Virginia Novine Whittaker, lecturer in music, presented a master class entitled, "Developing Your Unique Sound and Style: Targeted Concepts for Young Jazz Saxophonists" to an audience of music students, performers and teachers at the Jazzit Festival in Italy.
Virginia Novine Whittaker was an invited guest presenter at the Jazzit Festival in Cumiana, Italy on June 25, 2016. Novine Whittaker, with the aid of a translator, conducted a master class focusing on specific techniques to improve tone and create stylistic inflections on the saxophone. Young saxophonists attending the presentation, participated as volunteers allowing her to demonstrate her teaching techniques for the audience members.
The Jazzit festival is an annual international music festival that attracts musicians, artists, industry specialists and audience members from across Italy and around the globe.