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Musings on music, teaching, and jazz – shared from my own perspective as a musician and educator.

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Alex Thomas-French 11/08/2025 Alex Thomas-French 11/08/2025

Inside JJJA: a teacher’s-eye peek at how we learn

What makes the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy special
(4 minute read)

Alex Thomas-French 28/07/2025 Alex Thomas-French 28/07/2025

Why student-led lessons work

(2 minute read)

Alex Thomas-French 14/07/2025 Alex Thomas-French 14/07/2025

AI can help us play music… but only people help us feel it
(2 minute read)

Alex Thomas-French 05/11/2023 Alex Thomas-French 05/11/2023

A short lesson from playing the music of Duke Ellington

(2 minute read)