The history of formation of professional jazz education in Russia and the USA: comparative analysis

Abstract

The article deals with the history of formation of
the professional jazz education in Russia and the USA. The
author presents the analysis of similarities and differences
between the Russian and American systems of vocational
education. The stages of the evolution of pop-jazz education
in The US and Russia are considered on the example of the
three-stage education - school, secondary and higher vocational
education. Special attention is paid to the sources of
formation and development of pop-jazz education in Russia,
its founders and followers