Playbook x Monterey Jazz Festival Education Newsletter Feature
Did you know that Playbook is partnered with Monterey Jazz Festival Education? Monterey Jazz Festival has been around for decades and is home to celebrating jazz education and rising jazz musicians. This past year, Playbook was asked to partner with MJF
Playbook In-Person: Lake Jackson
To head into the holiday season, Playbook mentors made their way to Lake Jackson, Texas. Each mentor spent time with the different sections. Here is Playbook Mentor Dr. Molly Miller speaking to the students about guitar and rhythm section playing. We
Playbook In-Person: Sun Prairie School District
Hey everyone! This past week, Playbook mentors made their way to Wisconsin to visit the Sun Prairie School District. Some of these students had never improvised before working with us, so we spent some time working on performance nerves. We then worked on
The First Step to Locking in as a Rhythm Section
How do we focus on the rhythm section as a band director? With Playbook’s Rhythm section course, your students can learn to lock in with one another as a rhythm section. Let’s take a look at Part 1 of Rhythm Section 101,
How to Teach Jazz: Playbook At-Home Activities
Once students leave the bandroom, how can we reinforce the concepts they learned that day? Using Playbook, your students can practice at home as if they were with a live ensemble, and with instrument specific practice. Below are a few ways
Intro to Jazz for Your Band Students
When running a jazz band, directors often ask "My students are new to improvising. Where do I start?" At Playbook, we believe music is a language, and we intend to teach it as such. That means less focus on rote
Playin’ Around With Playbook: Interview with Alex Hahn
Have you checked out our podcast Playin’ Around With Playbook? From the online jazz education conservatory, Playbook Jazz, Trista Ford, and Sammy Miller are here to interview educators and performers on their life experiences and knowledge. Episodes from seasons one through
Playbook In-Person: Osceola County
Welcome to another academic year of Playbook! We are so excited to continue spreading joyful jazz with all of you! To kick off the school year, we ventured to Florida to work with one of our partners The School Distric of
Now Introducing: How to Swing, Holiday 101, Vocal Music.
Jazz Education isn’t just the standards you learn! It’s a language with many moving parts. That’s why we decided to create Playbook’s Music Is a Language Series, along with our newest Holiday 101 pack, How to Swing, and Vocal Music
Playin’ Around With Playbook: Walter Smith III, Season 2, Episode 9
Season 2, Episode 9 If you haven’t checked out our episode on Walter Smith III, now’s the time! Who is Walter Smith III? "The New York Times describes tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III's work as "fabulous" "2022 brings Smith to new heights with his
