Sun, Feb 19
|UNLV Music - Exact Building/Room TBA
2023 Band Director Academy
Band Director Academy 2023 (BDA) is a single-day virtual professional development workshop for band directors. This year's educators include Rodney Whitacre, Jeff Hamilton, Todd Stoll, Camille Thurman and Lisa Linde! Held In Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Provides 1/2 credit.
Time & Location
Feb 19, 2023, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST
UNLV Music - Exact Building/Room TBA, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
About the event
February 19th, 2023 - the day following the Essentially Ellington Festival
(Six 1 hour classes and a 90 minute Q@A)
#1 - 8:00am - 9:00am
Choosing Repertoire for your Jazz Ensemble (Todd Stoll, Lisa Linde)
#2 - 9:05am - 10:05am
Jazz Improv/Jazz Language (Camille Thurman)
#3 - 10:10am - 11:10am
Swing Basics for Your Drummers (Jeff Hamilton)
#4 - 11:15am - 12:15pm
Rhythm Section Concepts (Rodney Whitaker, Jeff Hamilton)
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Lunch Break (Sandwich tray, chips, drinks supplied by JOI)
#5 - 12:45pm - 1:45pm
How to Recruit and Retain Women in Your Jazz Band (Lisa Linde, Camille Thurman)
#6 - 1:50pm - 2:50pm
Jazz as a Metaphor for Democracy (Todd Stoll, Rodney Whitaker)
2:55pm-4:25pm 7. Open Q&A
(Todd Stoll, Lisa Linde, Camille Thurman, Jeff Hamilton, Rodney Whitaker, Kenny Rampton)
Tickets
BDA Ticket - EE Participant
If you have a band participating in the Essentially Ellington festival, you may purchase this ticket for entry to the Band Director Academy
$175.00+$4.38 service feeBDA Ticket - Non EE
If you are NOT participating in the 2023 Essentially Ellington festival, this is the ticket you will purchase for entry to Band Director Academy 2023.
$180.00+$4.50 service fee
Total
$0.00