Teaching Jazz Fundamentals – Introducing Students to the History of Jazz
J.B. Dyas
A three-decade music education veteran, J.B. Dyas is currently Vice President for Education and Curriculum Development at the The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.
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Description:
In this segment of a presentation given at Loyola University, New Orleans, educator and bassist J.B. Dyas introduces the jazz fundamentals curriculum which he developed to help high school jazz musicians understand the music they play, including a guide for explaining to students the origins of jazz in the musics of Africa, Europe, and North America.
