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The launch of the Trémolo Digital Magazine responds to the challenges and dynamics of translocal and transmodern society and aims to socialize knowledge and disseminate the formative and innovative actions of the Music program in relation to training and learning processes; science, technology and innovation; university social interaction; internationalization; best practices and experiences of students and professors; and the management and social transformation generated by the program at the regional, departmental, national and international levels.

Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz, Volume 2 is the much-anticipated successor to the acclaimed first book in this series, providing insights of today’s top jazz educators and performers as well as invaluable analyses of the best repertoire published for jazz ensembles, from developing to advanced levels.

Central to this volume are the Teacher Resource Guides for 100 of the top jazz charts for developing, intermediate, and advanced ensembles.

Each Teacher Resource Guide provides detailed background information on the chart’s composer and its historical perspective, plus technical and stylistic considerations, a discussion of musical elements, and a measure-by-measure description of the form and structure of each piece. These Teacher Resource Guides provide deep insights for jazz leaders looking to identify and prepare works for ensembles of all sizes and experience levels.

Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz, Volume 2 is a major contribution for jazz educators and leaders. This volume is an essential tool to enhance your teaching and your students’ understanding of jazz.

​Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz, Volume 3 is both a culmination of jazz educator Ronald Carter’s legacy and an essential resource for the jazz education profession. This volume continues the storied tradition of the series, offering insights from top jazz educators and invaluable analysis of the best repertoire published for jazz ensembles at all levels.

Central to this text are Teacher Resource Guides for 50 jazz charts, categorized by difficulty. Each guide provides a wealth of information about the composer, historical context, technical and stylistic considerations, musical elements, and form and structure—everything a director needs to effectively prepare an ensemble.

Chapter topics include “Afro-Cuban Rhythms in Jazz: Son, Mambo, and Chachachá” by Alejandro Fernández Bernal; “Using an Analysis of the Roles of Wind Instruments in a Traditional New Orleans Jazz Band as a Tool for Teaching Improvisation” by Michael Decuir; “Jazz Singing in Concert Choir: A Step-by-Step Approach for All Levels” by Allyssa Jones; and “Brazilian Jazz: Aspects of Brazilian Music and Its Relation to Jazz” by Júlio Cesar Caliman Smarçaro.

Sadly, Ronald Carter passed away in February 2024 shortly before the completion of the third volume. In honor of his immense contributions to jazz education, the book’s contributors and GIA editors came together to ensure the book was finished.