SUBJECT
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Online Teaching
Jazz Music and Dance
African American Arts Aesthetics
Downloads from the Institute
Additional Video Links
Download Resources spreadsheet with links
Jazz Power Tools
Sweet Honey in the Rock
A Harry Belafonte on the “conscience of the human soul and the artists’ responsibility.”
A Horace Boyer on Black Woman Led Singing Group Tradition
A Carol Maillard “Sweet Honey in the Rock: Her-Story”
W Sweet Honey in the Rock (Performance/Demonstration) at Kennedy Center
W Carol Maillard’s personal website including oral history, jukebox, photos and more
W Sweet Honey in the Rock (Performance) “Wade in the Water” 2012
F Filmmaker Stanley Nelson captures the history of African-American a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock and follows their 30th anniversary concert tour. The film includes footage from concerts, rehearsals, the tour bus and the daily life of the members. 2005 Release “American Masters” Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice
Online Teaching
B “Sorry Not Sorry: Online Teaching Is Here to Stay” by Flower Darby
Jazz Music and Dance
W Jazz Music and Dance History presented by Eli Yamin and Shireen Dickson at Jazz Power ON Institute 2020
F A Bundle of Blues by Duke Ellington, Florence Hill, Bessie Dudley (Cotton Club). 1933
F All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm from A Day At the Races with Duke Ellington Orchestra featuring Ivie Anderson and Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. 1937
F Hot Chocolate (“Cottontail”) with Duke Ellington Orchestra featuring Ben Webster. 1941
F Dianne McIntyre and Lester Bowie/Brass Fantasy, Invincible Flower. 1998.
A The Swinging, Jamming Musical Charms of 1940s Soundies. 2020
B Jazz Dance: The Story Of American Vernacular Dance by Marshall and Jean Stearns (1994)
African American Arts Aesthetics
A “Characteristics of Negro Expression” – Zora Neale Hurston. 1933
B “Black Performance Theory” – Thomas F. DeFrantz and Anita Gonzalez, ed. (2014)
A “Jazz Culture and Swing Rhythm” – Eli Yamin (Chamber Music America Magazine)
Downloads from the Institute
Breakout Rooms Exercise – Potato Chips.pdf
Breakout Rooms Exercise – Potato Chips track.mp4
Vocal Warmup – Singing Vowels.pdf
Breakout Rooms by Teaching Audience – Report Back Summary.pdf
A creative writing exercise using Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong – By Mick Carlon.pdf
Additional Video Links
Zoom Music: Tutorial for students at The Royal Academy of Music, Denmark
Type Key: Web, Book, Article, Film, Lyrics
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Mick Carlon Intro
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Mickey Davidson Youth Dance Warmup
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Victoria Ortiz Youth Vocal Warm Up
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Brian Fender Youth Theatre Warmup
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JazzPowerON Prep with Brian Fender
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Antoinette Montague getting the butter from the duck of a song
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Tom Dempsey Technical Tips for Teaching Music Theory Online
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Tom Dempsey Technical Tips for Teaching Private Instrumental Lesson Online
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Online and In Person Sample Exercises - Antoinette Montague
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Virtual Jazz Sessions | SOLJO | Macho

MICK CARLON
Author and Educator

MICKEY DAVIDSON
Dance Director

TOM DEMPSEY
Guitar

SHIREEN DICKSON
Dance

BRIAN FENDER
Program Coordinator and Teaching Artist

CAROL MAILLARD
Voice

ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE
Voice

STEVEN OQUENDO
Trumpet/Music Director

VICTORIA ORTIZ
Voice/Piano

LOUISE ROBINSON
Voice

ELI YAMIN
Managing and Artistic Director
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Ellis Quinn - Dance/Special Needs Educator
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Emmy Williamson - College Educator
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Hiroyo Watanabe - Vocal/Piano Educator
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Joe Alpar - Ethnomusicologist/College Educator
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Marcia Wytrwal - High School Music Teacher/Choral Director
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Mayra Martinez - Pre-K to 8th Grade Teacher
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Milica Vujadinovic - Contemporary Composition Musician
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Pamela Hamilton - String Specialist Teaching Artist
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Gregory Osborne
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Peter Winkler
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Dennis McCumber
Audio Submissions
Napoleon Revels-Bey