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Growing Your Jazz Program - 11/20/2008

Third in a series of six articles excerpted from Greg Bunge’s Jazz Education columns in the Wisconsin School MusicianYou say you want to teach t ... more

The Recorder (Legislative News Feed) - 11/14/2008

11/12/2008 - Petition for Equal Access to Music EducationMENC has written the "Petition for Equal Access to Music Education" as a natio ... more

New Jazz and Show Choir Adjudication Forms Available - 11/07/2008

Are you involved with show choir or jazz ensemble festivals at the local or regional levels? MENC, in partnership with The National Federation of Sta ... more

Coming Attractions: Check Out November Teaching Music - 10/31/2008

  The November 2008 issue of Teaching Music offers a look at the changing world of music education. Look for these stories when the journal arri ... more

Tips for Choosing Jazz Literature - 10/28/2008

Second in a series of six articles excerpted from Greg Bunge’s Jazz Education columns in the Wisconsin School Musician  “Many music ... more

Report from the NEA Jazz Symposium: The Future of Jazz - 10/22/2008

On October 17, the spotlight was on jazz at the Langston Hughes Auditorium in New York City, as the National Endowment for the Arts hosted a symposi ... more

Three Conflict-Resolution Tips Teachers Should Know - 10/22/2008

Even the most even-tempered professionals sometimes find themselves in the middle of conflicts or are called on to sort out disagreements. MENC member ... more

Copyright: The Public Domain Maze - 10/08/2008

What’s public domain (PD)? Copyrights do expire eventually. A work with an expired copyright or that never had a copyright is in the public doma ... more

Former MENC President Willie Hill Tapped for Grambling Alumni Hall of Fame - 10/02/2008

  Professor (Willie L.) Hill Jr. enjoys performing.    Former MENC President Willie L. Hill Jr.  has been named to Grambling St ... more

Copyrights (& Wrongs): Arranging, Adapting, Transcribing - 10/01/2008

Want to simplify some music for your beginning chorus or transcribe a piano piece for flute? Arranging a copyrighted musical work requires the permiss ... more

Quick Links

Society for Jazz Education Bylaws

Society for Jazz Education Executive Committee

Jazz Appreciation Month

April 2008 Teaching Music Magazine Feature Article: Jazz in the Classroom

Q&A with Wynton Marsalis, April 2008


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