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Here are five excellent resources for band directors who are entering jazz from another musical discipline: 1. “Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz” from GIA Publications. Available as a book or CD set, this title contains some of the most significant works ever composed for developing and intermediate jazz band. 2. Aebersold Publications. Jamey Aebersold’s […]

When Daniel Berard walked into his job interview at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado in 2004, he had a clear vision of how to start the band program from scratch. He pictured the program one, two, five and 10 years down the road and hoped the administration would buy into his plans. […]