Presented
by
DONNA WILLIAMS
A presentation from the
Jazz Education Research and Practice Journal,
a publication of the Jazz Education Network.
In 2018, Donna Williams reviewed jazz materials marketed toward elementary music teachers. In this webinar, she revisits commercial materials along with discussing her personal approach toward listening, research, and improvisation with elementary students in the current teaching climate. The discussion will include social-emotional learning and classroom management.
Donna E. Williams is a general music teacher at Audelia Creek Elementary School in Dallas, Texas. She holds degrees in instrumental music education and special education from The College of New Jersey and received her Master of Music degree from Texas A&M University – Commerce in 2019. She holds Level 3 Kodály Teaching Certification and is interested in the intersection of common elementary music methodologies and jazz education, with emphasis on social-emotional learning and cultural awareness. Ms. Williams serves on the JEN educational committee and is the board secretary of Dallas contemporary chamber music ensemble Voices of Change.
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