Role Models #4: Wynton Marsalis

Lesson Overview: This lesson is, without question, one of my most favorite of the year.  While teachers often choose Mozart or Beethoven to represent music in the Role Model Unit of Inquiry, I always teach Wynton Marsalis.  Why?  Because he is a jazz great even though he hated to practice as a kid, and as … Continue reading Role Models #4: Wynton Marsalis