This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Each April is Jazz Appreciation Month and my students LOVE learning about jazz! I would like my students to take it one step beyond just listening to jazz and actually learn how to perform jazz music.
I teach over 230 band students at a Title I school in central Florida.
This means that over 75% of our student population is on free or reduced price lunch due to financial strife.
However, we are a strong community and push through the challenges, and in the end have created a strong music program which receives Superior ratings at performance assessments yearly. My students are driven and extremely talented, and I feel they deserve the best when it comes to the equipment and materials we use in my class.
My Project
I really want to start making jazz performance a bigger part of our curriculum at our school. This foundation can only start once we have enough basic jazz method books to make a class set. Once we have our class set then we can start establishing a jazz curriculum which may eventually lead to our very own jazz band.
Having a better understanding and appreciation for jazz will allow our students to become appreciative of the one true genre of music that was created in the United States.
I am aware that many of our students wish to further their jazz knowledge and playing and I can't wait to hear them perform in this new style.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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