First Advisor

Montemayor, Mark

Document Type

Dissertation

Date Created

5-1-2016

Department

College of Performing and Visual Arts, Music, Music Student Work

Abstract

This study contributes to the literature of New Orleans jazz by providing a documentation of twenty-four New Orleans musician's perspectives on New Orleans style and their ideas on jazz education. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed for common themes. Participants in the study agreed that New Orleans style is a dialect of the jazz language that can expand any musicians' vocabulary. Results concluded that New Orleans style continues to evolve and could be incorporated into current jazz pedagogy. New Orleans musicians offered several strategies for integrating New Orleans style into jazz curriculum.

Keywords

Jazz, Jazz Education, New Orleans

Extent

105 pages

Local Identifiers

Leder_unco_0161D_10480.pdf

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by the author.

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