the Louisville, Kentucky area, the ensemble has presented demonstration concerts in Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Singapore and Wales as well as throughout the United States, reaching thousands of students each year. The Mike Tracy Jazz Ensemble is committed to helping open the world of music through art of improvisation to all interested individuals.
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Swiss Group of International Schools 2009 Conference
Back to School: Rekindling a passion for content: Exploring new topics across subject areas…
The teacher is put back into the classroom not as a process learner, but as a content learner…A variety of inspirational and international speakers, who are experts in their field, will assemble to explore and share issues in subject areas from Biology to Literature, Maths to History, Music to Humanities and ToK to Science.
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Tools of the Trade - Jazztimes 2009-2010 Jazz Education Guide
Thoughts on starting a jazz program
Music and the Brain
The following are excellent articles that anyone interested in succeeding at a college or university should read. I obtained them while advising students from all disciplines. Regretfully I do not have the original sources but I trust that they would not mind my sharing this information.