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We use utheory.com. They can customize a placement test to your specifications. One benefit has been that the placement test identifies areas where students can improve, and we've had students shore up those skills over the summer (also using utheor…
Hi Zac,
Thanks so much for your post and for your work. In the spirit of both your post and Trevor's, I'd like to wholeheartedly amplify the call that we rethink our curriculum from the ground up. But, critically, this is not work that any of us hav…
Hi Zac,
I like Chet Baker's trumpet solo on the Chet Baker Sings version of "But Not For Me": .
I also love Sarah Vaughan's solo from "All of Me" from Swinging Easy:
Ella Fitzgerald's iconic How High the Moon solo also works well -- it's a bit fas…
Hi All,
At risk of wading in without adding substantially to the discussion, I'd like to add my support for several ideas that have been presented here:
1. Shorter papers, ideally 20 minutes. And more alternative-format sessions. I've been to seve…