importance of accompaniment

I am wondering if anyone here has experience with high school jazz bands. One of my student’s parents emailed me telling me her daughter wanted to try out. She is a very talented student, quick learner, hard worker, etc. But she has only just finished…

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Please help me with what to say to this parent. Her son, age 7, doesn’t like Honey Dew and came back not liking Amazing Grace. “He doesn’t like the accompaniment ones”, mom said. I asked her, “Why do you think that is?” Mom admitted she…

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