Teaching Tools
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- A guide to Professor John Smedley's course on jazz guitar, with listening lists.
- Syllabus for Professor William J. Harris' seminar, Jazz in Modern American Literature.
- Explore teaching materials for Kevin Whitehead's course on early jazz through the 1950s.
- Syllabus for Kevin Whitehead's course examining the autobiographies of great jazz artists.
- A guide to Kevin Whitehead's course exploring jazz in literature and film.
JSO Teaching Tools contains a collection of syllabi from professors who are bringing jazz into the academy. Explore materials from courses taught at Columbia, Yale, the University of Kansas, and a growing library of curriculum resources for teachers of all grade levels.
Jazz and American Culture
Columbia University Professor Robert G. O'Meally's course "Jazz and American Culture" starts "with Ralph Ellison's suggestive proposition that many aspects of American life are 'jazz-shaped.'" This syllabus considers the impact of jazz across the social and artistic landscape of America. With an in-depth reading list, weekly topics, and assignments.
Jazz in Modern American Literature
The syllabus for William J. Harris's course "Jazz in Modern American Literature," which explores the interaction between jazz, one of the most complex forms of black music, and modern American Literature.
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