Remote Learning Materials for Band Directors and Music Teachers

Remote Learning Materials for Band Directors and Music Teachers Are you a band director or music teacher pivoting to remote instruction during this time of social-distancing? Over many years, New York Jazz Academy® has developed materials and curriculum packages that may help you and your students considerably. Contact us and let us know your needs. […]
NYJA® Online Named One of Six Top Innovators in Remote Learning

New York Jazz Academy® was recently recognized by Wiki EzVid as one of six innovators in instructional music and remote learning. This accolade comes after over seven years of remote teaching and learning, via NYJA® Online. Read more below, or access the entire article here. Read the rest of the article here. […]
NYJA® YouTube channel hits 1,283,000+ views

NYJA® YouTube channel hits 1,283,000+ views The official New York Jazz Academy® YouTube channel crossed over 1.283 Million Views this month! Congratulations to our video creators, and thank you to our 11,700+ subscribers! Check out NYJA® music lessons and videos here and join in the fun. Is NYJA® Right For You? Are you wondering if […]
Jazz Lesson: Bebop Line Manipulation on Joe Henderson’s “Recorda Me”
Here’s a quick study for your practice session: Joe Henderson plays a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” line in the middle of his iconic “Recorda Me” solo (The line comes in at 1:32 above). You can get some serious mileage out of that line if you slow down and manipulate it, applying it to the series of II-V-I chords […]
THE LICK Infographic (aka “All I Really Need to Know About JAZZ I Learned From THE LICK”)

Turns out a video we made a while back, “The Lick In All 12 Keys,” has a following. The video itself was meant to be a fun inside joke on a melodic line that seems to have a life of its own, but the excitement around “The Lick” poses an opportunity for everyone interested. So, […]