Teaching Guides
Title: Duke Ellington Lead Sheet
Description: A quick guide to Duke Ellington’s prolific career.
Title: Coaching Your Ensemble
Description: Advice from JALC Managing and Artistic Director, Wynton Marsalis, on how to coach your jazz ensemble.
Title: Duke Ellington 101
Description: A beginner’s guide to Duke: stats, bio, the Ellingtonians, resources, and more.
Title: Instrumentation and Changing Arrangements
Description: JALC clinicians weigh in on making informed choices when changing solos or adding introductions.
Title: Notes on Playing Ellington
Description: David Berger’s notes on performing the music of Duke Ellington.
Title: Recording Your Band
Description: Tips on how to set your ensemble for a recording.
Title: Bonga Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Bonga, featured in the 2012-13 program year.
Title: Echoes of Harlem Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Echoes of Harlem, featured in the 2012-13 program year.
Title: EE 2009-10 Repertoire Guide
Description: A quick guide to the repertoire featured in the 2009-10 program year.
Title: EE 2011-12 Repertoire Guide: Dizzy and Duke
Description: A quick guide to the repertoire featured in the 2011-12 program year.
Title: Feetbone Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Feetbone, featured in the 2009-10 program year.
Title: Gerald Wilson Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to the Gerald Wilson charts featured in the 2013-14 program year.
Title: Jumpin’ Punkins Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Jumpin’ Punkins, featured in the 2006-07 program year.
Title: Perdido (arr. Ellington) Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Perdido (arr. Ellington), featured in the 2008-09 program year.
Title: Prelude to a Kiss Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Prelude to a Kiss, featured in the 2010-11 program year.
Title: A Night In Tunisia Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to A Night In Tunisia, featured in the 2011-12 program year.
Title: A Beginner’s Guide to the EE Library, Part I
Description: A snapshot to the EE library: quickly reference difficulty level, main concepts, and instrument ranges to 20 tunes in the EE library.
Title: Second Line Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Second Line, featured in the 2012-13 program year.
Title: Swingin’ the Blues Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Swingin’ the Blues, featured in the 2010-11 program year.
Title: Notes on Conducting Jazz Ensembles
Description: Transcriber and Ellington authority, David Berger, provides useful tips for conducting your jazz band.
Title: Walkin’ and Swingin’ Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Walkin’ and Swingin’, featured in the 2009-10 program year.
Title: “What is Jazz” by Loren Schoenberg
Description: Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Executive Director, Loren Schoenberg, discusses the importance of teaching jazz.
Title: “Why Teach Jazz” by Wynton Marsalis
Description: An excerpt from Wynton Marsalis’ keynote address at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s inaugural Band Director Academy in June 2000.
Title: Blood Count Repertoire Guides
Description: A comprehensive guide to Blood Count,featured in the 2012-13 program year.
Title: Chinoiserie Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Chinoiserie, featured in the 2013-14 program year.
Title: Flirtibird Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Flirtibird, featured in the 2013-14 program year.
Title: I Like the Sunrise Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to I Like the Sunrise, featured in the 2013-14 program year.
Title: Lightnin’ Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Lightnin’, featured in the 2012-13 program year.
Title: Royal Garden Blues Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Royal Garden Blues, featured in the 2012-13 program year.
Title: Uptown Downbeat Repertoire Guide
Description: A comprehensive guide to Uptown Downbeat, featured in the 2013-14 program year.