Marching Band & Jazz Ensemble Techniques Credit: 1

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare pre-service teachers with pedagogical and organizational techniques for marching band and jazz ensembles in the schools. The course will include developing practical rehearsal techniques for teaching body manipulation in space, designing and evaluating marching band field design and maneuvers, jazz ensemble pedagogy, jazz improvisation pedagogy, and the use of appropriate materials. A field experience component will further student interaction with an active band program that will allow continued examination and development of a philosophy on the role of marching band and jazz ensembles within the school curriculum.