Debunking the player = teacher MYTH and why this matters

Is a good player automatically a good teacher? Has jazz education overwhelmingly failed? What did Hal Galper, Rufus Reid, Phil Woods, Betty Carter, Don Burrows, Bobby Shew and many others get so wrong? This short video essay debunks some cherished jazz myths and misconceptions that have probably done a lot of damage to generations of people who could have learnt to play jazz, and maybe even set back jazz itself. CHAPTERS: 00:06 Introduction 00:43 Misconception 03:17 Pedagogy vs Performance (they’re different) 04:48 “African“ methods? 07:00 Is jazz education a failure? 09:56 Is jazz education disconnected from “reality“? 11:06 What jazz education is. 15:17 Stop with the silly comparisons. 16:59 Good players aren’t always good teachers. ========================================== REFERENCES*: *YouTube removed all the links to Hal Galper’s website. --- Bailey, D. (1992). Improvisation: its nature and practice in music. London: