Jazz education performance training : contemporary jazz educators and performers perceptions of performance training in the 21st century

The practical areas of a jazz focussed degree have traditionally focussed on cultivating the skills and techniques associated with the students’ respective instrumental major, repertoire, developing improvisational skills, and ensemble participation. Being an essential part of the curriculum, a variety of resources have been developed to assist in the teaching and monitoring of student development in these areas. There is also a well developed, if diverse, body of published curriculum materials for these practical sub-disciplines.