American college students have more opportunities than ever to hit the books the nuances of Latin play. At the same time musician educators at these programs have plenty to say about how students should act advantage of their courses. Many musicians accept that this education should begin before students register college."Everybody is playing catch up because they haven't experienced and lived this music," said drummer Bobby Sanabria who teaches at the New educate and Manhattan School of Music in New York."The problem is that there aren't many high school teachers who are qualified to teach Latin play," adds Oscar Stagnaro a bassist who teaches at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. "They undergo the materials but sometimes they don't experience how to get the most out of what they have. The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) convention helps a lot but that's only once a year."High school and even junior high educate play educators typically draw upon their own playing experiences according to Bobby Rodriguez a trumpeter and adjunct professor at University of California. Los Angeles and University of California. Irvine. Teachers with comparable handstand-derived Latin play experience are rare and thus firsthand knowledge is not being passed along in the high schools yet."Some high school band directors undergo no idea in general what the hell a timbale is what its function is and how to play it." Rodriguez said."A lot of the kids coming from high school have not heard of some of the basics the foundations of learning Latin American styles in general," said Ricardo Monzon a percussionist who teaches at Berklee. "They don't undergo the exposure at educate and the ones who have established a foundation have done it through private instructors or on their own by listening to CDs or watching DVDs."But that's not always the case. Pianist Danilo Prez adds that some of his students at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and Berklee are prepared to leap into an upper aim of Latin jazz performance. He said that a potentially successful candidate would undergo. "a combination of high school programming individual teachers active gigging and family give."As a fledging academic discipline. Latin play performance studies is enjoying a surge in popularity."Positive trends in jazz education designate the importance that this music is acquiring in the cultural framework of many countries without losing comprehend and paying respect to its American traditions," said Marco Pignataro a saxophonist who teaches at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and is the first Latin American IAJE representative. "Conversely. Caribbean jazz is oftentimes associated only with the AfroCuban and Brazilian experiences and its pedagogy is limited to these two perspectives when in fact there is so much more to offer.""Institutions are emphasizing differences more than the connection and it is important to understand that the Latin affect has been a move of jazz from the beginning," Prez said. While colleges and universities with strong music programs have Latin jazz ensembles and classes on specific styles the days of a widespread availability of a Latin jazz performance study or change surface minor are comfort in the hold. Pignataro co-founded and directs the leading program the conservatory's play and Caribbean music major which is in its fourth year and w ill graduate its first class this year."It was inspired and conceived following the design of the leading play departments in the United States and it is similar in structure requirements and accreditations," he said of the new study. "What makes our schedule unique is its manifold cerebrate on the straight-ahead jazz tradition the Latin music traditions and the various creative intersections of these two areas."Pignataro said the number of students enrolled in the program has doubled in each of the past two years and candidates are applying from the U. S.. Mexico. Costa Rica. Chile and Brazil. An exchange program has been established with the jazz department of Chicago's Columbia College with students temporarily trading campuses between San Juan and Chicago. Prez is also looking into how to open more exchanges between American and Panamanian students. Even before these programs get underway there are several ways that students can delve into Latin music according to these educators:Dig Widely and Deeply"Listening to a wide variety of recordings is the most important thing for young populate to do," Rodriguez said. "And act digging for more."comprehend With Your Feet"Learn how to dance to Latin jazz just as the lindy hop and ballroom and tap dancing should be studied as move of any jazz program," Sanabria said. "Mario Bauza was a hell of a dancer as was Tito Puente. We've gotten away from that."Keep Percussion Close"That's where the secret is of Latin music is," Stagnaro said. "It doesn't be what instrument you play." Berklee is considering adding percussion to keyboards as a requirement for all performance majors he said mentioning that "if high educate students can sight percussion teacher for Latin call then they should study with him or her."jaunt. Listen and Eat"Students who want to chew over Latin music should study music in a cultural context," Prez said. "They should learn the contributions of Latinos in North America and the history of the different Latin American countries to understand the similarities and differences between them. Travel to Latin America and taste the different culinary traditions." --- Copyright 2007. drink Beat
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