Guillermo Tejeda and the Neighborhood Orchestra performing at the Venice Beach Jazz Festival. He uses jazz music in elementary school classrooms to explore California history, race and culture.
Guillermo TejedaThe first thing Guillermo Tejeda does when he visits a new school is hunt for the piano. At most schools, the teacher finds a dusty old instrument, out of tune, stashed away in a dark closet.
The cobwebs tell him all he needs to know about how little arts education those students have been getting. His go-to technique to get them…
