California State University Long Beach
CAJ and SCSBOA's Summer Jazz Institute is the home of education and inspiration!
This two-day workshop is an intensive Jazz Education workshop for all instrumental music teachers seeking to improve their knowledge of jazz and jazz pedagogy. Come spend two days with some of the most accomplished jazz artists and educators in the country and learn by doing, with lots of opportunities to grow your skills in a nurturing environment.
Top notch faculty will take you on a journey of personal development to build your skills so that you have more to share and pass on to your students!
Your registration fee includes:
2 days of conference style presentations on topics covering all areas of jazz pedagogy:
Improvisation Arranging Rehearsal Techniques Instrument Pedagogy Director Reading/Rehearsal Band
Combo Workshop Sound System/Recording Fundamentals Jazz Harmony/Theory Repertoire Selection Working With Young Bands
Guided Improvisation masterclasses in a combo rehearsal setting (come learn by doing!)
Big Band rehearsal workshops with the SJI attendees being run by our faculty of experienced players and teachers
Lunch provided both days and a group Dinner (on the first night) with a private jazz performance to provide the inspiration
2 units of Professional Development Credit can be purchased when you check in through CSU Dominguez Hills
Registration
$275 - Early Bird by 3/1/25
$325 - after 3/1/25
$250 - for currently enrolled students