Jazz at Lincoln Center's Band Director Academy
June 25-28, 2010
New York, NY

The Eleventh Annual Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy (BDA) provides music educators the opportunity to study the essentials of teaching jazz, with a focus on teaching improvisation. All classes at the Academy emphasize hands-on learning and focus on concepts and techniques to be immediately applied in the classroom.   The BDA offers instruction for every level of jazz educator, from beginner to veteran.

Highlights include:

• Four days of intensive study of the essentials of teaching jazz and sharing best practices
  
• Outstanding faculty and team-teaching environment
  
• Opportunity for individual attention and hands-on learning
  
• Free educational materials (teaching guides, sheet music, and recordings) and T-shirt
  
• Jam sessions, a film screening and faculty performances
  
• Optional graduate credit

Faculty: Ron Carter, Bob Knatt, Terell Stafford, Reginald Thomas and Rodney Whitaker

Scholarship assistance and graduate credit are available.  Complete details and registration information can be found at http://jalc.org/jazzED/s_band10.html.

Questions?  Contact:

Andrea Pelloquin
Jazz at Lincoln Center
212-258-9974
bda@jalc.org