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| MSJO is dedicated to creating opportunities for audiences to learn about Jazz- about the music itself as well as about its history and its profound cultural impact. Marcus Shelby's work includes curriculum design and/or consulting and teaching for music programs (all ages), artist talks in formal or alternative environments, composition, orchestration and arrangement classes for music students, educational performance program, multidisciplinary educational programs and private lessons. “Essential
to my personal and artistic goals alongside composing and performing,
is creating opportunities for audiences to consider the art form
of jazz as a distinctly American historic narrative. I am continually
developing an approach to teaching jazz history and to exploring
its capacity to create dialogue about American experiences. My approach
to composing is rooted in the belief that telling African American
stories through performance not only allows for a greater understanding
of the In addition to
the work Marcus Shelby does as a music teacher, MSJO produces other
educational programming. Jazz Talk and Listening
Programs- Some topics include: All of these talks can be customized for different audiences from preschool to higher education and beyond and can be presented in formal academic environments, in a performance setting or in less formal venues. The programs encourage audience participation and include listening to musical samples from program context. Marcus Shelby is
currently on the faculty of the Young Musicians Program at Berkeley
University, is an adjunct instructor of Composition for Jazz Orchestra
with Stanford Jazz Workshop, Stanford University and is the 2006
Resident Dialogues Fellow with the Committee on Black Performing
Arts at Stanford University where he is developing several approaches
to creating Marcus
Shelby: Committee on Black Performing Arts Stanford University: The Committee on
Black Performing Arts (CBPA) is an interdisciplinary program in
the humanities that engages students in both the theoretical investigation
and the practice of multicultural performance. These critical explorations
are carried out through programming that includes classes, workshops,
public performances, a lecture series, symposia, and a literary The cornerstone of CBPA is the artist-in-residence program, Resident Dialogues. This teaching residency brings together Artist Fellows, students, and organizations from the local community to engage in multidisciplinary workshops, discussions, and public performances. Its purpose is to explore the dynamics of ethnic identity, diversity, and social relations while providing a unique vehicle for learning. Through examinations of the complexities of artistic practice, racial construction, and cultural expression, CBPA reaches beyond the classroom to create collaborative art forms that are not currently part of the university art curriculum. Specifically, the
“Harriet Tubman” commission and attendant programming
will allow students to learn about Fredrick Douglass, Nat Turner,
Phyllis Wheatley, John Brown, The Stono Rebellion, The Mexican-American
War, The Haitian Rebellion, The Civil War, The Dread Scott Law,
The Harlem Renaissance, Black Wall Street, The Civil Rights Movement,
Women's Suffrage, and other aspects of American history with an
emphasis on African American history, using Harriet Tubman as a
symbol of freedom. The programs will also include a broad based
musical analysis of the composition. Participants will to learn
about the history of jazz and how it evolved through slave songs,
field cries, work songs, hymns, spirituals, blues, and other cultural |
