Music Education... All That Jazz
Erika Floreska, Dir. of Ed
at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Erika Floreska, Director of Education at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Keynote at Jazz Education Professional Development Day in March
MCG Jazz and the Arts Education Collaborative are pleased to announce that Erika Floreska, Director of Education at Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), will be the keynote speaker for the a jazz education professional development day scheduled for March 3, 2010.
Ms. Floreska oversees the production of more than twenty annual programs and resources that reach students, teachers and listeners of all ages. Ms. Floreska has been at JALC since 1997 and during her tenure has been integral to the development and production of many notable programs, including Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program, Band Director Academy, Middle School Jazz Academy, WeBop, and in June, 2009 she coordinated jazz workshops hosted at the White House Jazz Studio featuring many of these programs.
This workshop will focus on:
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Highlights from 2009 spring residencies
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Early childhood module for jazz preview
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Jazz integrated music curriculum
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Addressing the Pennsylvania Standards for the Arts and Humanities through jazz
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Take home tools for learning and teaching the fundamentals of jazz
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Hands-on opportunities to play and work with some of the top jazz educators in the region
MCG Jazz is a division of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, a subsidiary of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a non-profit arts and learning center location on Pittsburgh's North Side. Since 1987, MCG Jazz has supported its mission to preserve, present and promote jazz through a subscription concert series, a GRAMMY Award winning non-profit record label and an educational outreach program. For more information on MCG Jazz, visit www.mcgjazz.org.
The cost for attending this workshop is $40 and pre-registration is required. Participants are eligible to receive 7 hours of ACT 48 credit. Registration must be received by February 22, 2010. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/MCGJazzPDDay09 and for more information, contact Sarah DeMarco at MCG Jazz at 412-322-1773 x. 192 or sdemarco@mcg-btc.org.
