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All Students Can Listen To Jazz AND Transcribe Solos

By Sam Fettig, Fort Atkinson Middle School

Would you like students in your jazz ensemble to listen to great jazz recordings and even transcribe solos? Would you like your saxophone section to swing like Count Basie’s? Would you like your soloists to understand and use phrases invented by John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, and the like? Such an accomplishment may seem daunting. If you’re like me, you’ve asked “How can my students and I find time to tackle such a thing? How do I go about teaching students to listen and transcribe?”

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