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A Very Good Place to Start: A Beginning Jazz Improvisation Learning Environment
If our paths crossed at an event this winter, it was great to see you!
Slide Deck from Jazz Education Network Conference, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 3–6, 2024
Slide Deck from Rutgers Music Ed Assembly, New Brunswick, NJ, Jan. 29, 2024
Slide Deck from Key of She Jazz Jam,Univ. of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 17, 2024
Additional Publications and Resources:
Available online and in print (October 2023)
Marino, S.E., & Chinn, C.A. (2023). Jazz improvisation pedagogy: Evaluating the effectiveness of a beginning jazz improvisation learning environment for middle school instrumentalists. Journal of Research in Music Education, 71(3), 322–342 https://doi.org/10.1177/00224294221150019
MakeMusic Blog post (formerly SmartMusic Blog)
From the most recent clinic for NJMEA: "Beginning Jazz Improvisation Strategies You Can Use RIGHT NOW"
This learning environment was created for 5th-8th grade instrumentalists with little to no jazz improvisation experience. It is likely suitable for older beginning improvisers as well. The four critical design features of this learning environment are intended to support beginning improvisers' achievement, self-assessment, self-efficacy, and motivation:
2 - Choose appropriate tunes/harmonic forms
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