NAfME Resources for Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)

• Community and School Activities for Teachers

• Jazz: A Beginner’s Guide, Teaching Music, April 2011

• Brass and Woodwinds: Introducing Jazz Concepts to Young Players, Teaching Music, April 2011

• Select Jazz Education Resources Online

• JAM Video Featuring NAfME Council for Jazz Education Chair Willie Hill
   

Jazz Lessons from My Music Class

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• Lessons from the Army Field Band
  (Search on "Field Band")
   
• Jazz Primer: A Lesson for Middle-Level Students — an introduction to jazz including a glossary, multiple-choice question worksheet, and oral history lesson extension
   
• Jazz Interviews, Live from Your Classroom! — introduces jazz history by presenting the life and work of legendary jazz musicians in a talk show format