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Christopher D. Azzara

Associate Professor of Music Education
Affiliate Faculty, Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Department

Itinerary 2009-10

June 25-26, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Teaching Improvisation: How to Get Started
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL
Patrick Refsnider
(312) 225-6288, Ext. 248
prefsnider@vandercook.edu

June 29-July 2, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Improvisation: Where to Begin
Developing Musicianship through Improvisation
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Bev Johnson 651-962-5870
bhjohnson@stthomas.edu
Bruce Gleason 651-962-5729
bpgleason@stthomas.edu

July 13-17, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Teaching Improvisation: How to Get Started
The Hartt School, University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Dee Hansen
dehansen@hartford.edu

July 20-31, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Instrumental Methods and Techniques,
Developing Musicianship in Instrumental Music
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Ruth Cahn
rcahn@esm.rochester.edu

August 3, 2009
Christopher Azzara, piano
Improvisation Workshop and Concert Performance
Eastman Trombone Institute, Eastman School of Music
Mark Kellogg, trombone and Jim Martin, bass trombone
Ruth Cahn
rcahn@esm.rochester.edu

September 28, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Professional Development Sessions
Schalmont Central School District
Schenectady, NY
Sean Lowery
http://www.schalmont.org

October 24-26, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Performances and Improvisation Classes
Vilnius, Lithuania
Regina Poskute-Grün
regina@andreas-gruen.de

October 28-29, 2009
Christopher Azzara
Performances and Improvisation Classes
Klaipeda, Lithuania
Regina Poskute-Grün
regina@andreas-gruen.de

December 3-5, 2009 Christopher Azzara
3 Sessions:
Creativity at the Core of Music Making
Creating Meaningful Musical Experiences through Improvisation
Creativity and Improvisation in General Music NYSSMA Conference Rochester, NY
Dan Deutsch
dandeutsch@gmail.com
Jennifer Miceli
jennmiceli@optonline.net
Carolyn Black
carolynrblack@gmail.com

January 21-22, 2010
Christopher Azzara
Creativity and Improvisation in Instrumental Music
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
Paul Doerksen
doerksenp@duq.edu

February 26-27, 2010
Christopher Azzara
Headliner
4 Sessions: Developing Musicianship through Improvisation
Maryland Music Educators Conference Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
Mary Ellen Cahn
scales@toad.net
Angela Reisler
areilser@aacps.org

March 17-20, 2010
Christopher Azzara
Keynote Speaker
4 Sessions: Developing Musicianship through Improvisation
Massachusetts Music Educators Conference Boston, MA
Dominick Ferrara
dferrara1@berklee.edu

April 10, 2010
Christopher Azzara
Improvisation Workshop
Texas Music Educators (TMEA) Region 25
Dallas, TX
Christina Svec
csvec@mckinneyisd.net

April 22, 2010
Christopher Azzara
Improvisation: How to Get Started
Pennsylvania Music Educators Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
Scott Sheehan
scott_sheehan@verizon.net


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