The experience of musical jamming: Testing the fit of a model of hermeneutic phenomenology of spirituality in music education

The authors sought to test the fit of a new model of spirituality in music education by examining one jamming session through a hermeneutic phenomenological lens. In accordance with the work of Van der Merwe and Habron, the authors employ four lifeworld existentials as categories by which to organize the experience of the five musicians involved in a particular jam session. Participant researcher narratives are analyzed for fit with the model, and an analysis is reported. These narratives seem to support the existence of the guideposts inherent to the model. Furthermore, the researchers present a model as a way for situating the spirituality model in the context of an understanding of person, product, process, press, and position to inform the literature in creativity.

CURRÍCULO COMO JAZZ

O presente texto tem como objetivo apresentar dialogicamente o constructo Currículo como Jazz, seus pressupostos e implicações metodológicas no ensino de música em uma escola básica. Recorte de nossa investigação de doutoramento em Ciências da Educação – Especialidade Desenvolvimento Curricular, o texto, que se aporta em uma revisão bibliográfica, em interlocução com os processos investigativos, pretende inicialmente aproximar as concepções teórico-metodológicas dos conceitos de Música, Educação Musical, Inclusão e Interdisciplinaridade, propondo movimentos de conversação e improvisação, permitindo, dessa forma, a volta ao tema Currículo como Jazz para, assim, configurar um perfil pedagógico-musical inclusivo e interdisciplinar. Nessa narrativa curricular, acolhemos a metáfora do Currículo como Jazz, propondo uma narrativa com a Jam Session, bem como compartilhando nossas maneiras de dar sentido a Educação Musical e as possibilidades de desenhos curriculares que abarquem a conversação e improvisação. Nesse sentido, acolhemos uma Jam Session que envolva os sentidos de diálogo, trabalho coletivo, autoaprendizagem e igualdade de oportunidades, que valorize a tomada de decisões, a autonomia e a reflexão, e que articule, dessa forma, a inclusão e a interdisciplinaridade. Dessa forma, compreendemos a Jam Session como experiência coletiva, um espaço de aprendizagem social a partir do cultivo da individualidade musical. Nesse movimento, o ensino de Música se compõe em uma comunidade de aprendizagem recíproca, que se (re)descobre e (re)escreve a cada momento, no movimento performático de um Currículo como Jazz.

Anyone Can Improvise

The concept of improvisation and the “Jazz Model” for Entrepreneurship as a gathering of creative minds with the goal of creating a new outcome is frequently used in the entrepreneurship literature. Especially the unique setting of a jazz jam session exemplifies a successful model of group creativity. Herzig and Baker (2014) identified seven factors that guide jam sessions and Belitski and Herzig (2018) transferred and exemplified these factors to various business entrepreneurship models. This case study traces the entrepreneurial efforts of Jamey Aebersold, David Baker, and Jerry Coker, the ABC’s of jazz education who developed the foundation for teaching materials and curricula worldwide. Furthermore, this case study demonstrates the entrepreneurial mindset of these three innovators as a result of their training in the jazz idiom and suggests strategies for entrepreneurship education.

Jazz jem sessions in the aspect of listener perception

The purpose of the article is to identify the characteristic features ofjazz jam sessions as creative and concert events. The research methods arebased on the use of a number of empirical approaches. The historicalmethod has characterized the periodization of the emergence andpopularity of jam session as an artistic phenomenon. The use of themethod of comparison of jazz jam sessions and jazz concert made itpossible to determine the characteristic features of jams. An appeal toaxiological research methods has identified the most strikingimprovisational solos of leading jazz artists. Of particular importance inthe context of the article are the methods of analysis and synthesis,observation and generalization. It is important to pay attention to the use ofa structural-functional scientific-research method that indicates theeffectiveness of technological and execution processes on jams. Scientificinnovation. The article is about discovering the peculiarities of the jamsession phenomenon and defining the role of interaction between theaudience of improviser listeners and musicians throughout the jams. Theprocesses of development of jazz concerts and improvisations at jamsessions are revealed. Conclusions. The scientific research providedconfirms the fact that system of interactions between musicians amongthemselves and the audience, as well as improvisation of the performers atthe jam sessions is immense and infinite. That is why modern jazz singersand the audience will always strive for its development and understanding.This way is worth starting with repeated listening to improvisation, in theimmediate presence of the jam sessions (both participant and listener).

Enhancing Public Speaking Skills among B.Tech Students Using JAM Sessions:a practical Research

There is a dire need of enhancing public speaking skills among all the students in general and B.Tech students in particular consent to the study and advances of multidimensional learning tools. It creates a kind opportunity for the learners to practice and improve their PSS. The present study examines a potential learning situation of the select students of B.Tech by using the application of Just A Minute (JAM) session as a tool in the development of their PSS. It needs from the speaker a coherent use of their verbal and non verbal expressions. Timely depth with adequate exactness is always a challenging. However, for the last a few decades, PSS have been undertaken to support individual performance at various placements. First the application and studies exhibit the capable observed results in the various sessions organised in a systematic manner. This paper titled: “Enhancing Public Speaking Skills among B.Tech Students Using JAM Sessions: A practical Study” explores the use of JAM in learning application with real public task in the session. The results of this study facilitate to understand the challenges and implication of testing the system in a Practical Setting. It also shows the authentic collision compared to the use of such practical sessions in enhancing PSS.

Performing Rhythms of the Brazilian Bateria

Bateria (bah-teh-REE-ah) means drum set in Portuguese. In terms of Brazilian samba music, the bateria is the percussion ensemble driving the groove of the whole samba band. Organizing a batucada (bah-tooKAH-dah), a Brazilian percussion jam session, is possible in general music classes throughout elementary and secondary school. The necessary instruments are easily available through percussion and educator websites. In addition, quality online tutorials are easily accessible.