Marcia Dunscomb

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Marcia Foster Dunscomb is a composer, author, educator, and pianist. She was a contributing author for the Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz (Jazz In America), a consultant to the International Piano Teaching Foundation (IPTF), Educational Consultant in Jazz for the National Museum of American History, and Jazz Editorial Assistant for Jazz Expressions (Warner Bros. Publications). Works in print include Melody Maker, Let’s Begin, Let’s Read Music, and Let’s Improvise (Melody Maker Press); Evolution of Jazz (McGraw-Hill);and Anatomy of Music (McGraw-Hill). Marcia is a contributing author and editorial assistant for Jazz Pedagogy: the Jazz Educator's Handbook and Resource Guide (Warner Bros. Publications); Teaching Jazz - A Course of Study (MENC/IAJE); and Jazz Studies Guide (MTNA/IAJE). She is a contributing author for numerous publications. Marcia is the National Music Credentials Officer for the National League of American Pen Women. As a clinician and adjudicator, she is a pioneer in the field of teaching jazz and improvisation to young children. She presented for the International Association of Jazz Education (IAJE), National Piano Foundation, and Stan Kenton Summer Jazz Camps. She was Director of Education for South Florida Friends of Jazz in Fort Lauderdale, Director of Education for Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, Atlanta, Georgia, and a music faculty member at the New World School of the Arts and Florida International University, in Miami, Florida. Host: Diva JC http://wijsf.org