"They think that children who are eager to focus on it, need to learn sophisticated bass lines and intentional dissonances under the watchful eye of an expert and it isn’t considered to be something that an untutored teacher can offer."
The above quote from the article describes exactly how I personally feel: I have little to no experience with jazz and blues except singing a few vocal pieces and listening to recordings. I am intimidated to even to try to teach it because I don't want to teach it incorrectly. I would be learning as I went.
This article reminds us that we CAN introduce jazz and blues, even in just basic form, and reminds teachers like me to not be intimidated.
Check out this link for some quick tips!
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