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2 News Clackamas Pj Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Sax master to join 35th jazz fes Cl Ciaramella The Clackamas Print College, high school and junior high jazz bands from across the Northwest will con verge at Clackamas for the Annual Instrumental Jazz Festival, March 17 - 18, joined by special guest and renowned saxophonist Javon Jackson. In all, 52 bands total will be com peting, including the Clackamas Jazz Ensemble and the Clackamas Jazz Combo. Only the three highest scor ing bands in each division will be chosen to play in the final or com mand performance. Jazz bands will be judged on qualities such as precision, interpreta tion, pitch and phrasing. According to Tom Wakeling, the chair of the Music Department, the Clackamas jazz bands have not been taking the competition lightly. “Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse; practice, practice, practice,” Wakeling said of their work effort The Clackamas bands have been taking a hands-on approach to practic ing as well. According to Wakeling, they have been “learning how to play in the jazz style, primarily by listen ing to recordings of toe jazz greats and working with a knowledgeable teacher.” In addition to toe competing bands, attendees will be entertained by saxophone player Javon Jackson, who’s played with jazz legends such as Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Jackson will be giving a work shop, as well as a concert at 12:20 p.m. on March 18. He will be backed by none other than toe CCC Faculty Jazz Band, which includes Wakeling on bass, Clay Giberson qji piano and Charlie Doggett on drums. “We are all looking forward to playing with Javon,” said Wakeling. “None of us have ever met him or played with him before, but we all share toe common language of jazz and will be playing songs from the jazz tradition.” Also, Eli Reisman, a Clackamas faculty member who teaches guitar lessons, will be holding a guitar work shop Friday, March 17 at 4 put “Eli has been a wonderfill addition to our faculty, and I’d encourage all guitar players to get to know him,” said Wakeling. The festival will start at 8 a.m. on both days, with evening perfor mances held at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, and all events take place in toe Niemeyer Center. Contact toe Music Department at ext. 2434 for more information. Jeff Sorensen Clackan Rebecca Gilpin and Jonathan Butler play during a Jazz Ensemble practice session. 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Issued by COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company’, Bloomington, IL. COUNTRY. Insurance & Financial Services www.countryfinancial.com 617 High St. Ste 205 Oregon City, OR 503-722-0600 bret.pippett@countryfinancial.corn care if I’m part-time or full- time. I don’t care about the money. I care about doing a quality job. The students pay their money and they should get a good French program,” - This sort of work ethic is what makes part-time instruc tors at Clackamas such an indispensable part of the cam pus, according to Teetor. “That’s typical of part-time faculty,” said Teetor. “They’re not slackers.” Dodge said that during the time he was working as a part- time instructor all he did was read papers and prepare for class. He had to if his family wanted to eat. “It’s a really hard way to live for a long time unless you’re really flexible,” he said. “In some ways it’s easier if you don’t have someone waiting at home.” According to Dian Connett, vice president of Instructional Services, part-time faculty gen erally teach only one class per term. However she àlso said that “some start teaching a few credits and end up teaching more.” The majority of the classes are taught by frill-time faculty. Part-time faculty are paid for class hours and, if need be, office hours. The college moni tors closely how many credits are being taught by part-time and full-time faculty. “We put a high priority on a solid core of full-time faculty,” Connett said. In the end, though, it still comes down to the individual quality of the teacher and not their status as full-time or part- time. “It’s really importan the part-time faculty is e as good as the full-time, Connett,.. “Students jho be able to tell if their teat full-time or part-time.” Keoni McHone, P.E. in tor and cross country and coach, remembers w part-time, and being cow with getting the work dot making it through each di “When I went from time to full-time my conn to the students got extn better,” he said. “I’m n surviving now.” In general, part-time it tors seem to enjoy teacn Clackamas. “One advantage of at Clackamas is that tn no cap on how many a part-timer can teach,’ Counselor Tim Pantages, been here for 15 years. In to be full-time or part-« want to do it here. It’s campus.” Connett pointed out when the college does h a full-time position, it lo its own part-time faculty ♦ “There’s a high va internal promotion,” she Connett herself ed out working part-t Clackamas. “Starting out part-til it’s a pretty typical t path,” she said. The college also tn focus on the individual c of the part-time faculty, are scholarships for pat faculty and workshops. There was a Part-timeE Recognition Event yestei the Gregory Forum, whic the college a chance toil part-time faculty and reci their achievements. Me was one of the instructot ored at the event. “It’s a really Clackamas value.” Connett. “Everyone who here is important and val “I’d pit our part-timO against any full-time anywhere,” said Teetor ■
