This long-awaited Volume 2 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz continues in the best tradition of the Teaching Music series. As in Volume 1, it brings together insights from top jazz educators and invaluable analyses of the best repertoire published for developing, intermediate and advanced jazz ensembles. Included are Teacher Resource Guides to 100 of the top jazz charts broken down by difficulty levels. Additionally, each guide includes vital information on the composer, the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations musical elements and more. Also featured are chapters by leading jazz educators and musicians on topics pertinent to the field of jazz education. Here is a major contribution to the genre and an essential resource for all jazz educators! Contributors: Randy Brecker, Ronald Carter, Robert Knatt, Thara Memory, and Rodney Whitaker.