The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book
How to Build a Superior Jazz Ensemble
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Dr. Ray Smith is the educator’s educator. He is a master pedagogue and is respected as such by all of his peers. When he does clinics for educators, they flock to find out what they can learn. This book represents teaching ideas from over forty years of directing jazz bands. The proof is in the pudding as they say, and Smith’s BYU big band, Synthesis, has literally toured the world performing (Western Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Siberia, Baltic States, Japan, China, Brazil, Carribean, etc.) and is recognized as one of the top collegiate bands in the world (Downbeat Student Music Awards, IAJE and JEN recognition, and winner of many jazz festivals both at home and internationally). Dr. Smith’s teaching is informed by his world class performance skills, and his performing credits are equally impressive as his teaching credits including much recording for major motion pictures and network televison and well over 200 music CDs. In 1998, he was given the Voice of Jazz Award for the State of Utah; and in 2008, he was recognized by the International Association for Jazz Education as the first Utah Jazz Master, a lifetime achievement award “for profound contributions and virtuoso performance in the field of jazz in Utah.” 
