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Each of the 18 Readers that are available as paperbacks an eBooks through Amazon would make an excellent textbook upon which to base a single subject specialty course [scroll sidebar of this blog for a list of titles].
The books could form the basis for a Close Reading Approach which is sometimes referred to as The Three Read Method:
FIRST READ [Gist and Comprehension] Read the article through to get a basic understanding.
SECOND READ [Details] Re-read while looking for answers to prepare questions which the instructor distributes as the class assignment.
THIRD READ [Analysis and Evaluation] Discuss the answers to the prepared questions as a class and amplify with recorded examples of the Jazz style or musician under discussion.
You can use the Mulligan, Brubeck, Kenton or Shelly Manne anthologies as the basis for a single subject specialty course or the three volumes on West Coast Jazz, or the individual volumes on Jazz saxophone, piano or trumpet.
Scroll the sidebar of the JazzProfiles blog for the Table of Contents for each volume.
I’d be more than happy to answer any questions you might have about using the Close Reading Approach directly.
The great thing about each of the articles and interviews in the Readers is that they can be read in about 15-20 minutes which leaves plenty of time for reflection, analysis and discussion.
