Abstract

This article considers the pedagogical value of teaching free jazz in the undergraduate music theory classroom. It argues that free jazz challenges several foundational premises of Western musical thought, making it an effective tool to challenge music theory's longstanding Eurocentrism. I discuss how I have used certain recordings by Ornette Coleman and Sun Ra in the classroom for this purpose.

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