Jazz Fellowship for Non-Jazz Educators, UK

June 5, 2010

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Job Description:The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is endeavored to host three (3) fellowswho are educators currently teaching in colleges or universities that do not offer jazz studies, during a well-planned twelve-day residency filled with jazz programs, access to key individuals and popular presenting institutions, an intimate reception, and live performances. Each fellow will travel to and reside in New York City during their fellowship term. In exchange for this fellowship opportunity, each fellow will document their experience and formulate concrete strategies and methodologies to introduce jazz pedagogical techniques into their academic curriculum or institution.The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) is a New York City based not for profit organization dedicated to fostering the presentation and preservation of Jazz music as a living, breathing entity that looks as far into the future as it does into the past. Under the leadership of Executive Director and jazz scholar, Loren Schoenberg, the NJMH is a significant contributor to the education and cultural experience of jazz through a variety of innovative programs, such as: Harlem Speaks, Saturday Panels, Jazz for Curious Readers, Jazz for Curious Listeners, Harlem in the Himalayas, Harmony in Harlem for Young Musicians, and Harlem Speaks: In-school Initiative.

Summary of Fellowship Goals

• Introduce the idea of jazz as a pedagogical tool to collegiate institutions that do not have a prior history of offering jazz-based programs;

• Provide a 12-day intense immersion in the jazz landscape of NYC to stimulate ideas of how jazz can be incorporated into the classroom;

• Create a memorable and inspiring jazz experience for the fellows;

• Expand the national visibility and reach of the Nation Jazz Museum in Harlem;

Summary of what the National Jazz Museum in Harlem will provide select fellows:

• Airfare and hotel accommodations for 12 days
• Robust itinerary of jazz-related activities during fellowship term including, but not limited to, NJMH programs, live performances, lectures, visits to famous jazz presenting institutions, and introductions to jazz artists and scholars
• Direct access to NJMH’s Executive Director, Loren Schoenberg
• Introduction to and reception with NJMH’s Chairman, Arthur Barnes
Eligible candidates must:
• Be an educator in a college or university that does not have a jazz program.
• Have an interest in expanding the presence of jazz at the educator’s academic institution;
• Receive a commitment from the departmental or institutional director of his/her openness to explore opportunities to integrate jazz a pedagogical method into the fellow’s and/or institution’s curriculum.
• Submit a written release by an authorized agent of his or her academic institution,stating that the candidate can participate in the fellowship program without consequence to his or her engagement as an educator in the institution
How To Apply
1. Fill out the accompanying coversheet.
2. Completeand submit a narrative, up to three pages, answering the questions listed below.
3. Submit commitment and release letters from your institution, and three (3) letters of recommendation.

Theapplicant’s narrative should demonstrate the candidate’s heightened interests and thoughts as to how an immersion in jazz during the fellowship period can affect the educator’s approach to teaching in his/her field of concentration
Narrative Questions (3 pages maximum)
1. What is your academic focus?
2. Describe your teaching philosophy.
3. In what specific ways do you feel this fellowshipfurther your experience and training as an educator?
4. In what specific ways do you feel this fellowship could enhance your students’ learning experience?
5. In what specific ways do you feel this fellowship benefit your institution?
6. Why do you want to be a NJMH jazz fellow? What do you hope to accomplish?
7. How would you describe your knowledge of jazz?
8. What approaches to learning would you bring to the jazz fellowship program?
9. Do you have any schedule conflicts or prior commitments that would prevent you from participating in a 12-day fellowship from November 2010-April 2011.

The deadline to submit your application is June 15, 2010. Select fellows will be notified by July 15, 2010.A tentative schedule may include:
• First fellow November 2010
• Second fellow late January into February 2011
• Third fellow late March into April 2011
All fellowships will take place in New York City at set periods to be coordinated with the selected fellows.

Application Checklist
• Cover Sheet
• Application Narrative (up to 3 pages)
• Commitment Letter from an authorized agent of the candidate’s academic institution’s openness to consider jazz as a pedagogical method after the educator’s fellowship experience.
• Release letter from the candidate’s institution stating that candidate’s position will not be negatively impacted by the fellowship.
• Three letters of recommendation

All applications should be mailed to:
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Jazz Fellowship for Non-Jazz Educators
104 East 126th Street
Suite 2C
New York, NY 10035

Further Scholarship Information

Scholarship Tags: Fellowship, Jazz, Music, UK