Category Archives: For band directors

A teacher guides students through a jazz ensemble lesson, with guitar and drums in the foreground.
Three Tips for Teaching Better Music Lessons

13
Apr
Students performing at Summer Jazz Camp 2026 in Katoomba, organised by Jazz Workshop Australia
Summer Jazz Camp 2026

30
Oct
What do you need to learn jazz? Not everything all at once
Don’t Need To Master Everything All At Once

26
Jun
Enough with the fake jazz education, improvise don't play written solos
Enough with the fake jazz education

12
May
Jamison Valley @ Katoomba NSW, the view from JWA Summer Jazz Camp
JWA Summer Jazz Camp

04
Dec
Old record player with vinyl LPs and headphones on a desk - listening to jazz is essential for learning
Are You Listening?

25
Oct
tips for jazz teachers-feedback, planning, pacing
3 more Tips for Teachers – Video

08
Sep
Progress from Scales to Chord Changes
May 22, 2023

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An Educator’s Review and Guide to JamKazam for Real-Time Small group Rehearsals and Music Lessons (Part 1).

By Saul Richardson. Recently I’ve been experimenting with the JamKazam platform for playing in real-time [...]

18
Apr
Lester Young
The early music education of Lester Young

Lester Young is the next featured jazz great in our occasional series looking at the [...]

17
Jan