We will discuss the similarities and differences of both communities Description of the uniqueness of the jazz community will be expressed Practices within both communities will be mentioned Several quotes from the text will be reviewed and opened for comment. Jazz and learning work best in collaborative environments Jazz and learning work best when students are allowed to take part or total control of their own learning Jazz and learning have possibilities for development of individual talents Jazz performers and educators fundamentally devote their lives to improvement of their interest, as personal goals compel them toward improvement.
Jazz performing and effective teaching both require an amount of creativity.
Jazz and learning are both evolutionary. The cyclical process of generation, application, and renewal occurs at every level. Learning begins within, then is expressed without. Jazz and learning as it exists presently have a lot of differences, possibly more differences than similarities. Jazz is self-directed, all members are learners.