How to Teach High School Band Students to Play Jazz Solos

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Eyes closed. Head back. The solo begins. And for the first time — it's completely, unmistakably theirs.

Teaching high school students to improvise jazz solos is one of the most powerful things you will ever do as an educator. It is also one of the least taught skills in music education.

How to Teach High School Band Students to Play Jazz Solos changes that — with a complete, step-by-step system covering jazz vocabulary, blues form, harmony, swing feel, solo structure, transcription, instrument-specific strategies, rehearsal culture, assessment, and a full multi-year program framework.

"Your students do not need to sound like Miles Davis on day one. They need to sound like themselves — and that is something you can teach them."

Eyes closed. Head back. The solo begins. And for the first time — it's completely, unmistakably theirs.

Teaching high school students to improvise jazz solos is one of the most powerful things you will ever do as an educator. It is also one of the least taught skills in music education.

How to Teach High School Band Students to Play Jazz Solos changes that — with a complete, step-by-step system covering jazz vocabulary, blues form, harmony, swing feel, solo structure, transcription, instrument-specific strategies, rehearsal culture, assessment, and a full multi-year program framework.

"Your students do not need to sound like Miles Davis on day one. They need to sound like themselves — and that is something you can teach them."