Jan Jackson
Recorder
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Jan Jackson has taught recorder for 12 years. She is a registered Suzuki
recorder teacher, a charter member of the
American Recorder Teachers Association
(ARTA), and she has served on the national Board of Directors and the
Educational Committee for the
American Recorder Society (ARS). She teaches at
her studio, The Academie of Musick, and at early music workshops. She is a
faculty member of the
Armstrong Community Music School, the Bastrop Academy of
Music, and the Texas Early Music Festival
(Texas TOOT).
Ms. Jackson began studying piano at age 4 and continued to college. She studied flute from 5th grade through undergraduate school, and took voice training in high school and college. Her undergraduate and masters degrees and postgraduate studies are in the Communication Arts. She is currently pursuing a degree in music from Texas State University.
Ms. Jackson has managed and performed with professional and educational ensembles and orchestras in Texas for 20 years. She currently performs with Two Early and the Texas Early Music Project, in addition to directing and performing with Passing Measures (Renaissance/Medieval) and Passing Fancies (Baroque). Passing Measures currently has one CD on the market: "Past Times in Good Company." Ms. Jackson has performed as a guest artist with Istanpitta, the University of Texas Early Music Ensemble, and numerous other ensembles and orchestras.
Ms. Jackson has participated in various early music festivals and Renaissance faires around the country and in numerous workshops including the Amherst Early Music Workshop and the professional recorder program at Indiana University. Master classes and private lesson instructors include Eva Legêne, Marion Verbruggen, Aldo Abreu, the members of the Flanders Quartet, Saskia Coolen, Evalyn Nalen, Michael Lynn, Frances Blaker, Gwyn Roberts, Dell Hollingsworth, and Paul Raffeld.