http://www.patharbison.com/blog Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:02:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past summer marked my 30th year on the faculty of Jamey Aebersold's Summer Jazz Workshops. I have grown tremendously and learned more than I could measure from my colleagues on the faculty at these workshops--present and past.Over this time I have had the opportunity to work alongside, befriend, and ... http://www.patharbison.com/blog/2005/08/22/ja-trumpet-faculty-equipment Joe's response to part 2 brings up an interesting point to consider. How does one teach a group of students that is so diverse? In my experience... over 20 years as a college jazz educator and 30 years as a clinician... EVERY group of students I have dealt with is remarkably ... http://www.patharbison.com/blog/2005/08/14/jazz-education-and-true-diversity-part-3 When I started teaching at the Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops in 1976 the vast majority of students was of high school or college age and most aspired to careers in music. Over the years I have seen a shift in demographics toward a greater percentage of adult learners at these ... http://www.patharbison.com/blog/2005/08/11/jazz-education-and-true-diversity-part-2 One of the features I enjoy about my local newspaper, the Bloomington Herald-Times, is that they regular feature columns on the editorial page by various members of our community. One such column this week really brought into focus some of the things I feel about the value of music education. Rebecca ... http://www.patharbison.com/blog/2005/08/10/jazz-education-and-true-diversity-part-1