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Teaching jazz drumming: Music educators' perceptions

Wheelock, Andrew Robert

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Title
Teaching jazz drumming: Music educators' perceptions
Author(s)
Wheelock, Andrew Robert
Issue Date
2018
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Spencer, Joel
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Spencer, Joel
Committee Member(s)
  • Kruse, Adam
  • Moersch, William
  • Lund, Erik
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Drumming
  • Education
  • Jazz
  • Big band
  • Methodology
  • Swing
  • Curriculum
  • Techniques
Language
en
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to gain insight into the current state of jazz drum education at the middle and high school level, thereby identifying methodology that will better prepare jazz band directors to teach drummers.The two primary foci of this research are to provide an idea of how confident jazz band directors are in teaching their drummers about essential jazz drum elements and to offer insight into which of those elements teachers perceive need to be added to their methodology. Through this understanding, I will offer suggestions and tips that teachers can use as a quick reference when instructing drummers in a big band setting. In addition to providing a supplemental reference for teachers, this research will examine the educational and professional backgrounds of each participant. This will illuminate which type of research participants report the highest level of confidence in teaching jazz drumming and their methodology for doing so. From this data, I will examine the types of educational and professional paths that foster the most confidence in teaching jazz drumming.
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Copyright 2018 Andrew Robert Wheelock

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