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Cookie Coogan

jazz vocalist

Educational Services

Cookie is a New York State certified music educator with 15 years experience. She has taught elementary aged general music at both the Community School of Music and Arts in Ithaca and for 5 years in the Ithaca City Schools. She has developed a unique approach to using and teaching jazz in the elementary school music program. She has given workshops to music educators about how to perform jazz and integrate it into the music curriculum. She frequently works with student vocal jazz ensembles.

Cookie is always seeking new opportunities to teach jazz at any age level. If you are interested in having her develop and teach workshops to teachers or students, please call her at (607)273-7957 or email.

Past workshops include:
NYSSMA Workshop, "Authentic, Creative Approaches to High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Repertoire" November 2000

TST BOCES Workshop, "Jazz in Vocal/General Music Education" April 2001

Choral Music Experience Vocal Jazz Workshop, Ithaca College July 2002

Cookie directs the Ithaca College Vocal Jazz Ensemble and has worked with the following student groups:
Ithaca High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Ithaca, NY
Trumansburg Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Trumansburg, NY
Silk and Satin, Baker HS, Baldwinsville, NY
CSMA Summer Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Ithaca, NY

Cookie is also available for private instruction, coaching, and individual consultation.

Contact Cookie for references.