What is Jazz and Why It’s Important to the World
Renowned jazz pedagogue JB Dyas – along with jazz great Herbie Hancock, US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and the National Peer-to-Peer Jazz Septet – present a worldwide webinar on what jazz is and why it is important in our public schools.
What Is Jazz: An Introduction with JB Dyas, PhD
JB Dyas presents an easy-to-understand tutorial on just what makes jazz, jazz. Included are the five quintessential elements of jazz, as well as a brief overview of the music’s history and the important values that jazz represents: teamwork, unity with ethnic diversity, the correlation of hard work and goal accomplishment, persistence & perseverance, democracy, and the vital importance of really listening to one another.
How Jazz Works with JB Dyas & the National Peer-to-Peer Jazz Septet
JB Dyas and the National Peer-to-Peer Jazz Septet demonstrate, step-by-step, how a jazz tune is put together and performed, providing an understanding of just how jazz works.
Jazzing Up Jazz Band with Dr. JB Dyas
Most high school jazz bands are not really jazz bands at all, but rather "concert bands with a swing beat." That is, most of the band members don’t know how to improvise (arguably jazz's most important element), nor do they know the chord progression, the form, or even what a chorus is – essentials for the jazz musician. They're just reading the music that’s put in front of them, certainly not what jazz is all about. In this video, renowned jazz pedagogue Dr. JB Dyas explains his step-by-step method for including the teaching of jazz at every jazz band rehearsal. The accompanying clinic packet is available free at https://www.jbdyas.com/clinic-handouts.
Constructing Walking Bass Lines 101
Renowned jazz pedagogue and professional bassist, Dr. JB Dyas, presents a step-by-step clinic on how to teach your beginning and intermediate bassists how to construct walking bass lines from chord symbols. The accompanying clinic packet is available free at https://www.jbdyas.com/clinic-handouts.
Jazz Guitar Master Class
Renowned jazz pedagogue, Dr. JB Dyas, presents a clinic on how to convert your rock guitarists into jazz guitarists. Includes instruction on jazz guitar voicings and homonyms. The accompanying clinic packet is available free at https://www.jbdyas.com/clinic-handouts.
Interview with Dr. JB Dyas, part 1
Dr. Bob Lawrence (JazzPianoSkills.com) interviews JB Dyas about his background, career, and teaching philosophy & methodologies.
Interview with Dr. JB Dyas, part 2
Dr. Bob Lawrence (JazzPianoSkills.com) continues his interview with JB Dyas about his background, career, and teaching philosophy & methodologies.
Jazz Piano Chord Voicing Mnemonics and Homonyms
Renowned jazz pedagogue, Dr. JB Dyas, discusses his method of teaching jazz piano chord voicings utilizing mnemonics and homonyms. The accompanying clinic packet is available free at https://www.jbdyas.com/clinic-handouts.
Chord Progression Theory, Ear-Learning, and Common Occurences
Renowned jazz pedagogue, Dr. JB Dyas, discusses learning tunes by using a combination of ear, intellect, and theory knowledge.
Jazz Zone Together: an Interview with JB Dyas, PhD
JB Dyas opens up about his personal history, including the serendipitous road that brought him to being the prominent jazz pedagogue he is today.
How to Teach Jazz Fundamentals to High School & College Students
JB Dyas presents a seminar on how to teach the basics of jazz to high school and college students.
WBGO Champions of Jazz Tribute
Renowned jazz radio station, WBGO, pays tribute to outstanding proponents of the art form.